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The OPtimising HEalth LIterAcy (Ophelia) process: study protocol for using health literacy profiling and community engagement to create and implement health reform

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2014
BackgroundHealth literacy is a multi-dimensional concept comprising a range of cognitive, affective, social, and personal skills and attributes. This paper describes the research and development protocol for a large communities-based collaborative ...
R. Batterham   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How primary care reforms influenced health indicators in Manisa district in Turkey: Lessons for general practitioners

open access: yesEuropean Journal of General Practice, 2018
Background: Turkish health reforms began in 2003 and brought some significant changes in primary care services. Few studies in Turkey compare the shift from health centres (HC) to family physicians (FP) approach, which was initiated by reforms ...
Celalettin Cevik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulated multi-sited practice for physicians in China: incentives and barriers

open access: yesGlobal Health Journal, 2018
The multi-sited practice (MSP) policy in China is expected to exert found implications upon uneven distribution of high-quality medical resources, coupled with the widespread phenomenon of physician’s informal practices on multiple sites. Since 2009, the
Lihui Xu, Min Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Employer-Sponsored Insurance Under Health Reform: Reports of Its Demise Are Premature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Compares estimated changes in employer health coverage and total spending by firm size; offer rates among small firms, and premium trends under the 2010 healthcare reform law and without reform.
Bowen Garrett, Matthew Buettgens
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A duration analysis of CONALEP (Mexico's National Technical Professional School) [PDF]

open access: yes
Mexico's National Technical Professional School (Colegio Nacional de Educaci?n Profesional T?cnica, CONALEP) is the largest technical education system in the country. CONALEP serves low-income students at the upper-secondary school level in Mexico. Using
Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
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Creating Social and Health Equity: Adopting an Alberta Social Determinants of Health Framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This discussion paper highlights the well-documented social factors that influence our health. In a time when the Alberta government is looking for the best innovative ideas around health care, we suggest that a social determinants approach would lead to
Philip O'Hara
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Health Reform and Communities of Color: How Might It Affect Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Examines provisions in the healthcare reform proposals that may reduce health disparities by expanding coverage and access to care for minorities, including Medicaid expansions, insurance exchange subsidies, and more funding for community health ...

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Progress and outcomes of health systems reform in the United Arab Emirates: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2017
BackgroundThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) government aspires to build a world class health system to improve the quality of healthcare and the health outcomes for its population.
Erik J Koornneef, P. Robben, I. Blair
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Medical deserts in Finland: measuring the accessibility and availability of primary health care services

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background Well-functioning primary health care (PHC) systems are needed to meet the challenges of aging populations and increasing care needs. However, “medical deserts”, areas with poor accessibility and availability of PHC services, remain a ...
Visa Väisänen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public management and essential public health functions [PDF]

open access: yes
The authors provide an overview of how different approaches to improving public sector management relate to so-called core or essential public health functions, such as disease surveillance, health education, monitoring and evaluation, workforce ...
Das Gupta Monica, Khaleghian, Peyvand
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