Development of an investment case for obesity prevention and control: perspectives on methodological advancement and evidence

• Published in: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
• Main Authors: Olga V. Milliken, Vivian L. Ellis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Pan American Health Organization 2018
• Subjects: Cost-benefit analysis; obesity; investments; health economics; health policy; Americas; Medicine; R; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.62; https://doaj.org/article/614634c91c574b5fb4931c0209274ff3

This paper opens a discussion on the main features of an investment case for obesity prevention and control, by scanning available evidence on existing approaches and by highlighting contextual considerations and evidence for Latin America and the Caribbean. We call on researchers and analysts in the field to update and broaden existing methods of economic analyses to better reflect the multisectoral nature of an investment case for obesity prevention and control. We also identify research gaps and further work required to advance methods and evidence towards investment cases throughout the Americas.