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Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path that is effective, efficient, and financially affordable...
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This paper uses cross-state and cross-regional time series to estimate the effect of the variation in shares of alcohol beverage types on traffic fatalities in young people, with particular emphasis on consumption of beer versus spirits, or “hard liquorâ€. Depending on the...
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While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health...
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of factors behind the health-status in 16 European countries, focusing on behavioral risk factors (smoking, alcohol … effects of country-specific risk factors (country-level measures of smoking, obesity, and alcohol consumption) on the … obese individuals in the country. It appears that country-level smoking and obesity affect negatively aggregate country SAHS …
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The economics of health behaviours concerns decisions about smoking, diet and exercise, drinking alcohol, and other …
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Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011, health's share of aggregate government expenditure in...
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existing research. This study aimed to assess the effects of individual and spousal unemployment on smoking and alcohol … odds of smoking, and with increased cigarette consumption among male, but not female, smokers. In contrast, unemployment …
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) to estimate the impact of the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) laws on alcohol consumption, smoking, and marijuana use … to those from the restricted sample. However, the effect of the MLDA on smoking and marijuana use is smaller and often …
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for excessive food intake), alcohol intake and smoking might explain the persistence of health inequalities. We … empirically examine data from two countries, England and Spain, which exhibit rising obesity levels, as well as smoking and …
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tobacco taxation in these three countries. According to the results obtained, in 2012 smoking caused around 310,000 deaths in … analysis includes an estimation of changes in smoking prevalence, mortality, life expectancy, and public health expenditures by … income quintile and gender. Considered excise growth can lead to about 3.5 to 4.0 percent fall in smoking prevalence, which …
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