Tag Archives: Public Health Interventions

Bang for the Buck: Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services

By | September 14, 2018

Welcome to the Bang for the Buck series! In this series, we will look at the most recent cost and cost-effectiveness research on public health methods and technology and discuss their potential for policy and implementation within the current health care system. As the costs of treating diseases continue to rise faster than inflation, prevention… Read More »

Who responds to health behavior change interventions and why?

The New York Times recently posted an article about the return on investment around public health interventions and how American life expectancy at birth increased by 30 years in the time from 1900 to 1999.  The article went on to stress that these additional years of life can largely be attributed to advances in public… Read More »