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    Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health workers: evidence from a literature review

    Vaughan, K; Kok, M. C; Witter, S; Dieleman, M.
    This study sought to synthesize and critically review evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform policy dialogue around their role in health systems....
    Community Health Workers/organization & administration, Community Health Workers/education, Environmental Health Surveillance, Costs and Cost Analysis/economics
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    What is known about the effectiveness of economic instruments to reduce consumption of foods high in saturated fats and other energy-dense foods for preventing and treating obesity?

    World Health Organization.
    Overweight and obesity are increasingly prevalent in Europe. In the European Region, the growing prevalence of overweight – a body mass index (BMI) over 25 kg/m2 – ranges from about 25% to 75% of the adult population. Up to a third of the adult population, about 130 million people, are obese – with...
    Obesity/prevention & control, Food/economics, Costs and Cost Analysis/economics, Taxes/economics, Dietary Fats, Energy Intake, Health Promotion, Europe
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    Which are the most effective and cost-effective interventions for tobacco control?

    WHO Regional Office for Europe.
    Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable premature death in the world today, claiming 1.6 million lives per year in the European Region, with 2 million projected by 2020. Although tobacco deaths are on the rise globally, in some places control policies have managed to reduce smoking. Millions of peo...
    Smoking/economics, Public Health/economics, Costs and Cost Analysis/economics, Europe
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