Promoting health, preventing disease
is there an economic case?, policy summary 6
This policy summary provides an overview of what is known about the economic case for investing in a number of different areas of health promotion and non-communicable disease prevention. It focuses predominantly on addressing some of the risk factors for health: tobacco and alcohol consumption, impacts of dietary behaviour and patterns of physical activity, exposure to environmental harm, risks to mental health and well-being, as well as risks of injury on our roads.
Literatuurverwijzing: Merkur, S., Sassi, F., & McDaid, D. (2013). Promoting health, preventing disease: is there an economic case?, policy summary 6. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.