California county health programs yield high returns
Sunday, June 19, 2016 - 10:51
in Health & Medicine
Return on investment by California's county public health departments, which focus on prevention, exceeds return on investment in many other areas of medical care, according to a new study. The study estimated that each dollar counties spent on public health programs returned $67-88 dollars of value in improved health outcomes. It is the first to place a value on overall health outcomes from such programs and to compare costs.