At a glance
This course provides an overview of public health economic costs, studies, and basic economic evaluation methods applied in public health.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- define prevention effectiveness.
- describe the key components of prevention effectiveness studies.
- identify basic economic evaluation methods used in prevention effectiveness studies.
- identify data used in the most common types of economic evaluation methods.
Available Learning Formats
E-Learning Course
Slide Presentation
These slide sets are in the public domain and may be downloaded and customized as needed by the user for informational or educational purposes. Permission from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not required, but citation of the source is appreciated.
Suggested Citation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Introduction to Public Health. In: Public Health 101 Series. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2014. Available at: /training/publichealth101/prevention-effectiveness.html.