Estimating the Cost of Providing Foundational Public Health Services.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the cost of resources required to implement a set of Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) as recommended by the Institute of Medicine.

Study design

A stochastic simulation model was used to generate probability distributions of input and output costs across 11 FPHS domains. We used an implementation attainment scale to estimate costs of fully implementing FPHS.

Data collection/extraction methods

We use data collected from a diverse cohort of 19 public health agencies located in three states that implemented the FPHS cost estimation methodology in their agencies during 2014-2015.

Principal findings

The average agency incurred costs of $48 per capita implementing FPHS at their current attainment levels with a coefficient of variation (

SUBMITTER: Mamaril CBC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6056592 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature