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Developing a national patient safety plan in Guatemala

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2019
Objective. Patient safety is challenging for health systems around the world, particularly in low- and middleincome countries such as Guatemala. The goal of this report is to summarize a strategic planning process for a national patient safety plan in ...
Randall Lou-Meda, Sindy Méndez, Erwin Calgua, Mónica Orozco, Bria J. Hall, Natalie Fahsen, Brad M. Taicher, Joseph P. Doty, Julio García Colindres, Carlos Soto Menegazzo, Henry E. Rice   +10 more
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Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2013
Background: Nearly one in three South Africans will suffer from a mental disorder in his or her lifetime, a higher prevalence than many low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the economic costs and consequences of prevention and packages of care
Helen Jack, Ryan G. Wagner, Inge Petersen, Rita Thom, Charles R Newton, Alan Stein, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman, Karen J Hofman   +8 more
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Evaluating the Impact of the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Initiative on Uptake of Skilled Birth Care in Ghana

PLoS ONE, 2015
Background The Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) initiative is a major government policy to improve maternal and child health and accelerate progress in the reduction of maternal mortality in Ghana.
F. Johnson, Faustina Frempong-Ainguah, Z. Matthews, Andrew Harfoot, P. Nyarko, Angela Baschieri, P. Gething, J. Falkingham, P. Atkinson   +8 more
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Intervention Mapping: Theory- and Evidence-Based Health Promotion Program Planning: Perspective and Examples

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Evidence-informed health intervention planning that incorporates theoretical and empirical evidence and engages key stakeholders and community members or patients in the planning process results in interventions that are more effective.
Maria E. Fernandez, R. Ruiter, C. Markham, G. Kok   +3 more
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Health by Design: Interweaving Health Promotion into Environments and Settings

Frontiers in Public Health, 2017
The important influence of the environmental context on health and health behavior—which includes place, settings, and the multiple environments within place and settings—has directed health promotion planners from a focus solely on changing individuals,
Andrew E. Springer, Alexandra E. Evans, Jaquelin Ortuño, Jaquelin Ortuño, Deborah Salvo, Deborah Salvo, Maria Teresa Varela Arévalo   +6 more
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Advancing Coalition Health Equity Capacity Using a Three-Dimensional Framework

Health Equity, 2019
Purpose: We examined coalition health equity capacity using a three-dimensional conceptual framework in a 3-year study (2011?2014) of 28 local coalitions engaged in health promotion.
Paula Tran Inzeo, Brian D. Christens, Amy Hilgendorf, Allison Sambo   +3 more
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Scaling up nutrition through multisectoral planning: An exploratory review of 26 national nutrition plans

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
With a growing consensus on the need to address malnutrition in a comprehensive and multisectoral way, there has been increased attention on the processes and factors for multisectoral nutrition planning to be successful.
Amanda Coile, Jolene Wun, Monica T. Kothari, Carolyn Hemminger, Patrizia Fracassi, Debora Di Dio   +5 more
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Does the design and implementation of proven innovations for delivering basic primary health care services in rural communities fit the urban setting: the case of Ghana’s Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS)

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2014
BackgroundRapid urban population growth is of global concern as it is accompanied with several new health challenges. The urban poor who reside in informal settlements are more vulnerable to these health challenges.
P. Adongo, J. Phillips, M. Aikins, D. Arhin, Margaret L. Schmitt, A. Nwameme, P. Tabong, F. Binka   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Is there any role for community involvement in the community-based health planning and services skilled delivery program in rural Ghana?

BMC Health Services Research, 2014
BackgroundIn Ghana, between 1,400 and 3,900 women and girls die annually due to pregnancy related complications and an estimated two-thirds of these deaths occur in late pregnancy through to 48 hours after delivery.
Evelyn Sakeah, L. McCloskey, Judith A Bernstein, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, S. Mills, H. Doctor   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Whither Primary Health Care in SA Today?

South African Family Practice, 1990
No abstract available.
Daryl Hackland
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