Implementing academic detailing for breast cancer screening in underserved communities
Background African American and Hispanic women, such as those living in the northern Manhattan and the South Bronx neighborhoods of New York City, are generally underserved with regard to breast cancer prevention and screening practices, even though they
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Designing financial-incentive programmes for return of medical service in underserved areas of sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
In many countries in sub-Saharan Africa health worker shortages are one of the main constraints in achieving population health goals. Financial-incentive programmes for return of service, whereby participants receive payments in return for a commitment ...
David E. Bloom, Till Bärnighausen
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VirginiaNavigator/GWEP Community Outreach Training for Older Adults, Caregivers, and Service Programs [PDF]
Educational Objectives 1. Demonstrate how VirginiaNavigator (VN) can support self-care and connecting with community resources. 2. Discuss how VN can assist service providers who work with older adults and their families. 3. Explain how VN relates to six
Johnson, Adrienne, Tarantino, Kim
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Staying Connected: A Progress Report: Reimbursement Under the Telemedicine Development Act of 1996 [PDF]
Evaluates the implementation of provisions for telemedicine coverage and payment policies in California's public and private health plans.
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The Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976: A New Prescription? [PDF]
The 1976 Health Professions Educational Assistance Act is a new congressional effort to promote the rational development, distribution, and utilization of the health professions through financial incentives.
Greene, John J.
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Beyond the clinic: approaches to outreach
Introduction By making the elimination of needless blindness its prime objective, VISION 2020 has introduced a major paradigm shift in the planning and delivery of eye care.
Daniel Etya’ale
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Health Reform and Communities of Color: Implications for Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities [PDF]
Updates a November 2009 report with details of the 2010 healthcare reform bill, including provisions specific to health disparities, mainly for improved data collection and documentation, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and prevention ...
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Financial incentives for return of service in underserved areas: a systematic review [PDF]
Of the 42 reviewed studies 33 investigated financial-incentive programs in the US. The remaining studies evaluated programs in Japan (five studies), Canada (two), New Zealand (one) and South Africa (one). The programs started between 1930 and 1998.
David E. Bloom, Till Barnighausen
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Access Update, February 2010 [PDF]
Monthly newsletter for the Iowa Department of Public ...
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National-level outreach: South African Bureau for the Prevention of Blindness
Introduction Early beginnings of the Bureau for the Prevention of Blindness The Bureau for the Prevention of Blindness was founded in 1944 as a division of the South African National Council for the Blind.
Herman Kluever
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