Towards A Healthy District

Author : E. Tarimo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Community health nursing
ISBN : UOM:39015021484822

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Towards a Healthy District by E. Tarimo Pdf

This book is concerned with orienting health care workers in district health systems in developing countries to ways and means of overcoming problems, and describes briefly how district health systems can be improved. The book is organized around nine issues in nine chapters, each of which is an integral part of a district planning cycle. The opening three chapters show how to assess the existing district health system in terms of national policies and support, analysis of the current system, and evaluation of district priorities. Chapters 4 through 7 focus on actions to be taken. The initial task of setting goals is discussed using examples and establishing general categories. The book next treats the action program including curative services, maternal and child health and health promotion, and prevention and control of disease. The next chapter focuses on the increase in program effectiveness brought about by joint action of families, individuals, and communities. Chapter 7 discusses key issues pertaining to good operational management. The final two chapters focus on monitoring (i.e., the use of tracer diseases and sentinel sites) and tips for evaluating interventions and learning from experience. Nine figures, 10 tables, and practical examples and case histories accompany the text. A list of 12 references is appended. (JB)

Author : Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health,Division of Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988-01-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309581905

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The Future of Public Health by Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health,Division of Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine Pdf

"The Nation has lost sight of its public health goals and has allowed the system of public health to fall into 'disarray'," from The Future of Public Health. This startling book contains proposals for ensuring that public health service programs are efficient and effective enough to deal not only with the topics of today, but also with those of tomorrow. In addition, the authors make recommendations for core functions in public health assessment, policy development, and service assurances, and identify the level of government--federal, state, and local--at which these functions would best be handled.

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Public health
ISBN : CHI:086208466

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Laws and Regulations Relating to Public Health in the District of Columbia in Force July 1, 1930 by United States Pdf

Author : District of Columbia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Public health laws
ISBN : HARVARD:HL48BO

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Laws and Regulations Relating to Public Health in the District of Columbia, in Force January 5, 1907 by District of Columbia Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997-05-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309055345

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Improving Health in the Community by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health Pdf

How do communities protect and improve the health of their populations? Health care is part of the answer but so are environmental protections, social and educational services, adequate nutrition, and a host of other activities. With concern over funding constraints, making sure such activities are efficient and effective is becoming a high priority. Improving Health in the Community explains how population-based performance monitoring programs can help communities point their efforts in the right direction. Within a broad definition of community health, the committee addresses factors surrounding the implementation of performance monitoring and explores the "why" and "how to" of establishing mechanisms to monitor the performance of those who can influence community health. The book offers a policy framework, applies a multidimensional model of the determinants of health, and provides sets of prototype performance indicators for specific health issues. Improving Health in the Community presents an attainable vision of a process that can achieve community-wide health benefits.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309452960

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Communities in Action by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States Pdf

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Health Professions Education Summit
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309133197

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Health Professions Education by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Health Professions Education Summit Pdf

The Institute of Medicine study Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) recommended that an interdisciplinary summit be held to further reform of health professions education in order to enhance quality and patient safety. Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality is the follow up to that summit, held in June 2002, where 150 participants across disciplines and occupations developed ideas about how to integrate a core set of competencies into health professions education. These core competencies include patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teams, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. This book recommends a mix of approaches to health education improvement, including those related to oversight processes, the training environment, research, public reporting, and leadership. Educators, administrators, and health professionals can use this book to help achieve an approach to education that better prepares clinicians to meet both the needs of patients and the requirements of a changing health care system.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Public Health, Education, Welfare, and Safety
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Federal aid to health facilities
ISBN : LOC:00171219334

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District of Columbia Hospital and Health Facility Construction and Modernization by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Public Health, Education, Welfare, and Safety Pdf

Considers S. 1228, to authorize grants for construction and modernization of hospitals and medical facilities in D.C.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. District of Columbia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045217622

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District of Columbia Hospital and Health Facility Construction and Modernization by United States. Congress. Senate. District of Columbia Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : 9781428935532

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District of Columbia status of reforms to the District's mental health system : report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Cassels,Katja Janovsky
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Associations, institutions, etc
ISBN : 9789241544832

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Strengthening Health Management in Districts and Provinces by Andrew Cassels,Katja Janovsky Pdf

Provides the practical tools, advice, and encouragement needed to help district and provincial health management teams tackle - and overcome - problems encountered in their daily work. Addressed to facilitators, the book concentrates on the use of three carefully planned and timed workshops as a framework for identifying and analyzing problems, developing practical solutions, and preparing and subsequently revising plans of action in the light of experience gained. The tools and techniques used at the workshops were developed and refined during two years of testing in the field. Based as it is on practical experience, the manual is also able to provide its readers with encouragement, showing how district managers in a diversity of settings have set about solving key problems of program implementation - whether concerning the maintenance of vehicles or the supply of essential drugs. The manual has three parts. The first, which provides an overview of the learning process detailed in the rest of the book, uses a question-and-answer format to address a wide range of questions the reader may have concerning why the process is needed and what it can achieve. The second part sets out operational guidelines for planning, facilitation, and support. The third part, which constitutes the core of the manual, provides a detailed day-to-day guide to the scheduling of three separate workshops, the topics to be covered in each daily session, and the methods most likely to facilitate group participation and problem-based learning. The practical value of this material is greatly enhanced through the inclusion of a full set of model handouts to be used, after adaptation to the local situation, by participants.

Author : Epidemiological Society of London
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Epidemics
ISBN : UOM:39015059769326

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Transactions by Epidemiological Society of London Pdf

Includes list of members.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368851026

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Third Annual Report of the Board of Health of the District of Columbia by Anonymous Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110708547

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Health Reform in the District of Columbia by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia Pdf

Author : J. P. Vaughan,Patrick Vaughan,R. H. Morrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015018339146

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Manual of Epidemiology for District Health Management by J. P. Vaughan,Patrick Vaughan,R. H. Morrow Pdf

A step-by-step guide to the use of epidemiology as a tool for improving the management of health services. Addressed to general health workers, the book uses clear definitions, analogies, examples, checklists, sample forms and calculations, and abundant illustrations to demystify the methods of epidemiology and show how they can work in concrete situations. Particular emphasis is placed on the simple knowledge and skills needed to collect and then use epidemiological data to monitor health problems commonly found in developing countries. The book shows how a four-phase epidemiological approach, involving descriptive, analytical, intervention, and evaluation epidemiology, can supply virtually all the information needed to pinpoint health problems, design targeted interventions, and define reliable indicators for monitoring progress. Other chapters offer guidance in the collection of demographic data, the conduct of routine health surveillance, the use of epidemiology to control an epidemic, and the design of special surveys to collect additional information. The second half of the book concentrates on the analysis, presentation, and use of results. Topics covered include the use of record forms and coding, methods of data processing and analysis, and the presentation of health information in tables, figures, graphs, diagrams, charts, and maps. The final chapter, which constitutes the core of the manual, shows how the knowledge and skills previously described can be used to formulate plans for the management and monitoring of district health services. "... admirable ... basic epidemiological techniques are precisely described ... deserves to be a standard text in the district..." - The Lancet