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Five-Part Webcast on Economic Evaluation

This five-part webcast series is designed to help you understand the value of economic evaluation and how to incorporate these methods into your programs.

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Economic evaluation can be used to

Compare costs and benefits of an intervention.
Demonstrate to decision makers that the benefits of your program are worth the costs.
Help prioritize resources.
Enhance decision making and help set health policy.

If you want to	You should view	How the module will be of assistance
Obtain an overview of economic evaluation and how it’s applicable to your program.	View the webcast Introduction to economic evaluation [PDF-265K]	Offers basic knowledge of economic evaluation.
Determine the total costs of a disease or condition (e.g., direct and indirect costs).	View the webcast Economic impact analysis (also known as Cost of Illness Analysis) [PDF-427K]	Shows the potential benefits of prevention.
Know the resources required to implement an intervention or program and the costs associated with using those resources.	View the webcast Programmatic cost analysis [PDF-225K]	Serves as a foundation for budget justification, decision-making, and forecasting.
Compare an intervention’s costs its outcomes in natural health units.	View the webcast Cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF-223K]	Shows outcomes in natural health units, such as the number of cardiovascular disease cases prevented or the number of lives saved.
Determine the benefits or consequences of a program policy, or intervention compared to the dollars spent.	View the webcast Benefit-cost analysis [PDF-401K]	Places a dollar value on program outcomes.

Resources

Haddix AC, et al. Prevention Effectiveness: A Guide to Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation. Oxford University Press, 2003.

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Page last reviewed: April 26, 2017
Page last updated: April 26, 2017
Content source:
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

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