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Showing 1 to 20 of 177 for “"Health policies"”.
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Tino rangatiratanga in health policies and practises
… was to investigate tino rangatiratanga in health policies and practises in Aotearoa. My research involved defining tino rangatiratanga and exploring the expression of tino rangatiratanga in health policy and practises. A kaupapa Māori analysis of the 1996 National Cervical Screening …
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Three Essays on Demand-side Health Policies in India
<p>Demand-side health policies, such as conditional cash transfers and public health insurance, aim to increase the utilization of healthcare services by providing financial incentives and higher purchasing power to under-served populations. With their increasing popularity in developing countries, …
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State Adolescent Reproductive Health Policies and their Impact on Teen Pregnancy Outcomes
… impact of state-level adolescent reproductive health statutes on rates of teenage pregnancy, birth and abortion rates. This study also analyzes the impact that adolescent reproductive health policy outputs have had on teenage pregnancy outcomes between 1992 and 2008, and the disparate impact of …
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Houston Midwives and Public Health Policies: How Their Fight Can Help Us All
… take responsibility for improving reproductive health, they struggle to achieve their goals when met with policymakers that don’t share their vision. Using critical medical anthropology, I focus on how this discord affects women’s health and is damaging to society when representatives pass over …
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Malawi's maternal and Child Health policies : analysis, lessons and strategies for addressing gaps
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-237).
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The Implementation of Refugee Health Policies and Services in Virginia's Local Health Districts
In 1997, the Virginia Refugee Health Program coordinated a protocol and reimbursement structure to encourage health departments to perform initial health screenings on refugees settling in the Commonwealth by establishing four recommended levels of assessment. This thesis is concerned with these …
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Bridging the research–policy gap: How to improve and institutionalize knowledge translation practices in health policies
… evidence-informed policy-making (EIP) to improve health systems and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In response, new knowledge translation (KT) initiatives and networks have been set up to facilitate and scale up research use in policy processes. Despite these …
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Mathematical modeling and control of epidemics as decision support systems to steer effective public health policies
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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HIV & AIDS stigma, Namibian newspapers and health policies, 2000 - 2012: An investigation of framing, priming and agenda-setting effects
Media representation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease has greatly influenced how the disease and those who are affected by it are perceived in the society, thus often causing stigma towards those infected and affected. This dissertation …
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Behavioral health policies and associated factors: Do they influence health behaviors among adolescents in low-and middle-income countries?
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 98590 Lift date: 2019-03-01T16:37:19Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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Comparative Review of Mental Health Policies and Standards of Professional Practice in Ontario and Iran: Emphasis on a Cultural Framework
Mental health systems require well-defined government regulations, acts and policies as well as ethical codes created by professional organizations and standards of practice established by regulatory bodies. Cross-cultural review studies can help to identify similarities, differences and cultural …
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Changes in the characteristics of new drug applications for the treatment and prevention of diabetes mellitus
… medical advances in novel therapies and public health policies of disease control and prevention, have not reduced the disease prevalence since 1990s. I analyze this phenomenon from the technology and policy viewpoints underlying diabetes treatment and prevention, in order to control and manage …
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Mental health policy outcomes: an examination of older adults' mental health service use, 2002-2012
The underutilization of mental health services (MHS) by older adults – and especially by racial/ethnic minority elders – is a well-recognized problem. Though several national-level mental health policies have been enacted and implemented over the past decade, rates of underutilization remain high. …
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Age-Varying Associations Between Childhood Abuse and the Risk of Obesity Across Adulthood: Examining Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescents to Adult Health
… early-life stressor linked to adverse health outcomes such as obesity across adulthood. This study examines how the association between childhood abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) and obesity risk varies with age, using data from Waves I–V of the National Longitudinal Study of …
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Essays on Health Economics
This dissertation explores the behavior of health care providers and consumers, with a focus on understanding how changes in health policies affect the efficiency and quality of care of health care systems. Chapter 1 evaluates the impact of a change in Medicare reimbursements for nursing wages on …
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Health Planning in a Developing Country - the Case of Korea
The review of Korea's general health conditions indicates that the health needs of a vast majority of the rural population remain unmet. Existing health policies and governmental infrastructure are ineffective. It is imperative, therefore, that Korea develop a national health program based on an …
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Health of Afghan Refugees in Iran and Germany – Population and Health Systems Perspectives
… in equitably addressing the general and healthcare needs of refugee populations, which may differ from the needs of citizens. Addressing these needs promptly and accurately necessitates precise observation and systematic data collection on the health and overall living conditions of these …
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Effective communication with people with learning disabilities with epilepsy and their carers.
… and epilepsy. It has both therapeutic and health promotion functions including psycho-social benefits to the individual and their carers. Carers play vital roles in supporting individuals who live in the community to manage their conditions and the need for effective communication between …
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How Urban Nature Shapes Health: Unravelling the Spatial Complexity of Nature-Health Systems
… nature is recognised as a key Determinant of Health, yet existing research often relies on linear, aspatial approaches that overlook how Health Outcomes emerge from complex, interdependent processes, whose effects vary across space. This thesis adopts a spatial complexity lens and a …
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