Investor Presentaiton
Cost per person of providing preventative
interventions, health promotion and health
protection activities that reduce the incidence
of disease or injury
Rationale
Outcome 2
Public and
community
health services
In order to improve, promote and protect the health of Western Australians it is
critical that the WA health system is sustainable by providing effective and efficient
care that best uses allocated funds and resources. The delivery of effective
targeted preventative interventions, health promotion and health protection
activities aims at reducing disease or injury within the community and fostering the
ongoing health and wellbeing of Western Australians.
Target
The target unit cost for 2022-23 is $174 per person to provide preventative
interventions, health promotion and health protection activities.
Improved or maintained performance is demonstrated by a result below or
equal to the target.
Results
In 2022-23, the average cost per person providing preventative interventions,
health promotion and health protection activities was $90 (see Table 27). The lower
cost per person when compared to prior years and to target is attributable to the
overall reduced expenditure associated with the COVID-19 response.
Table 27: Cost per person of providing preventative interventions, health promotion
and health protection activities that reduce the incidence of disease or injury,
2019-20 to 2022-23
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Average cost
$66
$151
$237
$90
Target
$62
$149
$174
Data sources: Estimated resident population based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Epidemiology Directorate,
Department of Health; Unpublished data, Department of Health; Oracle 11i Financial System, Department of Health.
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