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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: APHA President Session: APHA President Session: Funding for Prevention: A Global Perspective
3258.1: Monday, December 12, 2005: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
APHA President Session: APHA President Session: Funding for Prevention: A Global Perspective
This special presidential session will examine international policies for funding prevention. We will examine how Europe and specifically the United Kingdom have made a national commitment toward prevention. We will examine lessons on funding prevention in America. This special session is in partnership with Public Health, the International Journal of the Royal Institute of Public Health, published by Elsevier.
Learning Objectives: Describe the processes taken in Europe and the United Kingdom that led to support funding prevention. Discuss why preventing risky health behaviour and its consequences - e.g.obesity - is more cost effective than treating obesity. Discuss some of the problems faced in funding preventive services. Discuss the application of some of these issues within the US context.
Moderator(s):Walter Tsou, MD, MPH
2:30 PMContribution of Health to the Economy in the European Union -- David Stuckler, Yale University  [ Recorded presentation ]
2:45 PMOpening Remarks
Walter Tsou, MD, MPH
2:50 PMEconomic consequences of health in high income countries
Marc Suhrcke, PhD, David Stuckler, MPH(c)
3:10 PMWhat obesity prevention teaches us about health care costs  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
3:25 PMChoosing Health: Better Than A Cure -- Dr. Fiona Adshead, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England  [ Recorded presentation ]
3:40 PMAre we getting what we pay for?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Steve George, FFPH, Steven Julious, PhD, MSc, CStat
3:55 PMQuestions
4:05 PMConcluding Comments
Phil Mackie
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The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA