Five-Part Webcast on Economic Evaluation

At a glance

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.

Professionals learning on the job in a training class.

How economic evaluation can be used

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.

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If you want to You should view How the module will be of assistance
  1. Obtain an overview of economic evaluation and how it’s applicable to your program.
 View the Introduction to economic evaluation [PDF - 264 KB] Offers basic knowledge of economic evaluation.
  1. Determine the total costs of a disease or condition (e.g., direct and indirect costs).
 View the Economic impact analysis (also known as Cost of Illness Analysis) [PDF - 426 KB] Shows the potential benefits of prevention.
  1. Know the resources required to implement an intervention or program and the costs associated with using those resources.
 View the Programmatic cost analysis [PDF - 224 KB] Serves as a foundation for budget justification, decision-making, and forecasting.
  1. Compare an intervention’s costs its outcomes in natural health units.
 View the Cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF - 222 KB] Shows outcomes in natural health units, such as the number of cardiovascular disease cases prevented or the number of lives saved.
  1. Determine the benefits or consequences of a program policy or intervention compared to the dollars spent.
 View the Benefit-cost analysis [PDF - 401 KB] Places a dollar value on program outcomes.
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Content Source:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention