• This comparative effectiveness review was conducted on the effectiveness and harms of telehealth interventions for women's reproductive health and intimate partner violence (IPV) services. (ahrq.gov)
  • Beginning with the application in mind: designing and planning health behavior change interventions to enhance dissemination. (re-aim.org)
  • In response to the acute maternal and child health issues plaguing Nigeria and the health objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), along with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) and the State Ministries of Health initiated various programs, including the MNCHW in Nigeria in 2009 ( Securing Greater Funding for Nutrition, Maternal Newborn and Child Healthcare Interventions in Nigeria - THISDAYLIVE ). (exploratiojournal.com)
  • The Week occurs twice a year and aims to reduce maternal and child mortality and improve maternal and child health by providing a comprehensive set of interventions (The OR Researcher Team). (exploratiojournal.com)
  • Effective interventions are needed at the institutional, organizational, system, and policy levels for sustainable change, especially among groups that are disproportionately affected by health disparities (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Essential oral health care covers a defined set of safe, cost-effective interventions at individual and community levels that promote oral health and prevent and treat the most prevalent and/or severe oral diseases and conditions, including appropriate rehabilitative services and referral. (who.int)
  • If the result is negative, we are left wondering whether the intervention is inherently ineffective (either because the intervention was inadequately developed or because all similar interventions are ineffective), whether it was inadequately applied or applied in an inappropriate context, or whether the trial used an inappropriate design, comparison groups or outcomes. (bmj.com)
  • Interventions, such as tailored coaching interventions that increased patient activation, have been associated with improved intermediate outcomes, including chronic disease self-management behavior and reduced health care utilization. (ahrq.gov)
  • 22,23 Interventions that target patient-provider communication have improved patient satisfaction, as well as patient-centered health outcomes (e.g., resolution of depression, anxiety, pain, blood pressure and improvement in functional status). (ahrq.gov)
  • The Technical Brief will summarize the evidence on patient and family engagement, provide a conceptual or organizational framework to understand key components of the strategies and interventions of interest, highlight evidence for innovative strategies, describe barriers to implementation, and provide guidance regarding future research directions and priorities. (ahrq.gov)
  • Through this program, a modest amount of resources helped local, state, and federal health agencies take an organized, planned approach to community-based interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: Case management is one of the most frequently performed interventions to mitigate the negative effects of high healthcare use on patients, primary care providers and the healthcare system. (bvsalud.org)
  • Reviews have addressed factors influencing case management interventions (CMI) implementation and reported common themes related to the case manager role and activities, collaboration with other primary care providers, CMI training and relationships with the patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Youngran Kim presented evidence around the seasonality of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents, which implies that enhanced interventions from schools, clinicians, and public health systems are needed during critical periods. (academyhealth.org)
  • This work showed that a policy that supports peer-delivered services (a strategy) can work in the ED where clinicians are willing to implement suicide prevention interventions (the context). (academyhealth.org)
  • Reproductive coercion broadly refers to behaviors by a male partner to interfere with an individual's reproductive health decisions, behaviors, and outcomes, including contraceptive use and pregnancy. (igwg.org)
  • Health insurance coverage and postpartum outcomes in the US: a systematic review. (ahrq.gov)
  • The objective of this evidence review was to assess whether extension of health insurance coverage or improvements in health care access are associated with postpartum health care utilization and maternal outcomes. (ahrq.gov)
  • Processes and outcomes of developing a continuity of care document for use as a personal health record by people living with HIV/AIDS in New York City. (re-aim.org)
  • Investments in health workers not only improve health outcomes, they create jobs and career pathways and economic development by strengthening human capital as part of the care economy. (whitehouse.gov)
  • 1,2 Multiple studies have demonstrated that activated patients have better health outcomes and lower utilization of emergency health care services. (ahrq.gov)
  • The long-term goal is to inform decision making by health systems on which engagement strategies to deploy to improve outcomes. (ahrq.gov)
  • The use of clinical practice guidelines is pivotal to improving health outcomes. (nih.gov)
  • Secondary outcomes are physical health measurements and participants' reports on physical activity, perceived lifestyle behaviours, quality of life, recovery, psychosocial functioning, and health-related self-efcacy. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • For instance, it's clear that where critical inputs like capable health workers aren't in place, integration isn't likely to lead to better outcomes. (r4d.org)
  • Relatively little scientific effort has sought to understand how implementation processes affect the efficacy of an intervention and can explain the observed outcomes. (bmj.com)
  • Heterogeneity in the outcomes produced by PBF could be attributed both to health systems factors hampering the potential of the intervention to achieve its set objectives and to the ways individual healthcare providers responded to the intervention. (bmj.com)
  • This study aims to explore patients', volunteers', and clinicians' perceptions of the feasibility, usability, and perceived outcomes of GENIE-a tool for community-dwelling adults who are high users of the health care system. (jmir.org)
  • The aim of the study was to develop a logic model illustrating the causal links between context, resources, activities, outcomes and impact of PE in an implementation research programme. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSION: The Logic Model will help academic researchers, decision makers and patient partners plan, operationalize, and assess PE in implementation research for optimal outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • In some projects we were able to see a positive impact on the lives of people living with, or at risk of, NCDs , in others we were able to demonstrate positive clinical outcomes as well as a range of anecdotal improvements from patients and from primary health care staff. (pci-360.com)
  • Community engagement develops relationships and structures for stakeholders to work together to promote well-being, achieve positive health outcomes and empower communities to lead, plan and implement initiatives. (who.int)
  • South Africa has one pharmacist per 4332 people compared to the minimum country average of one pharmacist per 2300 people recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) (King & Fomundam, 2010). (scielo.org.za)
  • The MNCHW started as Child Health Days (CHD), initiated by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1999. (exploratiojournal.com)
  • The World Health Report (2006) by the World Health Organization conveys that a significant increase is needed in global health care resourcing to meet the current and future demand for health professionals. (jmir.org)
  • In response to this concern, the World Health Organization published the Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management (GPIRM) in 2012 ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • There have been many approaches to promote healthy lifestyles 2 2 World Health Organization (WHO). (scielosp.org)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 400 million children and adolescents worldwide were estimated to be living with overweight or obesity in 2016 ( 3 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued interim guidance for neglected tropical disease (NTD) programmes asking for community-based surveys, active case finding and mass treatment campaigns to be postponed. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) guidance to temporarily suspend all programmes delivering mass treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in order to protect vulnerable populations from the dangers of COVID-19, has put many of the activities we support on hold. (who.int)
  • PRIME highlights that in the context of refractory epilepsy, patients value appropriate, clear, and speedy referrals from primary care practitioners and community neurologists to specialist healthcare professionals based in tertiary epilepsy centers. (cureepilepsy.org)
  • 2010). The restructuring of health services in South Africa post 1994 and the adoption of a primary healthcare (PHC) approach have placed nurses at the frontline of improving access to PHC services, especially in resource-constrained settings. (scielo.org.za)
  • However, enormous number of refugees to seek primary healthcare centres, run by non- this has not yet been adopted ( 9 ). (who.int)
  • It was suggested that principles of primary healthcare needed to be made explicit in the Bill. (pmg.org.za)
  • 29,30 Diverse organizations have developed tools to promote engagement of patients and families at the organizational level, including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care, resulting in implementation guides and workshops. (ahrq.gov)
  • Aims of this study are to evaluate the efectiveness of the GILL eHealth intervention in clients with SMI compared to usual care, and to evaluate the implementation process, and the experiences of clients and healthcare providers with GILL eHealth. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • A qualitative process evaluation will be conducted alongside, to evaluate the process of implementation and the experiences of clients and healthcare professionals with GILL eHealth. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • Conclusion In light of the country's commitment to scaling up PBF, it follows that substantial efforts (particularly entrusting facilities with more financial autonomy) should be made to overcome infrastructural and demand-side barriers and to smooth implementation processes, thus, enabling healthcare providers to use PBF resources and management models to a fuller potential. (bmj.com)
  • Analyze the effect of health policy, finance, healthcare technologies, and organizational structure on the development and implementation of quality educational programs and healthcare delivery systems. (aic.edu)
  • This programme aims to implement and evaluate case management for individuals who frequently use healthcare services in primary care clinics across five Canadian provinces. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study aimed to evaluate facilitators and barriers of the first implementation steps of a CMI by primary care nurses for people with complex care needs who frequently use healthcare services. (bvsalud.org)
  • An online cross-sectional survey of registered healthcare professionals (HPs), designed to adhere to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), was co-developed by a project team consisting of researchers, healthcare professionals, and patient advocates. (frontiersin.org)
  • Between 2015-2020 Primary Care International (PCI) and Letshego Group partnered together to support communities across sub-Saharan Africa access quality primary healthcare. (pci-360.com)
  • It supported the identification of innovative ideas and led to partnerships with a range of partners, from grassroots NGOs to Ministries of Health, with whom we worked to develop and finance projects designed to improve people's lives and to generate invaluable lessons and scalable models for health workforce capacity building and primary healthcare systems strengthening. (pci-360.com)
  • In Botswana, we worked in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW) to roll out new national Primary Care Guidelines on NCD care to health care professionals in primary healthcare centres across Botswana. (pci-360.com)
  • The Lead Trainers cascaded training to 174 primary healthcare workers in eight districts. (pci-360.com)
  • The primary care guidelines have been rolled out successfully with multidisciplinary healthcare teams in all eight pilot districts and we plan to replicate this model in other districts soon. (pci-360.com)
  • A primary mission of leading healthcare organizations is to advance the quality of patient care by striving to deliver care that is safe, effective, efficient, timely, cost-effective, and patient-centered (Institute of Medicine). (upenn.edu)
  • The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a tool for measuring performance in health care delivery and service in health plans in the United States (8). (cdc.gov)
  • Resilient communities have the capacity to report all available essential information to the appropriate level of healthcare response, rapidly implement preliminary control measures, coordinate with health systems and co-create solutions as the emergency evolves. (who.int)
  • World Vision's top priority is the maintenance of essential primary healthcare for children. (who.int)
  • Complex interactions exist among various stakeholders therefore effective Governance is needed to take into consideration all actors who impact the Health System to achieve its goals. (who.int)
  • 3. stakeholders to understand the country's development and public health landscape through a collective assessment and analysis. (who.int)
  • The SPA identified specific community- and faith-based organizations, health care organizations, and local government agencies as key stakeholders for future efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • Findings demonstrate the feasibility of and need for formative research that engages community members and local stakeholders to shape context-specific, culturally relevant health promotion strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • Used in the wrong way and implemented without consideration of the context and all stakeholders, CDS systems can disrupt clinical workflows and have unintended consequences such as alert fatigue. (england.nhs.uk)
  • The thesis presents a way of addressing power discrepancies, promoting interdependencies between stakeholders and achieving inclusiveness in all decision-making where "expert" stakeholders and community bring to the partnership a set of attributes and knowledge which collectively informs the entire planning process. (massey.ac.nz)
  • Method Fifty-six semi-structured interviews with national, provincial and local South African mental health stakeholders were conducted between August 2006 and August 2009. (sun.ac.za)
  • To Malawian stakeholders, integration is both many services under one roof and many services provided by one health worker. (r4d.org)
  • Ireland's Model of Care for the Management of Overweight and Obesity outlines a plan for treating adolescent and child obesity (CO). However, engagement with key stakeholders is required to support its implementation and improve health services. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, factors such as the existence of regional programmes, specificities of each country's health systems, organisational and even linguistic barriers, make it difficult to create a solid framework that can be used as a basis for future projects. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Abstract Background This paper outlines stakeholder views on environmental barriers that prevent people who live with psychosocial disability from participating in mental health policy development in South Africa. (sun.ac.za)
  • Results Respondents identified three main environmental barriers to participation in policy development: (a) stigmatization and low priority of mental health, (b) poverty, and (c) ineffective recovery and community supports. (sun.ac.za)
  • Results Our findings indicate that heterogeneity in effects across facilities could be explained by pre-existing infrastructural weaknesses coupled with rigid administrative processes and implementation challenges, while heterogeneity across indicators could be explained by providers' practices, privileging services where demand-side barriers were less substantive. (bmj.com)
  • Based on our findings, we propose three, broad recommendations for policymakers: (1) pay closer attention to implementation challenges and bottlenecks linked to pre-existing health system structures, (2) consider demand-side barriers and monitor the potential for PBF to be effectively pro-poor and (3) invest in measures to ensure greater equity across all districts and facilities. (bmj.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a theory to conceptualize the potential causes of barriers and facilitators to how local sites responded to this mandated intervention to achieve coordinated mental health care. (hindawi.com)
  • Twenty initially trained clinicians completed additional supervision in IPT-G. Qualitative analysis identified twelve barriers and six facilitators to IPT-G implementation in individual, organizational, and systemic contexts. (scielo.org)
  • In policy implementation, barriers and facilitators to successful execution or scale up are evaluated. (academyhealth.org)
  • Survey findings will now inform a qualitative study to explore implementation barriers and facilitators and prioritise actions to improve child and adolescent obesity management. (frontiersin.org)
  • Methods in health education. (actionafricainstitute.org)
  • The third study reported a positive budget variance because of the cost efficiency derived from previous implementation, the strong working relationship of the course project team, and the use of iterative project management methods. (jmir.org)
  • Methods The GILL study encompasses a cluster-randomised controlled trial in approximately 20 mental health care facilities in the Netherlands. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • Methods and findings: In this cross-sectional study, students from health, social care, and teacher education programs completed two questionnaires. (erudit.org)
  • Methods: Development of the framework was based on existing literature and specific contexts of the schools within our university. (erudit.org)
  • Methods Our qualitative study aimed at closing this gap in knowledge by attempting to unpack the mixed and heterogeneous effects detected by the PBF impact evaluation in Cameroon to inform further implementation as the country scales up the PBF approach. (bmj.com)
  • The report provides recommendations for how to help prevent and achieve pregnancy, emphasizes offering a full range of contraceptive methods for persons seeking to prevent pregnancy, highlights the special needs of adolescent clients, and encourages the use of the family planning visit to provide selected preventive health services for women, in accordance with the recommendations for women issued by the Institute of Medicine and adopted by HHS. (cdc.gov)
  • METHODS: The Patient Engagement in Health Implementation Research Logic Model (hereafter the Logic Model) was developed using a descriptive qualitative design with a participatory approach, in the context of the PriCARE programme. (bvsalud.org)
  • METHODS: A qualitative multiple case study was conducted including six primary care clinics across four provinces in Canada. (bvsalud.org)
  • Students can use this course to identify the tools and design the methods that they plan to employ in a quality improvement or patient safety project in their area of interest. (upenn.edu)
  • Second, we will assess the health and equity impacts of the two programs a case-control study in Bogotá using multiple quantitative and qualitative methods. (who.int)
  • In practice, national HRH policies and plans should be informed by the global and regional commitments, as well as national context and needs aimed at ensuring a well-performing health system. (bmj.com)
  • In practice, the costing of HRH plans provides policymakers and health managers with an insight on the fiscal resources needed to achieve goals, objectives and targets of HRH policies and plans, which is important in informing the allocation of resources in the health sector budgets. (bmj.com)
  • Bridging the knowledge-to-practice gap in health care is an important issue that has gained interest in recent years. (nih.gov)
  • A learner who has achieved this qualification will integrate a range of awareness and competences to practice the roles of health promoter, health provider and health networker within a community development context. (saqa.org.za)
  • Tools range from those such as BMJ Best Practice (which provides accessible, step-by-step, evidence-based guidance), to those fully integrated with electronic health records (EHRs) and other digitised clinical workflows. (england.nhs.uk)
  • The aim of this study was to explore the realities of everyday nursing practice associated with the implementation of a guideline for the assessment and management of cardiovascular risk. (nih.gov)
  • However, the implementation of guidelines into practice is complex, unpredictable and, in spite of much investigation, remains resistant to explanation of what works and why. (nih.gov)
  • Exploration of the nature of guideline implementation has the potential to illuminate the complexities of guideline implementation by focussing on the nature of practice. (nih.gov)
  • Nurses are well placed at the front line of primary health care to contribute to an understanding of how guideline implementation plays out in their everyday practice. (nih.gov)
  • Qualitative description was used, involving focus groups and interviews with 32 participants (20 nurses, four doctors, five managers and three funder/planners), to explore the use of a guideline in everyday primary health-care practice. (nih.gov)
  • Four themes were generated from the data portraying the realities of guideline implementation for primary health-care nurses: self-managing patient, everyday nursing practice, developing new relationships in the health team and impact on health-care delivery. (nih.gov)
  • The findings reveal that, even with the best of intentions to implement the guideline, health professionals were frustrated and at a loss as to how to achieve that in practice. (nih.gov)
  • Primary health-care practice environments vary so much that solutions to the difficulties of implementing evidence into practice requires context-specific solution-finding through collaborative teamwork. (nih.gov)
  • This user-centered model highlights the incorporation of diagnostic practice as the various levels of care and it becomes an important health service tool for identifying problems and thus brings about successful actions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Develop leaders who will apply research and new knowledge to the design, implementation, and evaluation of innovative nursing practice and /or nursing education. (aic.edu)
  • Demonstrate the use of leadership strategies that advance the design and implementation of quality education programs and improve clinical practice. (aic.edu)
  • Clinic team meetings and a nurse case managers community of practice created opportunities to address primary care providers' concerns. (bvsalud.org)
  • The course also examines techniques leading to successful implementation of negotiated change in the practice setting.This course satisfies the Society & Social Structures Sector for Nursing Class of 2012 and Beyond. (upenn.edu)
  • And Terry provides leadership and subject matter expertise to state and community-based programs, national partners and health organizations focused on program efforts to promote good nutrition, physical activity, and obesity prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • In the analysis a theoretical framework based on studies of implementation in health service organizations, was applied to identify key factors influencing adoption. (nih.gov)
  • Nine participants from the PE sessions and key informant interviews in the urban county subsequently participated in a stakeholder power analysis and mapping session (SPA) to discuss and identify people and organizations in their community perceived to be influential in addressing health equity-related issues. (cdc.gov)
  • This service was expanded with PreManage, which connects health plans, Coordinated Care Organizations, care managers and primary care clinics with this real-time information. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • In this course, students will focus on the business of health care and the financial competencies needed to manage complex health care organizations. (upenn.edu)
  • 2) Local actors including government, primary health care, community organizations and partners play an active role in community engagement for health emergency management and provision of EHS. (who.int)
  • Recent changes in U.S. national policies and regulations have created an opportunity for meaningful collaborations to take place between health systems, public health departments, and social service organizations. (cdc.gov)
  • The shortage of pharmacists in the public health sector in South Africa has led to pharmacists' assistants and nurses taking on drug supply management and dispensing duties to support the ART roll-out (Foster & McIntyre, 2012). (scielo.org.za)
  • Yet South Africa has a chronic shortage of trained health care workers, which is exacerbated by disparities between provinces and between the rural and urban sectors (Gilbert, 2013). (scielo.org.za)
  • In South Africa, the important supportive role of CHWs in the provision of health care services has been extensively documented. (saqa.org.za)
  • The draft strategic plan presents the Organization's approach to strengthening Member States' ability to implement the core capacities required under the International Health Regulations (2005) as a legally binding obligation and the means to ensure national and global preparedness and response to public health events, including emergencies. (who.int)
  • The North Carolina Community Transformation Grant Project (NC-CTG) aimed to implement policy, system, and environmental strategies to promote healthy eating, active living, tobacco-free living, and clinical and community preventive services to advance health equity and reduce health disparities for the state's most vulnerable communities. (cdc.gov)
  • However, few examples exist to show how to implement such plans programmatically. (cdc.gov)
  • Trained mental health nurses and nurse practitioners will implement the intervention within the multidisciplinary treatment context, and will guide and support the participants in promoting their physical health, including cardiometabolic risk management. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • PATCH is designed to strengthen state and local health departments' capacities to plan, implement, and evaluate community- based health promotion activities targeted toward priority health problems. (cdc.gov)
  • Volunteers require training to implement GENIE for self-management support, which may help overcome the time limitations faced by primary care clinicians. (jmir.org)
  • Based on our results, factors to be taken into account in the planning of the implementation of a new tool in PHC should include assessment of staff expectations, assessment of the perceived need for the innovation to be implemented, and of its potential compatibility with existing routines. (nih.gov)
  • Tedaviye Dirençli Major Depresyon Vakalarında rTMS ve EKT Tedavilerinin Maliyet EtkinliÄŸinin DeÄŸerlendirilmesi: Meta-Analiz Çalışması Bora BaÅŸara, Berrak Health technology assessment (HTA) enables managers to make scientific decisions, especially regarding reimbursement, pricing, and the use of technology. (hacettepe.edu.tr)
  • At its broadest level, PC/MHI involves the implementation of structural organizational changes to policies, procedures, and practices that are intended to promote collaboration between primary care and clinical mental health experts in the assessment, treatment, and management of common mental health conditions [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Several countries in Africa have developed human resources for health (HRH) policies and strategies to synergise efforts in setting priorities, directions and means to address the major challenges around leadership and governance, production, recruitment, management, motivation and retention and coordination. (bmj.com)
  • This is vital in ensuring that equitably distributed, well-regulated and motivated HRH are available to deliver people-centred health services to the population. (bmj.com)
  • Many, however, involve communities prioritizing health needs and participating in the design and monitoring of health services [ 1 - 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In 2005 the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) programme brought sweeping changes to India's health system, including greater funding and decentralised planning to improve the availability and quality of health services, especially for the rural poor. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Telehealth for women's preventive services for reproductive health and intimate partner violence: a comparative effectiveness review. (ahrq.gov)
  • Among the main difficulties reported are the complex articulation between different levels of care providers, the low number of orthoptic technician in the national health system, the high burden that images grading, and treatment of positive cases represents for hospitals ophthalmology services, and low adherence rates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • High-quality, effective health services depend on the timely employment of the right people with appropriate skills at the right time and place (Gilbert, 2013). (scielo.org.za)
  • The need to amend the relevant South African legislation to enable nurses to provide comprehensive health services at a PHC level arose in the 1970s with the establishment of "independent" and self-governing "homelands" (Armstrong et al. (scielo.org.za)
  • This Qualification is for any individual who is, or wishes to be, involved in Ancillary Health Care services. (saqa.org.za)
  • They will have the skills to work as team members and as providers of support services within a multidisciplinary health care team. (saqa.org.za)
  • Two key components in this empowerment are communities` abilities to integrate with and access state services, and their ability to further the health and wellness of community members. (saqa.org.za)
  • This contribution is further exemplified in those parts of the country where there is a shortage of professional health workers to provide the necessary health care services based on identified needs. (saqa.org.za)
  • The leading causes of maternal deaths include infection, obstructed labor, unsafe abortion, and malaria, mainly caused by the lack of access to knowledge about pregnancy complications and health services (National Population Commission). (exploratiojournal.com)
  • The Syrian conflict has caused an services are mainly delivered through tional Health Response Plan. (who.int)
  • 3 ). However, an estimated 1.5 million improving financial coverage for health within those settings, allowing a gradual refugees have crossed the borders since services ( 7 ). (who.int)
  • CDS systems are now one of the primary markers of digitally mature health services ( Orenstein et al, 2019 ). (england.nhs.uk)
  • All the entities welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality health care services to all South Africans and proposed a number of amendments to the Bill. (pmg.org.za)
  • The Forum supported the maintenance of a private sector in the health system to contract services for NHI. (pmg.org.za)
  • As a result, millions of people still do not have access to and financial coverage for essential oral health care, leading to high out-of-pocket payments for patients.3 The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected oral health services and worsened inequalities for disadvantaged population groups, highlighting the need for continued essential oral health services in emergency situations. (who.int)
  • is to develop and deliver services for those children and young people (and their families and carers) who are experiencing the most serious mental health problems. (gov.scot)
  • report called the "mental health capacity" of the wider network of children's services. (gov.scot)
  • 8.7 It is important that children and young people in all parts of Scotland have access to the full range of mental health services, delivered locally through an appropriately planned and commissioned network of mental health services for children and young people. (gov.scot)
  • In February 2001 the Minister of Health, in announcing the Primary Health Care Strategy (King, 2001), identified Primary Health Organisations as the vehicles for planning, funding and coordinating primary health care services throughout New Zealand. (massey.ac.nz)
  • A comprehensive, trained, protected, well-equipped, and supported workforce is foundational to expanding equitable access to public health services and health care across the globe. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Through global health programs, the U.S Government will advance work to ensure health workers across facilities and communities have prioritized access to vaccinations [and treatment], personal protective equipment (PPE), and services to support their physical and mental health and well-being and better protection and safeguards from violence and attacks on health facilities, including in conflict and humanitarian settings. (whitehouse.gov)
  • 31-34 An early review of patient and family engagement in health care design identified case studies which demonstrated effects on patients, changes to services available to patients, and changes in staff attitudes to patient engagement, 35 but found little evidence on quality or effectiveness of care. (ahrq.gov)
  • The city Health Plan presents a detailed description of the municipality general situation, the oral health agenda recommends, in its implementation phase, the three main areas as a core in Family Health Strategy as follows: health unit, family and community.The survey found that the main form of access of the population to services was the spontaneous demand and there were only two Family Health teams without focus on oral health. (bvsalud.org)
  • With these questions in mind, we and several collaborators explored whether, when, and how integrating vertical programs into PHC can result in more efficient and effective health services . (r4d.org)
  • We then zoomed in on efforts to more fully ingrate family planning services into PHC in Ghana and Malawi. (r4d.org)
  • Sometimes integration refers to coordinating, co-locating or simultaneously offering services for different health needs, and elsewhere improving continuity of care across the life cycle or levels of care. (r4d.org)
  • The physical, mental and social well being, refers to a new concept of health, far from a conceptualisations of absence of disease Additional challenges emerge as individuals face deep social inequities depending on their ethnicity, rural residence or low educational level, as these translate to poor access to health services and more difficulties to adhere to healthy living behaviors. (scielosp.org)
  • Susan Moskosky, MS, Office of Population Affairs, US Department of Health and Human Services. (cdc.gov)
  • This report provides recommendations developed collaboratively by CDC and the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (cdc.gov)
  • The recommendations outline how to provide quality family planning services, which include contraceptive services, pregnancy testing and counseling, helping clients achieve pregnancy, basic infertility services, preconception health services, and sexually transmitted disease services. (cdc.gov)
  • The primary audience for this report is all current or potential providers of family planning services, including those working in service sites that are dedicated to family planning service delivery as well as private and public providers of more comprehensive primary care. (cdc.gov)
  • This report can assist primary care providers in offering family planning services that will help women, men, and couples achieve their desired number and spacing of children and increase the likelihood that those children are born healthy. (cdc.gov)
  • Family planning services can help address these and other public health challenges by providing education, counseling, and medical services ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • providing sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening and treatment services to prevent tubal infertility and improve the health of women, men, and infants. (cdc.gov)
  • I joined the Department of Health and Human Services to help fix the Affordable Care Act website after its disastrous launch. (nextgov.com)
  • We must examine how we engineer and maintain key IT products and services, avoid downtime, service our VA customers and support top VA priorities such as electronic health record modernization and our financial management systems. (nextgov.com)
  • Primary care providers are well positioned to foster self-management through linking patients to community-based health and social services (HSSs). (jmir.org)
  • Mental health and social care services 4. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • Recent years have seen increasing recognition that the integration of mental health services into the primary care arena is an essential step for improving quality of mental health care [ 1 , 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Since then, spread of PC/MHI has been swift: as of 2011, over 85% of the more than 140 VA medical centers nationwide report some level of integration of mental health services into primary care. (hindawi.com)
  • In-depth interviews and focus groups with nurse case managers, health services managers, and other primary care providers were conducted. (bvsalud.org)
  • Most nurse case managers expressed apprehension about developing an "individualized services plan" with multiple health professionals and the patient. (bvsalud.org)
  • The rural population of eastern Indonesia generally has limited access to health services due to rugged topography, poor roads and limited health resources. (mobileactive.org)
  • This project is using mobile field data collection techniques to identify gaps in health services to enable more effective and equitable delivery of scarce health resources to remote and poor regions. (mobileactive.org)
  • Stephanie Ann Romero 's research, for example, revealed that only 28 percent of youth-serving mental health facilities offer LGBTQ-specific services, despite the higher risk for suicide and mental health issues faced by sexual and gender minority youth. (academyhealth.org)
  • Million Hearts, an initiative launched by the US Department of Health and Human Services, aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017 through focused strategies, including improving blood pressure control (4). (cdc.gov)
  • They are populations in a situation of social vulnerability, characterized by precarious access to health services, observed by higher rates of infant mortality, related to cases of parasites, high rates of unhealthy conditions, poverty, basic sanitation and poisoning when compared to the urban context2. (bvsalud.org)
  • We also advise that health workers should clean their hands regularly with an alcohol-based hand-rub or wash with soap and water and yet new data from WHO and UNICEF show that one in four health facilities globally lack basic water services. (bvsalud.org)
  • Local teams can maximise their likelihood of successful CDS implementation through early consideration of key elements including strategic alignment, addressing workforce issues, barrier identification and ensuring interoperability. (england.nhs.uk)
  • It suggests key actions that digital and clinical leaders should take as a part of their digital transformation plans, including developing multidisciplinary teams, engaging the workforce and avoiding unintended consequences. (england.nhs.uk)
  • That's why I've asked my Administration to develop a global health workforce plan, to accelerate our contributions to the Sustainable Development Agenda and investments in health and care workers. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Strategic and sustained investments in the global health workforce are key to catalyzing the U.S. Government's efforts to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Funding advancements for the health workforce will accelerate ending the COVID-19 pandemic, stimulate economic recovery, and support critical components of President Biden's values-driven global infrastructure initiative announced at the 2021 G7 Summit by strengthening global health systems, expanding national and regional capacity, including manufacturing of essential medical products. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Currently, U.S. Government programs such as the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), and U.S. bilateral global health security partnerships in support of the Global Health Security Agenda, contribute approximately $1.56 billion annually to support the health workforce across the globe. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Further, the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget prioritizes advancing investments across health programs to strengthen health systems and the global health workforce and support. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Notably, the President's Budget includes an additional $1 billion for this new Global Health Worker Initiative to support and protect the global health workforce as part of the Administration's increased prioritization and investments in health workforce. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The Global Health Worker Initiative expands and defines "health workers" broadly to include a multidisciplinary workforce including clinicians, community health and care workers, and public health professionals. (whitehouse.gov)
  • While global in focus, this effort complements President Biden's efforts to support the domestic health workforce. (whitehouse.gov)
  • 3. All SIDS have a specialist, multi-disciplinary mental health workforce, however Montserrat and Anguilla rely on visiting psychiatrists. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • ARCHES (Addressing Reproductive Coercion in Health Settings) is a brief, clinic-based model delivered within routine family planning counseling by providers to reduce reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence, and improve the reproductive health and autonomy of women and girls. (igwg.org)
  • A literature search was conducted for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies of telehealth strategies for women's reproductive health and IPV versus usual care for the period July 2016 to May 2022. (ahrq.gov)
  • The United States continues to face substantial challenges to improving the reproductive health of the U.S. population. (cdc.gov)
  • The right to family planning is constructed in the International Human Rights Domain by a discourse on sexual and reproductive health. (lu.se)
  • Effective implementation requires alignment of workflows, technology and end users, achieved through co-design and collaborative multidisciplinary projects ( Sutton et al, 2020 ). (england.nhs.uk)
  • The implementation of a population-based screening programme for diabetic retinopathy involves several challenges, often leading to postponements and setbacks at high human and material costs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Good examples of this are the training programme developed by YoungMinds for those working with looked after and accommodated children and young people, and the "Child in Mind" joint initiative between the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. (gov.scot)
  • Funding Information: The PHE programme of public health technical assistance to the UKOTs is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK Government under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • This programme is now delivered by the UK Health Security Agency (as PHE was dissolved in 2021). (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • The programme focused on strengthening primary care and tackling non-communicable diseases (NCDs). (pci-360.com)
  • 1 Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, New Zealand. (nih.gov)
  • In the development of HRH policies and strategies, evidence should be generated by conducting a situation analysis based on the HRH action framework and a holistic health labour market analysis based on flows in the public and private sector and the dynamics of education, employment, migration, fiscal space, regulation and gender. (bmj.com)
  • The Secretariat issued an information document on the development of a draft five-year global strategic plan to improve public health preparedness and response1 for discussion by all six regional committees as part of the agendas of their sessions in 2017 and for a web-based consultation open to all Member States for written comments between 19 September to 13 October 2017. (who.int)
  • She is a Built Environment Coordinator at the Colorado Department of Public Health. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, the analysis and suggestions can also be used to strengthen overall public health programming in Nigeria. (exploratiojournal.com)
  • For centuries, public Health throughout the world has been recognized as having a concern for the health of humans. (actionafricainstitute.org)
  • It has also been recognized that the treatment of illness in an individual is different than public health's focus on preventing disease and protecting the health of a population. (actionafricainstitute.org)
  • Public health helps guide in practical decision making that may affect populations based on scientific evidence and in accordance with accepted values and standards of right and wrong. (actionafricainstitute.org)
  • We identify some areas where a strengthened stewardship role of the Ministry of Public Health is urgently required. (who.int)
  • Those with highest public health relevance include dental caries, severe periodontal (gum) disease, complete tooth loss (edentulism), oral cancer, oro-dental trauma, noma and congenital malformations such as cleft lip and palate, most of which are preventable. (who.int)
  • Only a few classes of insecticides are available for public health use, and the increased spread of insecticide resistance is a major threat to sustainable disease control. (cdc.gov)
  • A primary strategy to reduce vectorborne disease transmission is the use of insecticides for public health. (cdc.gov)
  • Although the spread of resistance in a population of organisms challenged by a drug or insecticide is inevitable, the public health community has not yet taken the steps necessary to safeguard the limited number of insecticides available. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1979, the HERR program was created under the authority of Public Law 94-317, The Health Information and Health Promotion Act of 1976. (cdc.gov)
  • Respondents included public sector policy makers, professional regulatory council representatives, and representatives from non-profit organisations (NPOs), disabled people's organisations (DPOs), mental health interest groups, religious organisations, professional associations, universities and research institutions. (sun.ac.za)
  • The plan is designed to guide the creation of a public/private HIT governance partnership for Oregon. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • EDIE Utility model is a public/private partnership that includes statewide data exchange among all hospitals, both direct and indirect value return to health plans and CCOs, sponsorship by the OHA and OHLC, and OHLC providing staff support, contract management and financing coordination. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • The study tested the assumption that recent changes in mobile mapping and GIS technologies have made them appropriate and effective tools for public health applications in rural, developing contexts. (mobileactive.org)
  • Recent data suggest that young people under 19 years of age are increasingly affected by obesity, which represents a significant global public health issue ( 2 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Dr Gontse Tshisimogo, a public health doctor working in the MoHW). (pci-360.com)
  • Whether it makes sense to engage at national level from the very beginning, or whether a bottom-up approach initially sharing ideas at district level and forging plans together is a better entry point, it is well known that few NGOs or private sector initiatives can thrive without political and public sector support . (pci-360.com)
  • Public health agencies worldwide have offered the IMVANEX Smallpox vaccination to these individuals at high-risk to provide protection and limit the spread of MPXV. (cdc.gov)
  • Community engagement contributes to raising and maintaining trust towards local authorities, health providers, public health measures and response actors. (who.int)
  • In this report, we provide an in-depth review and rating of tools developed by public health and community experts that cover the steps necessary to meet the new requirements. (cdc.gov)
  • A team of three community and public health experts and the authors developed a rating sheet based on a well-known community health improvement process model and on the steps in the new requirements to identify and systematically rate nine comprehensive tools. (cdc.gov)
  • In general, primary prevention education on the negative consequences activities dominated the tobacco control of smoking. (who.int)
  • In the Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (2011), the United Nations General Assembly recognized that oral diseases are major global health burdens and share common risk factors with other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). (who.int)
  • In the Political Declaration of the High-LevelMeeting on Universal Health Coverage (2019), the General Assembly reaffirmed its strong commitment to the prevention and control of NCDs, including strengthening and scaling up efforts to address oral health as part of universal health coverage (UHC). (who.int)
  • now the orientation drives towards a health surveillance model that emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • One of the managers biggest challenges concerning their commitment to develop health promotion, disease prevention, care and rehabilitation of individuals with the rational use of resources is to focus on people's health as well in their social and physical environment in which they live and work and not just theIr illnesses, themselves 2 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Strategies for promotion and prevention in mental health and 5. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • Promotion and prevention were objectives of mental health strategies for all SIDS, however activities tended to be sporadic. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • and to develop programmes of mental health promotion and prevention. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • When these activities go ahead, teams must follow any national or local policies regarding social distancing, travel and infection prevention during implementation. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT Lebanon is providing sanctuary to an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees, with potential consequences for its health system. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To show the implementation process of IPT-G in primary care, including facilitating and obstructing factors, implementation strategies, and training and supervision of primary care professionals. (scielo.org)
  • Furthermore, the attention of guideline developers, health-care policymakers, funders and researchers requires direct focus on the 'how' and the 'what' of evidence implementation. (nih.gov)
  • India has a long history of decentralised governance and involvement of village committees in health planning. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Its central concerns about the Bill were the contracting and accreditation of facilities, Fund governance and autonomy and the lack of clarity on implementation. (pmg.org.za)
  • With the implementation of the EDIE Utility model (in partnership with OHA), a more sophisticated model of governance was required. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Initial implementation of an HIT Commons is expected to begin in late 2017, transitioning the EDIE Governance Board to the new HIT Commons Board. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Leadership and governance for mental health 3. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • In this paper, we present information on the availability, quality and implementation of national HRH policies and strategic plans in the WHO Africa Region. (bmj.com)
  • Thirty-two countries (68%) had national strategic plans for HRH with 12 (26%) being in the process of developing a strategic plan, and 28 countries reporting the implementation of their strategic plans. (bmj.com)
  • On the quality of the policies and strategic plans, 28 countries (88%) linked their plans to the national development plan, 30 countries (94%) informed their policy and plan using the national health policy and strategic plans. (bmj.com)
  • Evidence-based human resources for health (HRH) policies and plans are critical in guiding the actions of national actors towards achieving universal health coverage and Sustainable Development Goals. (bmj.com)
  • To improve health and prevent chronic diseases at the community level, the national CTG Program provided implementation and capacity-building support to awardees across the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • We argue that the Ministry is well placed to take a lead, with its detailed knowledge of the Lebanese health system and its legitimacy to formulate a national health response. (who.int)
  • Dans la présente étude, nous analysons la façon dont le pays répond à ce défi, identifions les domaines sensibles dans lesquels un système de gouvernance national fort est requis, et réfléchissons aux moyens de le mettre en oeuvre. (who.int)
  • Jordan and Turkey, placing huge strain need for a strengthened MoPH was is particularly important in the absence on their national health systems ( 2 ). (who.int)
  • Second, a national severe pressure on the existing health plan could facilitate the definition of a system ( 4 ). (who.int)
  • The level of inequity was highlighted as a significant concern as well as the need in light of this for national health coverage. (pmg.org.za)
  • A high priority of the National Response Team (NRT) is the preparation of emergency responders and decision makers for planning and conducting effective response and recovery activities while maintaining high standards of responder safety and health. (cdc.gov)
  • It is also intended for use by emergency response planners developing local and regional response plans in the context of the U.S. National Response Framework, the National Incident Management System, and other federal and state guidance that has been issued in recent years. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, we heard in Ghana that the way the National Health Insurance Scheme paid providers (and its delays in doing so) led to low contraceptive stocks and discouraged providers from spending the time needed to fully counsel women on their contraceptive choices. (r4d.org)
  • We collected data at all levels of the health system (national, district, facility) and at the community level, using a mixture of in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. (bmj.com)
  • In the context of implementation of the National Health Plan in the prison system, people in detention and the Hospitals of Custody and Psychiatric Treatment pointed to a challenge to the effectiveness of the principles and guidelines of the Single Health System. (bvsalud.org)
  • Aligned with this, the English National Health Service (NHS), has emphasised PCP in its Long-Term Plan [ 5 ], supporting implementation through national funding arrangements [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A 2010 issue of Families, Systems, and Health described many aspects of this national mandate within VA [ 4 , 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Due to the impact of obesity on child health and development both in the short and long term, an Ireland National Health Service Executive (HSE) model of clinical care was developed to establish plans for the management of obesity in this population ( 8 , 9 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • By conceptualising implementation of international human rights norms in a national legal context as a play of discourses competing for hegemony, it becomes possible to explore the workings of human rights constructions as well as where and how implementation fails or suceeds. (lu.se)
  • 1) Community engagement is integrated in the development and implementation of national and local health emergency management plans. (who.int)
  • Form a multisectoral and multiagency national working group/steering committee to streamline and prioritize community engagement efforts for health emergencies across relevant sectors. (who.int)
  • Identify and list trusted community engagement advocates, influencers and key stakeholder groups at the national level for health emergencies across relevant sectors. (who.int)
  • Develop, test and disseminate national protocol for community mobilization for health emergencies along with an identified mechanism for dedicated community engagement teams to reach out to affected or at risk populations during emergencies. (who.int)
  • Sinclair C , 2023 , 'Goal-concordant end-of-life care: the ultimate goal for advance care planning? (edu.au)
  • Many countries in Africa are faced with numerous challenges in formulating policies, and developing plans mainly due to a weak capacity to formulate policies and develop plans, poor stakeholder engagement, involvement and management processes and lack of contemporary evidence to inform policy and plans. (bmj.com)
  • 28 A 2016 survey of over 1450 hospitals demonstrated that most hospitals had policies supporting patient and family engagement, including some that established patient and family advisory councils, but there was wide variation in strategy and implementation. (ahrq.gov)
  • 26 Patient and family engagement strategies have been integrated into advanced primary care models, including Patient Centered Medical Homes and Comprehensive Primary Care. (ahrq.gov)
  • Engagement with primary care staff was tenuous. (biomedcentral.com)
  • INTRODUCTION: Growing evidence supports patient engagement (PE) in health implementation research to improve the quality, relevance and uptake of research. (bvsalud.org)
  • Sustained community engagement with the health system co-develops solutions and adapts and localizes health emergency programmes by working collaboratively with groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, identity, ways of communication, shared interest or similar situations, or health conditions. (who.int)
  • Community engagement across the health emergency cycle enables the design of solutions that are owned by communities, underpinned by local practices, values and norms, and strengthen local health systems to prevent, detect and respond to health emergencies. (who.int)
  • Identify unit/focal point within the health emergency management office or health ministry equivalent, with ToRs to coordinate efforts for community engagement in health emergencies with relevant units/departments, programmes and sectors and for social mobilization, health promotion or community engagement for emergency response. (who.int)
  • Review available policies, legislation, plans, guidelines and frameworks relevant to health emergencies across relevant sectors to identify the level of inclusion of community engagement, and to identify and document gaps. (who.int)
  • Conduct contextual analysis considering cultural, political, social, economic and geographic factors to develop/update community engagement strategy/guidelines/SOPs for health emergencies. (who.int)
  • Strategies to strengthen community participation in health vary greatly [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This essay seeks to evaluate the strengths and limitations of the design and implementation of the Nigerian MNCHW and provide recommendations to strengthen the campaign. (exploratiojournal.com)
  • The key concept in the HERR program was to strengthen the health education capacity at the state and local levels. (cdc.gov)
  • In most instances, this shift occurred before the state focal point was fully in place, thus weakening the attempt to strengthen the federal, state, and local level health education infrastructure. (cdc.gov)
  • Evidence-based HRH policies and plans guide the actions of actors in strengthening health systems. (bmj.com)
  • They are also affected by commercial determinants, which are the strategies used by some private-sector actors to promote products and choices that are detrimental to health. (who.int)
  • An implementation guide for clinical decision support systems. (england.nhs.uk)
  • It assimilates salient points from the literature and shares best practices to guide digital and clinical leaders at local and regional level on the implementation of CDS. (england.nhs.uk)
  • This implementation guide promotes a shared understanding of CDS systems in health and social care and supports digital and clinical leaders in implementing CDS as part of their digital transformation journey. (england.nhs.uk)
  • I undertake a range of research projects in aged care and end-of-life care, including clinical trials and implementation research. (edu.au)
  • Health care delivery changes improved hypertension control across a large multiethnic population, which indicates that health care systems can achieve a clinical target goal of 70% for hypertension control in their populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Quality improvement models have been applied across various levels of health systems with varying success leading to scepticisms about effectiveness. (integratedcare4people.org)
  • Health systems are complex, influenced by contexts and characterized by numerous interests. (integratedcare4people.org)
  • The Collaboration for Health Systems Analysis and Innovation outlined the concept of a 'learning health system' and emphasised the need for strengthening the health system. (pmg.org.za)
  • The Oregon HIT Commons is intended to help connect existing systems, support statewide solutions, and guide future investments that support advancing health IT across the state. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Information systems, evidence and research for mental health. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • 5. Health information systems are generally underdeveloped, with paper-based systems in three SIDS. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • This course will provide the conceptual and theoretical framework for examining the concept of leadership within the contexts of health systems, health professionals and health policy. (upenn.edu)
  • It will focus on characteristics of personal and professional leadership, change theory, and the application of critical thinking to the analysis of work environments, systems and the politics of health. (upenn.edu)
  • Health security can only be achieved when health systems work with resilient communities. (who.int)
  • In the long term, we believe this pandemic shows the need to build stronger health systems across the world, and our work contributes to that aim. (who.int)
  • For medical systems, and particularly tax-exempt hospitals, new requirements include community health assessments (CHAs) and implementation strategies to address identified health needs. (cdc.gov)
  • This article presents findings from the Health Equity Collaborative Evaluation and Implementation Project, which assessed community and stakeholder perceptions of health equity for 3 NC-CTG strategies: farmers markets, shared use, and smoke-free multiunit housing. (cdc.gov)
  • This group along with the two external stakeholder groups - namely the District Health Board Funding Division and the District Health Board Primary Health Care Reference Group - were central to the analysis. (massey.ac.nz)
  • The Framework has been developed to assist all agencies with planning and delivering integrated approaches to children and young people's mental health. (gov.scot)
  • The role of nurses was further expanded in 2010 when the Department of Health allowed (under Section 56(6) of the new Nursing Act 33 of 2005) nurses trained in nurse-initiated and -managed antiretroviral treatment (NIMART) to prescribe ART. (scielo.org.za)
  • From the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration, the United States has demonstrated renewed leadership in global health through action and smart, targeted investments. (whitehouse.gov)
  • This month the Oregon Health Leadership Council (OHLC) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released a business plan for the state's HIT Commons. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Our emergent theory describes how leadership, organizational factors, and provider experiences affect the implementation of a mandated mental health coordination intervention. (hindawi.com)
  • RESULTS: Leadership of the primary care providers and managers facilitated the first steps of the of CMI implementation, as did the experience and skills of the nurse case managers and capacity development within the teams. (bvsalud.org)
  • These changes included the following: a validated hypertension population registry, a simple drug treatment algorithm based on a combination antihypertensive medication, regular performance feedback, alerts to providers that the patient has an elevated blood pressure measure, improved staff competency in blood pressure monitoring, expansion of patient access to primary care by using medical assistants to check blood pressure, and strong leadership support for health care delivery changes to improve hypertension control. (cdc.gov)
  • Lebanon is a small country that hosts adoption of the "Ministry Action Plan ( 10 ). (who.int)
  • Close collaboration is also maintained with the Ministry of Social Development (employment and industry-accredited training initiatives for prisonsers) and the Ministry of Health (forensic mental health and intellectual disabilities). (corrections.govt.nz)
  • The sector works collaboratively with the Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Te Puni Kokiri. (corrections.govt.nz)
  • 2. All SIDS have a mental health policy or plan, but implementation is typically limited due to lack of funds or staff shortages. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • In my view, this reflects the enormity of the health, social, and economic burden of mental illness and substance use, as well as the opportunities we have in effecting policy change in this space. (academyhealth.org)
  • and (3) policy implementation. (academyhealth.org)
  • In Dr. Purtle's framework, policy can be a strategy or the fixed context in which implementation occurs. (academyhealth.org)
  • the health policy field displays greatest dedication to studies of traditional populations in the Amazon, and is taking increasing responsibility for continuing studies and social involvement. (bvsalud.org)
  • For this reason, first, we will understand the history, context, appropriateness, and acceptability of implementing the programs using semi-structured interviews and policy analysis. (who.int)
  • Intervention directed at youth smoking mended strategies of legislation and health in Bahrain is focused on risk awareness and promotion. (who.int)
  • Today's seminar will discuss priority strategies for improving health and reducing chronic disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Two different implementation strategies, implicit or explicit, were used. (nih.gov)
  • The Health Equity Collaborative Evaluation Planning and Implementation Project (HECEPP) was one of 4 evaluation efforts of the North Carolina Community Transformation Grant Project (NC-CTG), a statewide initiative designed to promote healthier environments through local implementation of evidence-based strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • The GPIRM outlines the need for increased resistance monitoring, data management capacity, and implementation of strategies to manage insecticide resistance. (cdc.gov)
  • made possible to develop a protocol with specific Oral Health dimensions to support the manager in defining intervention strategies. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Latinamerican context poses a challenge in designing strategies with a holistic health perspective, with complexities in the economic and sociocultural domains. (scielosp.org)
  • Define and integrate the roles of communities and civil society in health emergency strategies/plans and establish a mechanism for community participation in decision making and actions to prepare for and respond to health emergencies. (who.int)
  • By working with Ministries of health and COVID-19 task forces to develop mitigation strategies, we hope to responsibly resume programmes once restrictions are lifted. (who.int)
  • At three months, patient satisfaction (the primary outcome) was higher among patients in intervention than in control practices (P=0.023). (bmj.com)
