Public health economics focuses on the:
a. use of resources.
b. availability and usage of goods and ser-vices related to public health.
c. scarcity of resources in the health care in-dustry.
d. management and use of monies to improve the health of populations.
ANS: B
Public health economics focuses on producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services related to public health. Economics is the science concerned with the use of resources, including the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Health economics is the allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus on resource allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care. Public health finance involves the ac-quiring, managing, and use of monies to improve the health of populations through disease pre-vention and health promotion strategies.
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