Advocacy, communication and social mobilization for TB control
Primary care - Putting people first: This chapter describes how primary care brings promotion and prevention, cure and care together in a safe, effective and socially productive way at the interface between the population and the health system.
Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives
Third Stocktaking Report, 2008
Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS
Монографія має за мету ознайомити громадськість із проектом ESPAD – Європейське опитування учнів щодо вживання алкоголю та інших наркотичних речовин (European School Survey Pr...oject on Alcohol and other Drugs) і його реалізацією в Україні. Вона містить інформацію про рівень і структуру куріння, вживання алкоголюта наркотиків серед підлітків, динаміку окремих показників за 1995, 1999, 2003,
2007 роки, аналіз гендерних особливостей, а також дані щодо поінформованості підлітків з питань ВІЛ.
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salud pública de méxico / vol. 50, suplemento 2 de 2008, pp.167-177.
In response to the emerging global concern regarding health and people with intellectual disabilities (ID), several developed countries have established national initiatives to address the unique health needs of this population ...segment. However, most people with ID reside in countries with developing economies, such as many Latin American countries, yet there is virtually no information on the health of people with ID in these regions. Countries with developing economies face distinct challenges in promoting health among this population segment that may preclude adoption or adaptation of policies and practices developed in regions with established economies. This paper will address the issue of health promotion among people with ID in Latin America, an area that is undergoing significant reforms in both health care and disability rights
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Guidelines for Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) outlines the principles and procedures to be followed by medical laboratories involved in clinical research and/or patient care so as to provide quality data which can be used for health research and patient treatment. As the use of laboratory... tests (often expensive) are increasingly becoming a part of medical diagnosis and research, generation of quality data would be a cost-effective and ethically sound strategy.
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Armed conflicts and natural disasters cause significant psychological and social suffering to affected populations. The psychological and social impacts of emergencies may be acute in the short term, but they can also undermine the long-term mental health and psychosocial well-being of the affected ...population. These impacts may threaten peace, human rights and development. One of the priorities in emergencies is thus to protect and improve people’s mental health and psychosocial well-being.
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Examples from four Philippine Hospitals
Improve identification, verification, communication and coordination.
Integrated Management of pregnancy and childbirth