Tag Archives: public health
Attack of the health care zombies
In his inaugural Economy Lab post, Chris Auld does a superb job of demolishing the idea that a healthy lifestyle substantially decreases demand on the health care system. He calls it the "zombie argument" because: it has been repeatedly shot, stabbed, and poked at with sharp sticks, but it won't just die. People still believe that […]
Spending on Public Health Programs: Yet Another National Divide
In 1974, the Lalonde Report titled “A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians” argued that we needed to look beyond traditional health care focused on medicine. If we wished to improve the health of the public, a broad determinants of health approach focused on things like lifestyle choice and behaviour needed to be pursued.
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