Benefit-Cost Analysis for Public Health

Harvard HSPH

Across our courses, students learn an enormous amount about many diverse topics. But how can we best integrate that knowledge and use it to inform policy decisions? This course takes on that challenge. We focus on benefit-cost analysis (BCA), which is well-established and widely used globally to assess interventions implemented outside the health care system. Examples include interventions to reduce smoking, decrease exposure to environmental contaminants, and improve nutrition and dietary…