Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being : assessing the case for investing in health systems

✍ Scribed by Martin McKee; Josep Figueras

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 330
• Series: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book, part of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policy series, looks at health systems from a new perspective by arguing that they are part and parcel of improving health and achieving better economic growth.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 1. Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being: an introduction --
2. Understanding health systems: scope, functions and objectives --
3. Re-examining the cost pressures on health systems --
4. Economic costs of ill health in the European Region --
5. Saving lives? The contribution of health care to population health --
6. The contribution of public health interventions: an economic perspective / Marc Suhrcke --
7. Evidence for strategies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health in Europe --
8. Being responsive to citizens' expectations: the role of health services in responsiveness and satisfaction --
9. Assessing health reform trends in Europe --
10. Performance measurement for health system improvement: experiences, challenges and prospects --
11. Investing in health systems: drawing the lessons.
Abstract:

The relationship between health systems, health and wealth is complex but the three are inextricably linked so that investing cost-effectively in health systems can contribute to the ultimate goal of societal well-being. This book includes chapters on health systems, cost pressures, the cost of ill health, the contribution of health, and more. Read more...