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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Sheppard, L | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Carter, R | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Pearce, D | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Cadilhac, D A | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Magnus, A | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Cumming, T | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-01T00:38:15Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-01T00:38:15Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21239 | - |
| dc.format | xxvii, 290 p. | en |
| dc.language | en | en |
| dc.publisher | VicHealth | en |
| dc.subject | Economic costs | en |
| dc.subject | Prevention | en |
| dc.subject | Health | en |
| dc.subject | Early intervention | en |
| dc.title | The health and economic benefits of reducing disease risk factors | en |
| dc.type | Electronic publication | en |
| dc.identifier.catalogid | 4368 | en |
| dc.identifier.url | http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/~/media/ResourceCentre/PublicationsandResources/Knowledge/Research%20Report_FINAL_July09.ashx | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | new_record | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Electronic publication | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | National | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Invalid URL | en |
| dc.description.notes | "Research Report"<br/ >"July 2009"<br/ >General Overview: Prepared by VicHealth, this research report estimates the economic, financial and health benefits to individuals, businesses and governments achieved through reducing six behavioural risk factors, including domestic violence, that contribute to chronic disease.<br/ ><br/ >Discussion: The report assesses the potential health and economic benefits of reducing six disease risk factors, namely: high risk alcohol consumption; domestic violence; inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption; physical inactivity; tobacco smoking; and high body mass index. Through reducing these risk factors, the authors estimate that individuals will benefit through better health outcomes, quality of life and increased income. Governments will benefit through future savings in health care expenditure, through increased taxation because of a higher earning population and decreased welfare payments. Businesses benefit from reduced absenteeism from work and less recruitment and training costs associated with replacing staff.<br/ ><br/ >Methods: To estimate production gains and losses in the economy resulting from reduced risk factors, the researchers: undertook a literature review around each risk factor; conducted a comprehensive statistical analysis for each risk factor; consulted with experts; and made use of the Human Capital Approach (used to estimate the costs associated with absence from work and decreased productivity at work) combined with the Friction Cost Approach (used to consider the costs associated with the replacement of workers).<br/ ><br/ >Results: The authors found that large potential opportunity cost savings from the avoidable disease burden are possible if reductions in risk factors are achieved. Cost savings over the lifetime of the 2008 Australian adult population were estimated to be at $2334 million using the Friction Cost Approach or $3057 million using the Human Capital Approach. However, it should be noted that these amounts cannot really be known as they hinge on successfully decreasing risk factors.<br/ ><br/ >Decrease in risk factors yielded different amounts of potential savings and different health outcomes for individuals. The highest health and cost benefits were gained through a reduction in alcohol consumption followed by tobacco smoking, then domestic violence, physical inactivity and lastly from increases in consumption of fruit and vegetables. The authors suggest that further research is required to decrease the uncertainty in levels of cost savings. | en |
| dc.date.entered | 2009-12-11 | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Melbourne | en |
| dc.description.physicaldescription | xxvii, 290 p. | en |
| Appears in Collections: | Online resource | |
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