Analytical Models for Decision Making (Understanding Public Health)

Health care systems are complex and, as a result, it is often unclear what the effects of changes in policy or service provision might be. At the same time, resources for health care tend to be in short supply, which means that public health practitioners have to make difficult decisions. This book describes the quantitative and qualitative methods that can help decision-makers to structure and clarify difficult problems and to explore the implications of pursuing different options. The accompanying CD-ROM provides the opportunity to try out some of the proposed solutions. The book examines: models and decision-making in health care; methods for clarifying complex decisions; models for service planning and resource allocation; and, modelling for evaluating changes in systems.Written by authorities in Personal Health, Analytical Models for Decision Making (Understanding Public Health) by Colin Sanderson and Reinhold Gruen provides an excellent foundation for Personal Health studies. Colin Sanderson and Reinhold Gruen's style is excellently suited towards Personal Health studies, and will teach students the material clearly without overcomplicating the subject. What's more, the text is available in the Paperback format shown above (ISBN 9780335218455), as well as a number of other formats. As of March 2006, this revision raises the bar for Analytical Models for Decision Making (Understanding Public Health)'s high standard of excellence, making sure that it stays one of the foremost Personal Health studies textbooks