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Utilization of health-related data in the regional context for health service planning in the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany—a qualitative study

Research in Health Services & Regions
Background Utilizing regional health data goes hand in hand with challenges: can they be used for health planning, are they applicable to the relevant topics?
Charlotte M. Kugler, Daniela Koller, Felix Muehlensiepen, Alexander Pachanov, Anna Kuehne, Dawid Pieper   +5 more
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Challenges and Opportunities for Academic Journals to Serve the Older Population in Western Pacific Region [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2021
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research held its inaugural international editorial board virtual meeting on September 16, 2021, to brainstorm ideas for sustainable growth.
Hee-Won Jung, Wee Shiong Lim, Matteo Cesari, Tung Wai Auyeung, Taro Kojima, Hyuk Ga, Ian D. Cameron, Jae-Young Lim   +7 more
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The economic burden of malaria: a systematic review

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Quantifying disease costs is critical for policymakers to set priorities, allocate resources, select control and prevention strategies, and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of interventions. Although malaria carries a very large disease burden,
Mônica V. Andrade, Kenya Noronha, Bernardo P. C. Diniz, Gilvan Guedes, Lucas R. Carvalho, Valéria A. Silva, Júlia A. Calazans, André S. Santos, Daniel N. Silva, Marcia C. Castro   +9 more
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The Art and Science of Urban Gun Violence Reduction: Evidence from the Advance Peace Program in Sacramento, California

Urban Science, 2022
Urban gun violence is a critical human health and social justice issue. Strategies to reduce urban gun violence are increasingly being taken out of the domain of police and into community-based programs.
Jason Corburn, Yael Nidam, Amanda Fukutome-Lopez   +2 more
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Integrated care through disease-oriented critical paths:experience from Japan’s regional health planning initiatives

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2011
Introduction: In April 2008, Japan launched a radical reform in regional health planning that emphasized the development of disease-oriented clinical care pathways.
Etsuji Okamoto, Masaki Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Hara, Jun Yoshida, Masaki Muto, Aizan Hirai, Haruyuki Tatsumi, Masaaki Mizuno, Hiroshi Nagata, Daisuke Yamakata, Hiroshi Tanaka   +10 more
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Implementation fidelity of a strategy to integrate service delivery: learnings from a transitional care program for individuals with complex needs in Singapore

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background To cope with rising demand for healthcare services in Singapore, Regional Health Systems (RHS) comprising of health and social care providers across care settings were set up to integrate service delivery.
Milawaty Nurjono, Pami Shrestha, Ian Yi Han Ang, Farah Shiraz, Joanne Su-Yin Yoong, Sue-Anne Ee Shiow Toh, Hubertus Johannes Maria Vrijhoef   +6 more
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Transportation barriers to care among frequent health care users during the COVID pandemic

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Transportation problems are known barriers to health care and can result in late arrivals and delayed or missed care. Groups already prone to greater social and economic disadvantage, including low-income individuals and people with chronic ...
Abigail L. Cochran, Noreen C. McDonald, Lauren Prunkl, Emma Vinella-Brusher, Jueyu Wang, Lindsay Oluyede, Mary Wolfe   +6 more
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Evaluation of the Rubella Surveillance System in Quebec

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of information in the rubella surveillance system in Quebec.
Lina Perron, Philippe De Wals, François Milord   +2 more
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An integrated primary care workforce planning toolkit at the regional level (part 2): quantitative tools compiled for decision-makers in Toronto, Canada

Human Resources for Health, 2021
Background Health workforce planning capability at a regional level is increasingly necessary to ensure that the healthcare needs of defined local populations can be met by the health workforce.
Sarah Simkin, Caroline Chamberland-Rowe, Ivy Lynn Bourgeault   +2 more
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Heredity of type 2 diabetes confers increased susceptibility to oxidative stress and inflammation

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2020
Introduction and objectiveHeredity of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with greater risk for developing T2DM. Thus, individuals who have a first-degree relative with T2DM (FDRT) provide a natural model to study factors of susceptibility ...
Sue-Anne Toh, Sonia Baig, Muhammad Shabeer, Ehsan Parvaresh Rizi, Madhur Agarwal, Michelle H Lee, Delicia Shu Qin Ooi, Chelsea Chia, Nweni Aung, Geelyn Ng, Yvonne Teo, Vanna Chhay, Faidon Magkos, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Raymond C S Seet   +14 more
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