Thanks Sylvia.  I will take a look.

Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robinson, Sylvia" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: Cost-effective Evidence for Public Health Strategies


> I am wondering if you might find the International Union for Health
> Promotion and Education's publication "The Evidence of Health Promotion
> Effectiveness: Shaping Public Health in a New Europe" useful. I ordered it
> via their website and noticed in the Evidence Book detailed reference
lists
> by chapter. One of the chapters was on health promotion in schools, and
> another on out-of-school youth.
> Regards,
>
> Sylvia Robinson
> Manager
> Diabetes Registry and Outcome Measurement
> Capital Health Region
> #430-1900 Richmond Avenue
> Victoria, BC V8R 4R2
> Voice: (250) 519-7071
> Fax: (250) 519-7079
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tommpastore,Marian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: August 22, 2001 3:31 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Cost-effective Evidence for Public Health Strategies
>
>
> Hello!
> It is great to see courses in economic evaluation becoming more common,
> however, I need some information now to link public health strategies to
> positive outcomes that can save the region money.
> I have been asked by our health region to do a search for cost-effective
> evidence for public health preventive strategies to gain more financial
> support for primary prevention and health promotion.  Specifically for
> health promotion projects that have been less commonly seen as part of the
> role of public health, e.g. early childhood and school support programs
for
> high risk families. Isolation and poverty are some of the key issues here.
>  I am aware of the following: CPRN and the prevention dividend project and
> growing healthy kids web sites and the publication Investing in Our
Children
> and the various home visitation programs such as Hawaii Healthy Start,
Olds
> and colleagues and the Ontario Better Beginnings, Better Futures
> Communities... all great.
> Does anyone know of other recent cost effectiveness evidence for PH
> strategies, for example evaluations of advocacy by public health nurses,
> community development, social support or innovative parenting programs.
>
> Marian Tomm Pastore
> Health Planning Coordinator
> Simon Fraser Health Region
> #300 - 4946 Canada Way
> Burnaby, BC V5G 4H7
> Phone: 604-918-7607
> Fax: 604-918-7630
> Email: [log in to unmask]