Health Economics Perspectives on Health Promotion and Health Equity
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 240
Special Issue Editors
Interests: global health; health economics; priority setting in healthcare; decision-analysis
Interests: health economics; priority setting in healthcare; health technology assessment
Interests: health equity; social determinants of health; health economics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health seeks to explore the role of health economics in advancing health promotion and achieving health equity. Applying economic principles and methodologies allows researchers to better understand the costs and benefits of various health promotion interventions, identify the most efficient allocation of resources, and assess the impact of policies on health disparities. Contributions may encompass a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Cost-effectiveness analyses of health promotion programmes;,
- Economic evaluations of social determinants of health;
- The role of pricing and taxation in influencing health behaviours;
- The impact of health inequalities on economic productivity;
- The development of innovative financing mechanisms for health promotion initiatives.
This Special Issue aims to provide valuable insights for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in their efforts to improve population health and reduce health inequities.
Dr. Alemayehu Desalegne Hailu
Dr. Lumbwe Chola
Dr. Olufunke A. Alaba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health economics
- health promotion
- health equity
- health disparities
- cost-effectiveness analysis
- social determinants of health
- economic evaluation
- health inequalities
- pricing and taxation
- health behaviours
- financing mechanisms
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