This is a past event
The first of two HERU seminars in May will be given by Dr Helen Mason, Reader of Health Economics, Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University.
The title of the seminar is 'Back to basics? A role for cost-benefit analysis in the evaluation of public health interventions'.
Abstract:
Evaluation of complex public health interventions presents a challenge for standard health economics approaches such as cost effectiveness analysis. The complexity of the intervention itself and uncertainty about the mechanisms by which it may be impacting on people’s lives and choices suggest that a more encompassing evaluation approach such as Cost Benefit Analysis would be more appropriate.
This seminar will give an account of the practical experience of conducting a Cost Benefit Analysis to evaluate Sistema Scotland’s “Big Noise Govanhill” project, a complex early years social intervention delivered through a children’s orchestra programme. The presentation will cover the methods used to identify and measure relevant economic costs and benefits and discuss the challenges of presenting the results of CBA for a wide range of stakeholders.
The seminar will take place in Room 1:029, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill from 1pm to 2pm, with a sandwich lunch at 12.30pm.
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- Hosted by
- Dr Patricia Norwood
- Venue
- Rm 1:029, Polwarth Building