[KS] Is Knowing Half the Battle? Behavioral Responses to Risk Information from the National Health Screening Program in Korea (Stanford University, February 9, 2017)

Frank Joseph Shulman fshulman at umd.edu
Fri Jan 27 01:58:33 EST 2017


Thursday, February 9, 2017

Is Knowing Half the Battle? Behavioral Responses to Risk Information
from the National Health Screening Program in Korea

Asia Health Policy Program Seminar

Hyuncheol Bryant Kim, Lois and Mel Tukman Assistant Professor,
Department of Policy Analysis and Management (PAM), Cornell University

Stanford University

The benefits of screening depend on whether information changes
individual behaviors. We study the National Health Screening Program
in Korea, which provides free general health screening to individuals
aged over 40. We apply a regression discontinuity design to estimate
behavioral responses to information about one’s risk classifications
for diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol. We find evidence of
weight loss around the high-risk threshold for diabetes, where risk
information is combined with prompting for a secondary examination and
medical treatment. However, we find no differences around other risk
classification thresholds, where risk information is not combined with
such prompting.

12:00p.m. – 1:30p.m. – RSVP required by February 8

Philippines Conference Room

Encina Hall, 3rd floor, Central

For more information contact Ms. Lisa Lee

SOURCE: "Shorenstein APARC Events for the Week of January 31": posting
on January 26, 2017 by
Ms. Debbie Warren
Center Event Coordinator
Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Stanford University
Encina Hall, Room E301
Stanford, CA 94305-6055
650-723-8387 (t)
650-723-6530 (f)
dawarren at stanford.edu
aparc.fsi.stanford.edu

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