  • The GILL eHealth intervention consists of two complementary modules for somatic screening and lifestyle promotion, resulting in personalised somatic treatment and lifestyle plans. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • Discussion The GILL eHealth intervention is expected to be more efective than usual care in improving physical health and lifestyle behaviours among clients with SMI. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • We interviewed delivery teams before, during and after the intervention period, as well as primary care staff. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We observed thirteen training sessions and interviewed seven delivery staff, five primary care staff, and twenty older people, including seven who had declined or withdrawn from the intervention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Older people with lower frailty were unclear of the intervention purpose and benefits, goal setting and action planning. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There is limited theory regarding the real-world implementation of mental health care in the primary care setting: a type of organizational coordination intervention. (hindawi.com)
  • This research demonstrated that the New Zealand context, where implementation of the primary health care strategy must be nationally consistent and comply with prescriptive, central government-determined criteria - as well as involving communities in a meaningful way - requires an alternative approach. (massey.ac.nz)
  • The research site chosen was in the city of Pereira Barreto, State of São Paulo Brazil, since it makes use of the Family Health Strategy as the structuring care model of the Health Care System in 100% of the population as well as oral health teams implemented and oral health secondary care. (bvsalud.org)
  • Background: Interprofessional learning (IPL) research is mainly restricted to health students. (erudit.org)
  • My research interests include decision-making and ageing, decision-making capacity, supported decision-making, dementia, advance care planning, palliative and end-of-life care, aged care and research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities. (edu.au)
  • There has been no rigorous local mental health research. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • Along with the rapid spread of PC/MHI throughout VA medical centers, research has investigated the factors important for successful PC/MHI implementation. (hindawi.com)
  • With a few exceptions, PC/MHI research has been conducted in the context of implementations aimed at maintaining fidelity to a specific model or form of PC/MHI [ 8 , 10 , 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • However, more guidance is needed to plan and operationalize PE before and throughout the research process. (bvsalud.org)
  • As an empirical and standardized illustration that facilitates a shared understanding, the Logic Model provides guidance for maximizing the impact of patient partnership in various contexts for research, patients, providers and health care. (bvsalud.org)
  • Discourse theory methodology provides an alternative and novel framework for human rights implementation as a topic of legal research. (lu.se)
  • 2020 was the year with the highest number of publications (13 in total), connected with the research line Health Policies in Nursing Care in the Amazon (36 studies). (bvsalud.org)
  • This study is a multicenter longitudinal observational case-control study structured using the Updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research that aims to evaluate the acceptability and impact of active mobility to and from school (AMTS) programs for promoting healthy lifestyle practices and mental well-being among secondary school adolescents aged 10 to 16 in Bogotá, Colombia, and Maputo, Mozambique. (who.int)
  • In Kenya, there is evidence of patients being retained in NCD care through linking primary care clinics with income generation through microfinance groups. (pci-360.com)
  • Information was obtained using a questionnaire completed by the head of HRH departments in the Ministries of Health of 47 countries in the WHO Africa Region. (bmj.com)
  • Health and members of various ministries ministerial committee for consideration and involved in tobacco control plus NGO rep- approval [12]. (who.int)
  • We are currently working with Ministries of Health (MoH) in all the countries where we work on a number of issues. (who.int)
  • We remain poised to support Ministries of Health to continue their successes as we move forward in these unprecedented times. (who.int)
  • 3) Capacity of local officials and community volunteers to contribute to planning, implementation and monitoring of health preparedness and response efforts. (who.int)
  • 3 There was little underpinning evidence of the value of the role or time to evaluate whether it would be effective before nationwide implementation. (bmj.com)
  • Key challenges included irregular meetings, members' limited understanding of their roles and responsibilities, restrictions on planning and fund utilisation, and weak linkages with the broader health system. (biomedcentral.com)
  • If VHSNCs are to be instrumental in improving community health, sanitation and nutrition, they need education, mobilisation and monitoring for formal links with the wider health system. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nonetheless, geography dictates that the Lebanese health system must play a central role. (who.int)
  • Finally, we suggest that this crisis could be a catalyst for the strengthening of the Lebanese health system, based on evidence-informed policies that would benefit refugees and the Lebanese population alike. (who.int)
  • integration of refugees within the Leba- the beginning of the conflict ( 1 ), placing nese health system. (who.int)
  • It was asked if the Association was comfortable with the current two-tier inequitable health system. (pmg.org.za)
  • To inform health system responses to these changing patterns of disease, we aimed to assess changes in the burden of NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa from 1990 to 2017. (sun.ac.za)
  • In an effort to provide a concise and practical overview of the ERHMS system for the supervisory personnel involved in emergency response planning and execution, this "Guide for Key Decision Makers" was written to serve as a companion to the complete technical assistance document. (cdc.gov)
  • It provides a step by step summary of the components of the ERHMS system, its primary data requirements, primary recommendations, and key decision points, and it outlines the type of health and safety reports that the ERHMS system can provide to decision makers. (cdc.gov)
  • This companion piece will help supervisory personnel understand how they can facilitate the implementation of the ERHMS system, anticipate its safety and health data requirements, and utilize ERHMS recommendations to optimize the safety and health of emergency responders under their command. (cdc.gov)
  • Few programs stand completely apart from the rest of the health system. (r4d.org)
  • We needed a way to unpack vertical programs in relationship to the broader health system. (r4d.org)
  • After considering various frameworks, we chose one from the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) because it provides a coherent, thorough and detailed catalogue of PHC system components and determinants of performance. (r4d.org)
  • Introduction Performance-based financing (PBF) has acquired increased prominence as a means of reforming health system purchasing structures in low-income and middle-income countries. (bmj.com)
  • However, the health teams in the prison system have no responsibilities on technical evoluations, pointing to a call to people in detention ruled by the logic of primary care. (bvsalud.org)
  • single health system. (bvsalud.org)
  • The patients were enrolled in a primary care program-Health TAPESTRY-and Ontario's Health Links Program, which coordinates care for the highest users of the health care system. (jmir.org)
  • Background: Small island developing states (SIDS) have particular mental health system needs due to their remoteness and narrow resource base. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • We conducted situational analyses to support mental health system strengthening in six SIDS: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • Themes were mapped to the CFIR framework to identify the type of implementation gaps that exist for treating obesity within the current health and social care system. (frontiersin.org)
  • For example, the Plan-Do-Study- Act (PDSA) cycle, Six Sigma and the Toyota Production System known as Lean Production processes will be addressed. (upenn.edu)
  • The Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Kaiser) health care system succeeded in improving hypertension control in a multiethnic population by adopting a series of changes in health care delivery. (cdc.gov)
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Kaiser) is a large integrated health care delivery system that provides care to approximately 3.5 million members in various inpatient and outpatient settings including 14 medical centers and about 200 medical offices (6). (cdc.gov)
  • To improve physical health in clients with SMI, key elements are systematic somatic screening and lifestyle promotion. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • If proven efective, GILL eHealth ofers a clinically useful tool to improve physical health and lifestyle behaviours. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • Recognised as giving people greater control over their own health, it is a collaborative process focused on what is important to the individual in the context of their daily lives and has been shown to improve physical and mental health [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Refining the filtering capability of GENIE to address adults' needs may improve primary care providers' confidence in using such tools. (jmir.org)
  • The purpose of this integration was to improve the coordinated identification and treatment of prevalent mental health and substance use disorders in the VA primary care context [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Since 2004, Kaiser has implemented a series of changes in health care delivery to improve identification and treatment of patients with hypertension and to increase hypertension control. (cdc.gov)
  • Since 2001, five regional screening programmes were gradually implemented under the guidelines of Portuguese General Health Department. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Assist in planning advocacy campaigns to support primary health care initiatives. (saqa.org.za)
  • Also important are initiatives to develop skills in understanding and working with children and young people with mental health problems. (gov.scot)
  • 00:05:30 We have supported and amplified youth-led initiatives on combating misinformation and mental health. (bvsalud.org)
  • Still, little systematic effort has been channelled towards understanding what causes such heterogeneity, including looking more closely at implementation processes. (bmj.com)
  • The systematic implementation of PC/MHI across VA began with the first large-scale request for proposals occurring in 2007 [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Availability and coverage of oral health care are highly variable within and between countries. (who.int)
  • For example, paediatricians commonly support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people who have mental health difficulties and a physical or learning disability, while residential social workers are often involved with children and young people with complex difficulties, including mental health problems. (gov.scot)
