[Construction-cost assessment of a program designed to promote physical and sports activities and prevent doping behaviors: PN-APSD - on 2002-2007].
BACKGROUND
According to the framework legislation promulgated as part of the reform of finance laws in France, quality is a mandatory feature of all governmental actions. In this context, this work was conducted to assess the construction cost of a national health program designed to promote physical and sports activities and prevent doping behaviors. This program was considered to have the characteristic features of a successful governmental health intervention.


METHODS
Four cost categories were evaluated: cost of the activity itself, transportation costs, communication costs and promotion costs.


RESULTS
It was found that the program costs for 2002-2007 were 100,000 euro, with 15% of the costs in the communication category.


CONCLUSIONS
Economic elements could be associated with factors of successful health service interventions in order to help decision makers responsible for the public interest and the consistency of public health actions.
Bérard
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Réseau de santé Paris-Nord, 3-5, rue de Metz, 75010 Paris, France. alain.berard@reseau-paris-nord.com
Bréchat
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Rymer
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Londsdorfer
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D005379:Financing, Construction / Q000191:economics; D005602:France; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000191:economics; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013177:Sports / Q000191:economics*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone / Q000191:economics; D014186:Transportation / Q000191:economics