ArticleJournal of public health policy2013
Using disability-adjusted life years to set health-based targets: a novel use of an established burden of disease metric.
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- Why Public Health Researchers Should Consider Using Disability Data from the American Community Survey.Journal of community health · 2018Article
- Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Maternal, Neonatal, and Nutritional Disorders in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2016Article
- Assessment of Burden of Malaria in Gwanda District, Zimbabwe, Using the Disability Adjusted Life Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
Following the 1990 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) have been used widely to quantify the population health burden of diseases and to prioritise and evaluate the impact of specific public health interventions. In the context of the recent release of the 2010 GBD study, we explore the novel use of DALYS to determine health-based targets (HBTs). As with the more traditional use of DALYs, the main advantage of using DALYs as HBTs is the ability to account for differential disease severity, identify the most appropriate public health interventions, and measure the positive and negative outcomes of these interventions. Australia is currently considering adopting DALYs for setting HBTs for drinking water quality, as recommended by the WHO. Adoption of DALY HBTs could be relevant in other areas, including air quality, food safety, health care-associated infections, and surgical complications.
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