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Economic Analysis Of Public Health Initiative Of Choice

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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE 2
Economic Analysis of Health Initiative
Principles of Economics for Evaluating and Assessing the Need for Public Health Initiative
Public health is a science that collectively aims to improve and reduce inequalities in
health. Public health economics guides the decision-making process for public health
practitioners in the utilization of available resources while minimizing opportunity cost
(Edwards, Charles & Lloyd-Williams, 2013). The project will focus on public health
interventions that help reduce and obesity. Obesity is a medical condition where a person has
accumulated excess fats in their body to the extent that it poses a health risk. The rise in obesity
is an increasing concern to public health causing the need for attention to reducing the potential
health impacts it has on the human population. Changes in the environment primarily contribute
to the rising rates of obesity due to lower costs and time for food production and monetary costs
of buying food. Consumers have often demanded faster, convenient and affordable access to
food, which has led to improvements in technology to deliver fast foods across the world.
However, these improvements have come with adverse effects on the health of most consumers.
It is important to recognize that economic force significantly contributes to the obesity
health crisis that is experienced in the United States because it is possible for users to access,
affordable high energy tasty meals making most people less physically active while at work and
home. Additionally, healthcare costs have been lowered with technological advancements, which
result to less motivation to diet or exercise to avoid the consequences of obesity. Economics
explains the relationship between prices and demand. When the prices for commodities are
higher, the quantity required is lower and vice versa. The advancements in technology have
reduced the costs and time spent on the production of fast foods and thus makes them available

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Running head: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE Economic Analysis of Health Initiative Name Institution 1 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE 2 Economic Analysis of Health Initiative Principles of Economics for Evaluating and Assessing the Need for Public Health Initiative Public health is a science that collectively aims to improve and reduce inequalities in health. Public health economics guides the decision-making process for public health practitioners in the utilization of available resources while minimizing opportunity cost (Edwards, Charles & Lloyd-Williams, 2013). The project will focus on public health interventions that help reduce and obesity. Obesity is a medical condition where a person has accumulated excess fats in their body to the extent that it poses a health risk. The rise in obesity is an increasing concern to public health causing the need for attention to reducing the potential health impacts it has on the human population. Changes in the environment primarily contribute to the rising rates of obesity due to lower costs and time for food production and monetary costs of buying food. Consumers have often demanded faster, convenient and affordable access to food, which has led to improvements in technology to deliver fast foods across the world. However, these improvements have come with adverse effects on the health of most consumers. It is important to recognize that economic force significantly contributes to the obesity hea ...
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