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The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access originally published online on September 8, 2006
The European Journal of Public Health 2007 17(2):122-123; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl074
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.

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Economics and public health: engaged to be happily married!

Werner Brouwer1, Job Van Exel1, Pieter Van Baal2 and Johan Polder2

1 Department of Health Policy & Management and Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Erasmus University Rotterdam/Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2 National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven The Netherlands

Correspondence: Werner Brouwer, iBMG/iMTA, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; tel: +31 10 4082507; fax: +31 10 408 9094; e-mail: w.brouwer@erasmusmc.nl

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   Engagement
 
The public concern with the health of nations has increased sharply in the past decades. Yet at the same time, the awareness grew that the resources to meet this concern are limited and inherently insufficient to fulfill all needs. Many countries thus find themselves struggling to improve their population's health and lower health inequalities, while simultaneously trying to control ever-increasing health care expenditures. In that struggle, however, it often remained unclear whether chosen policies and resource allocations have led to optimal outcomes. Therefore, in recent years economists entered the field of public health, and their role appears to be growing rapidly. This may be unsurprising, since in essence, economics is about improving the wealth of nations, especially by improving the allocation of scarce resources over alternative uses. Apparently, economics can help health policy makers to overcome the problems they face. With economics as a seemingly natural partner of public health, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Wealth is health
 

   Health is wealth
 

   Embracing health and wealth
 

   Marriage
 

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