  • The COVID-19 Global Action Plan (GAP), announced by Secretary Blinken on February 14, 2022, has six lines of effort to help end the acute phase of the pandemic, including a dedicated effort specifically to support health workers. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The responsibility for implementing this management plan lies with disease-endemic countries, with support from their global partners. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, older people with frailty need time and support to adjust to new ways of thinking about their own health now and in the future so they can participate in shared decision making. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Countries are being supported to ensure safety, training, support and equipment for frontline health workers, including Community Health Workers (CHWs), the rapid development of emergency service protocols and the maintenance of critical supply chains. (who.int)
  • We are also working with MOH programmes on mitigation planning to modify or adapt their programmes accordingly. (who.int)
  • Countries need to invest in developing quality HRH policies and plans through an intersectoral approach and based on contextual evidence. (bmj.com)
  • Estimating the cardiovascular disease risk reduction of a quality improvement initiative in primary care: findings from EvidenceNOW. (ahrq.gov)
  • Lindner SR , Balasubramanian B , Marino M . Estimating the cardiovascular disease risk reduction of a quality improvement initiative in primary care: findings from EvidenceNOW. (ahrq.gov)
  • The NHS Plan in 2000 suggested that by 2004, primary care trusts in England should employ 1000 new primary care mental health workers to help deliver better quality mental health care. (bmj.com)
  • Trained volunteers (an extension of the primary care team) conducted home visits and conducted surveys related to life and health goals in the context of the Health TAPESTRY (Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality) program, in which the GENIE tool was implemented. (jmir.org)
  • The primary methodology used is literature review. (exploratiojournal.com)
  • This study offers an example of human rights implementation approached through discourse theory methodology, using the right to family planning in Indonesia as an illustrative case. (lu.se)
  • In reality, 62 % committees monitored community health workers, 6.5 % checked sub-centres and 2.4 % monitored drug availability with community health workers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Village health committees were eventually implemented in India as part of the revival of primary health care in the 1980s, to supervise local health activities with the involvement of community health workers [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There is no doubt from the international experience of Community Health Workers (CHW) that they play a role in improving basic health status of communities. (saqa.org.za)
  • Data were obtained through interviews with the manager, six dentists, six oral health assistants and six community health workers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Chronic diseases are leading causes of death and disability, as well as drivers of health care costs and drivers of low work or productivity. (cdc.gov)
  • Poor maternal and child health in Nigeria is a chronic issue. (exploratiojournal.com)
  • Personalised Care Planning (PCP) is a collaborative approach used in the management of chronic conditions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It used a pragmatic inexpensive cluster randomised controlled trial to explore the effect of these workers on patient satisfaction, mental health symptoms, and the cost effectiveness of care. (bmj.com)
  • These will include steps to establish awareness of mental health and wellbeing as a core item in the training of all professionals who work with children and young people. (gov.scot)
  • Background Clients with severe mental illness (SMI) have overall poor physical health. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • It will also provide important information on implementation of GILL eHealth in mental health care. (hbo-kennisbank.nl)
  • Socio-economic context and burden of mental disorders, 2. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • There was no population-level data on mental health burden. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • No mental health non-Governmental organisations were identified in three SIDS. (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • Data from 65 primary care and mental health staff interviews across 16 sites were analyzed to identify how coordination was perceived one year after an organizational mandate to provide integrated mental health care in the primary care setting. (hindawi.com)
  • Standardized referral procedures and communication practices between primary care and mental health were influenced by the organizational factors of resources, training, and work design, as well as provider-experienced organizational boundaries between primary care and mental health, time pressures, and staff participation. (hindawi.com)
  • Based on this evidence, the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has undertaken one of the largest implementations of Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PC/MHI) in the world [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • As a researcher focused on behavioral health, I was pleased to see that mental health and substance use was the most common track this year, with over 195 abstracts (153 of which were posters) and nine sessions. (academyhealth.org)
  • In another study by Jennifer Hefner and colleagues, community members from Columbus, Ohio expressed not just their frustration with biased policing but also the need for mental health training for officers who respond to mental health and substance abuse crises. (academyhealth.org)
  • Ezra Golberstein and colleagues showed that elimination of cost-sharing for mental health and substance abuse in New Mexico lead to an increase in dispensed prescriptions and a reduction in out-of-pocket spending. (academyhealth.org)
  • Preparing for when restrictions are lifted, there will be a need to assess mental health and psychosocial effects of the crisis. (who.int)
  • Disruptions to education, economic uncertainty, loss or lack of employment opportunities, impacts on physical and mental health and trauma from domestic violence to name a few. (bvsalud.org)
  • Int J Ment Health Syst 16, 39 (2022). (ukhsa.gov.uk)
  • Samantha J. Harris's work on New Mexico's 2022 law eliminating cost-sharing for behavioral health found that there is optimism around the new statute, and that it can benefit individuals with complex conditions the most. (academyhealth.org)
  • http://www.who.int/antimicrobial-resistance/publications/global-action-plan/en/ (accessed 16 November 2017). (who.int)
  • (http://www.who.int/blueprint/en/, accessed 16 November 2017). (who.int)
  • (http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=42290&Itemid=270&lang=en, accessed 16 November 2017). (who.int)
  • Start-up planning for the HIT Commons is expected to begin in the final quarter of 2017. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Oral health is the state of the mouth, teeth and orofacial structures that enables individuals to perform essential functions, such as eating, breathing and speaking, and encompasses psychosocial dimensions, such as self-confidence, well-being and the ability to socialize and work without pain, discomfort and embarrassment. (who.int)
  • Facilitate and administrate community health activities/centre via supervision of a team of health care workers. (saqa.org.za)
  • Community health and nutrition workers acted as conveners and record keepers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Training of health workers at primary health care level. (who.int)
  • Task shifting is the process whereby specific tasks are moved appropriately to health workers with less qualifications and shorter training (WHO, 2008). (scielo.org.za)
  • This pandemic has spotlighted the critical role and bravery of health and care workers. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the estimated global shortage of 18 million health workers by 2030. (whitehouse.gov)
  • With growing health demands from new and emerging pathogens, aging populations, climate shocks, and increasing conflict and migration, the ever-increasing demand for health workers needs greater coordinated attention and action. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Accelerate coordinated efforts to protect health workers fighting COVID-19. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The pandemic has reminded all of us of the heroic work that health workers do every single day. (bvsalud.org)
  • Health workers account for an estimated 3% of the world's population but account for 14% of all infections with COVID-19. (bvsalud.org)
  • One of WHO's primary concerns has been to ensure health workers have access to personal protective equipment. (bvsalud.org)
  • This puts health workers and patients at risk from infections of all kinds, makes childbirth much less safe and drives antimicrobial resistance. (bvsalud.org)
  • The 1946 Bhore Committee report suggested the formation of village health committees to enhance community 'cooperation' with health authorities and address local health issues [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The NRHM conceptualized the Village Health and Sanitation Committee (VHSC) as responsible for village-level health planning and monitoring, formed within the overall framework of the Gram Panchayat (village council), in which women, village members from vulnerable groups and minority communities should be adequately represented [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1. This paper is prepared in response to a request made during the planning meeting for the 1995 inter-sessional meetings of the Sub-Committee on Administrative and Financial Matters. (unhcr.org)
  • The Committee asked what the Association wanted to see in the implementation plan. (pmg.org.za)
  • The Horowhenua Primary Health Organisation Steering Committee comprised community representatives, iwi and local health professionals. (massey.ac.nz)
  • HECEPP, the only qualitative evaluation effort of NC-CTG, was conducted to investigate perspectives of health equity (ie, all residents having access to opportunities for optimal health) in rural and urban counties in 2 NC-CTG regions. (cdc.gov)
  • The primary evaluation question was: How do residents from urban and rural counties perceive health equity in terms of farmers markets, shared use agreements, and smoke-free policies in multiunit housing? (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to analyze the oral health service performance in a certain municipality and also to develop a diagnostic evaluation protocol of Oral Health in Primary Care. (bvsalud.org)
  • Health evaluation. (bvsalud.org)
  • It emphasised that more detail was required about the financial viability of the NHI Fund, referral processes and the Contracting Units for Primary care. (pmg.org.za)
  • Organizational changes and staff shortages coinciding with implementation seemed to be obstacles for the adoption process. (nih.gov)
  • Regarding context, we suggest that implementation concurrent with other major organizational changes should be avoided. (nih.gov)
  • This document presents the draft five-year global strategic plan, which takes into account comments and suggestions made by Member States during the consultative process. (who.int)
  • The Board is invited to consider the draft strategic plan and the proposed draft decision contained in Annex 2. (who.int)
  • Our overall approach must be to get back to basics and pursue excellence in organizational strategic planning, bringing discipline to how we prioritize requirements and allocate funding. (nextgov.com)