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Why scrapping a key health promotion agency makes little economic sense

By Jaithri Ananthapavan, Associate Professor in Health Economics, Deakin University
Gary Sacks, Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
Vicki Brown, Research Fellow, Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University

Preventing disease is clearly worthwhile. So why is the future of a key Australian health promotion agency, VicHealth, in the balance?

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