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Peter J. Neumann, ScD, Peter D. Jacobson, JD, MPH and Jennifer A. Palmer, MS

Peter J. Neumann is with the Center for the Evaluation of Value & Risk in Health, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, and the School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston. Peter D. Jacobson with the Center for Law, Ethics, and Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Jennifer A. Palmer is with the Center for the Evaluation of Value & Risk in Health, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Peter J. Neumann, ScD, Director, Center for the Evaluation of Value & Risk in Health, Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, 800 Washington St., Tufts Medical Center, #063, Boston, MA 02111 (e-mail: pneumann@tuftsmedicalcenter.org).

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We appreciate Holtgrave's letter and agree with him that the disconnect between health economists and public health practitioners is a longstanding one. We also agree that the field lacks conceptual frameworks that can help articulate how quantitative policy analysis can foster linkages between researchers and public health practitioners.

Indeed, in follow-up work to our recent article, we are developing a framework that practitioners can use to measure the value of public health services. The framework highlights key internal actions that local health departments can take, such as data collection and analysis. It also suggests quantitative measures (i.e., cost–utility analyses alongside . . . [Full Text]