Marian - the May/June 2001 edition of the American Journal of Health Promotion,
though not specific to the prevention /health promotion issues you requested,
addresses through a series of articles the evidence for health promotion.  Of
particular interst is the article "Does Proof Matter? Why Strong Evidence
Sometimes Yields Weak Action".

"Tommpastore,Marian" wrote:

> 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]

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Jane Crickmore
Public Health Nursing Consultant
Prevention and Health Promotion Division
Ministry of Health Services, BC
Phone:  (250) 952-1531  Fax:  (250) 952-1570