Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (보건교육건강증진학회지)

Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (한국보건교육건강증진학회)
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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Healthy School Canteen Program at Middle and High Schools

중.고등학교 건강매점사업의 비용편익분석

  • You, Chang Hoon (Institute of Health Insurance Research, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Mi Kyung (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Weon Young (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
  • 유창훈 (국민건강보험공단 일산병원 연구소) ;
  • 김미경 (한양대학교 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이원영 (중앙대학교 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2012.10.30
  • Accepted : 2012.12.24
  • Published : 2012.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The economic evaluation of health promotion programs has increasingly become an imperative activity for securing public fund or budget. The purpose of this study is to conduct an economic evaluation for the healthy school canteen program using the contingent valuation method(CVM). Methods: To estimate the benefit from the healthy school canteen program, double-bounded dichotomous choice method as a sort of willingness to pay was employed. Four hundred parents who lived in Seoul and have students at middle or high schools, were administrated by semi-constructive questionnaire containing the necessary information for benefit estimation. Cost estimation of healthy school canteen program was made referring to three types of pilot programs. Finally, the benefit against the cost was worked out according to the three levels of estimated cost. Results: Cost estimate is 8,488 and 9,311 won depending on the two senarios about how to invest on the program, respectably. The results of benefit estimate shows that the average cost willingness to pay(WTP) for healthy school canteen program is 21,275 won(16,963-59,838 won, 95% CI) and total benefits turned out 14.7 billion won. According to the cost-benefit analysis, average benefit-cost ratio is from 2.3 to 3.6. Conclusions: Healthy school canteen program could be economically accepted, and government can take consideration of expanding beneficiaries of healthy school canteen program for health promotion.

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