Public Health
Public Health features articles on the economic value of investing in health and interventions that prevent ill health and aim to protect populations as a whole.
Prevention over treatment.
Value of Prevention
Prevention has been recognised as an important aspect of public health. It is often said that 'prevention is better than ...
What Is Social Care? A Simple Guide
In this economic lens we look at what social care is and who might need it, the relationship between social ...
Health Inequalities Explained
Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes, access to care and/or health determinants that exist between different population groups due ...
Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ...
The Health Economics of Climate Change
Climate change is a public health issue because it threatens the well-being of people around the world. The health economic ...
£38bn per annum: A comprehensive economic cost of child poverty in the UK
Cost of Child Poverty in the UK How many children live in poverty in the UK? "For the 3.9 million ...
The Economics of Preventative Healthcare
On the face of it, raising taxes on products which harm health is likely to be a win-win. Why are ...
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