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Developing public health work in local health systems [PDF]
Current government policy aims to create a wider ‘community of public health practice’ within local systems, working in a coherent and coordinated way in partnership with local people to reduce health inequalities. However, for this to happen policymakers and practitioners across the public sector have to reconsider boundaries, role definitions ...
Popay, Jennie +5 more
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Implications of the Mandanas-Garcia Ruling on Local Health Systems. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The Supreme Court decision on the Mandanas-Garcia petition regarding the internal revenue allocation given to local government units is a significant ruling in strengthening the concept of decentralized governance and delivery of services.
Nisperos GA +5 more
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The resetting of a local health system: an opportunity for health promotion
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemics brings a window of opportunity for the 2021-2025 Health Plan of Catalonia to better address the social determinants of health. Different public organisms are leading the Health Promotion (HP) agenda without a real integration of the approach.
MA Bou Monclús +8 more
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Local elections and local health systems
Our Political Editor discusses why it is important to consider voting in your local elections in order to make larger changes and bring in the right initiatives.
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The efficiency of the local health systems: investigating the roles of health administrations and health care providers [PDF]
AbstractThe analysis of efficiency in health care has largely focussed either on individual health care providers, or on sub-national health systems conceived as a unique decision-making unit. However, in hierarchically organized national health services, two separate entities are responsible for turning financial resources into services at the local ...
Anselmi, Laura +2 more
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Health-industry linkages for local health: reframing policies for African health system strengthening [PDF]
Los beneficios de la producción local de productos farmacéuticos en África para el acceso local a los medicamentos y a un tratamiento eficaz siguen siendo controvertidos. Existe escepticismo entre los expertos en sistemas de salud a nivel internacional de que la producción de productos farmacéuticos en el África subsahariana (SSA) puede proporcionar ...
Mackintosh, Maureen +6 more
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The roles and responsibilities of local public health systems in urban health [PDF]
In recent years, policy analysts have paid much attention to the precarious state and uncertain future of local public health departments and so-called safety net providers, usually treating each separately. This paper explores the ways in which these systems are converging, are adapting to a changing health marketplace, and are interacting with new ...
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Introduction: Socially disadvantaged and marginalised groups experience significant barriers to accessing healthcare compounded by the complexity and lack of integration between health services.
Esther Tordjmann, Fiona Haigh
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This study aims to contribute to the scientific debate about the evaluation of the intervention in infant mental health and presents the main results after one year of intervention based on integrated types of treatments (psychodynamic psychotherapy for ...
Michela Gatta +4 more
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Local Public Health System Partnerships
Objectives. Interorganizational collaboration aimed at community health improvement is an expectation of local public health systems. This study assessed the extent to which such collaboration occurred within one state (Wisconsin), described the characteristics of existing partnerships, and identified factors ...
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