Applying Cost Analysis to Public Health Programs is a series of educational modules designed to provide basic information about cost analysis in a self-study format. Complete with exercises, case study, and glossary, the course is designed to help conduct a cost analysis of a public health program and is targeted to meet the needs of public health professionals at the local, state, or federal level.
Modules include:
The case study was designed for students to apply the concepts learned in the five modules to a real-world situation. The case study uses the example of a state tuberculosis control program, but no prior knowledge of TB, TB transmission, or TB control strategies is necessary to understand the case and answer the questions.
The course is also appropriate for "consumers" of cost analysis studies who need to evaluate the quality and validity of studies published in the scientific literature or produced by hired consultants and other governmental agencies. No background in economics or statistics is required.
The first course in the education series, Framing an Economic Evaluation, is also available.
The course was prepared under the auspices of the Health Economics Research Group by the Prevention Effectiveness Branch, Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
