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The recurrence of health in urban planning: towards an integration of environmental health aspects [PDF]

, 2012
While urban planning and health were initially interlinked, in the twentieth century planning practice slowly moved away from its public health origins. In recent years however there is a growing interest in the health effects of our spatial organization.
Allaert, Georges, Verbeek, Thomas
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Barriers and opportunities for evidence-based health service planning: the example of developing a Decision Analytic Model to plan services for sexually transmitted infections in the UK [PDF]

, 2012
Decision Analytic Models (DAMs) are established means of evidence-synthesis to differentiate between health interventions. They have mainly been used to inform clinical decisions and health technology assessment at the national level, yet could also ...
AC Bailey, Angela C Bailey, Catherine H Mercer, Catherine R H Aicken, D Walker, Department of Health, Department of Health, Design Options, DJ Spiegelhalter, F Godlee, J Ellis, J Hippisley-Cox, Jackie A Cassell, JR Mann, K Baxter, K Claxton, K Turner, KM Turner, M Kretzschmar, M Kretzschmar, N Edwards, N Low, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, NC Grassly, Neil Macdonald, New Economics Foundation, Nigel T Armstrong, PJ White, Public Health Commissioning Network . . .one year on, R McDonald, RM Anderson, S Jenkins, S Yearley, Sandra A Johnson, Science and Technology Committee Authority of the House of Lords, The Health and Social Care Information Centre (NHS), WJ Edmunds, Z Philips   +38 more
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Ethical approaches to family planning in Africa [PDF]

Africa has historically provided the geographical flashpoint of ethical issues relating to family planning programs. Until recently in Sub-Saharan Africa, advocacy of family planning by non-Africans was unacceptable and by Africans politically ...
Newman, K., Sai,F. T.
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Using a knowledge-based approach: the way healthy communities make decisions [PDF]

, 2011
The planning for Knowledge Cities faces significant challenges due to the lack of effective information tools. These challenges are magnified while planning healthy communities.
Gudes, Ori, Kendall, Elizabeth, Pathak, Virendra, Yigitcanlar, Tan   +3 more
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Use of existing data for public health planning: a study of the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and core antibody in Al Ain Medical District, United Arab Emirates

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000
INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B is of major public health importance. Accurate information on its occurrence, with particular reference to the prevalence of immunity and chronic infection (marked by the presence of hepatitis B core antibody and surface antigen,
A. Al-Owais, K. Al-Suwaidi, N. Amiri, A.O. Carter, M.M Hossain, M.M. Sheek-Hussein   +5 more
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Health Project Prioritization in Meta, Colombia, Using Anp-Dematel

Applied Sciences
The prioritization of healthcare projects in Colombia’s Meta Department was conducted using an integrated decision-making model that combines the Analytic Network Process and the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory.
Astrid León-Camargo, Seydyss Garay-Rodríguez   +1 more
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Health planning [PDF]

, 1977
노트 : Evaluation period: Jun 1976-May ...
Brady, James R., USAID(Mission to Korea)
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Community-based financing of family planning in developing countries: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
In this systematic review, we gather evidence on community financing schemes and insurance programs for family planning in developing countries, and we assess the impact of these programs on primary outcomes related to contraceptive use.
Ali, Moazzam, Canning, David, Hu, Janice, Karra, Mahesh, Lissner, Craig   +4 more
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Taxonomic classification of planning decisions in health care: a review of the state of the art in OR/MS [PDF]

, 2011
We provide a structured overview of the typical decisions to be made in resource capacity planning and control in health care, and a review of relevant OR/MS articles for each planning decision. The contribution of this paper is twofold.
Boucherie, Richard J., Hans, Erwin W., Hulshof, Peter J.H., Kortbeek, Nikky   +3 more
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Economic Tools for Rural Health Planning [PDF]

The full contribution of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, etc to the rural economy often goes unrecognized. Quality health services are needed to attract businesses, and required for rural populations with a high proportion of elderly.
Doeksen, Gerald A.
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