Both a ‘magic bullet’ and good aim are required to link public health interests and health care needs in HIV infection

10.1038/73104 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.P. Garnett ◽  
L.M. Bartley ◽  
D.W. Cameron ◽  
R.M. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Magic Bullet ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs

scholarly journals Therapeutic budget modelling: a possible road to budgetary allocations in the public health care setting

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
George K John ◽  
Martie S Lubbe ◽  
Jan HP Serfontein
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Care Structure ◽  
Care Structure

In South Africa, 70% of the country’s population is dependent on the public health care sector (especially the primary health care structure) for their basic health care needs. Opsomming In Suid-Afrika is 70% van die land se bevolking van die openbare gesondheidsorgsektor (veral die primêre gesondheidsorgstruktuur) afhanklik vir hulle basiese behoeftes aan gesondheidsorg. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals Assessing and Ensuring a Comprehensive System of Services for Children With Special Health Care Needs: A Public Health Approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie B. Strickland ◽  
Peter C. van Dyck ◽  
Michael D. Kogan ◽  
Cassie Lauver ◽  
Stephen J. Blumberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Special Health Care Needs ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Special Health Care ◽  
Special Health

scholarly journals Modelling for HIV Spread in Homosexual Population

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
T. Srivenkataramana ◽  
C. Nagaraja Rao
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Stochastic Mode

Statical modeling of HIV infection is useful to understand HIV spread mechanism, for predicting HIV and AIDS counts and for forecasting health care needs. This article: i. stresses the need for modeling of HIV and AIDS . ii. discusses the appropriateness of a stochastic mode for HIV transmission and iii. examines the applicability of diffusion of news and rumors model of Taga & Isli(1959), reported in Bartholomew(1967) and presents the adapted version of this model to suit HIV spread in homosexual populations. Three different cases are considered under this model.

scholarly journals Health Services Development Resource Assumptions and Planning Guidelines 1990/1991

1990 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 316-316
Author(s):  
M. M. Tannahill
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Community Care ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Development Resource

In August 1989 the NHS Management Executive of the Department of Health issued Health Authorities with Circular HC(89)24 which lays down planning guidelines and resource assumptions for 1990/91. In five terse pages, the document sets the scene for the Government's priority health issues over the next two years. Several of these issues are of interest and importance to psychiatrists, as they are concerned with the implementation of the White Paper Caring for People: Community Care in the Next Decade and Beyond. Health Authorities are asked to “identify the health care needs of their populations” and to set targets, based on reports of their Directors of Public Health, to improve the overall health of their population.

scholarly journals Education and the ethics of refugee health

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Worthington
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Refugee Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Global Health Education

Abstract Background While meeting the health needs of refugees is defensible as a human right, asserting this right is insufficient to ensure that health care needs of refugees are actually met. In addition to political will and social commitment, a well-trained workforce is needed. Problems faced by refugees mean taking a range of public health and other measures, requiring a mix of skills to help health care professionals [HCPs] meet the needs of this vulnerable population. Objectives In taking an overview of global health problems associated with the health care needs of refugees, ethics and human rights are assessed to see what practical steps can be taken by public health leaders to better enable HPCs address unmet needs. Results Given the scale of the problem and the moral implications, there is a case for making refugee health a core topic in global health education. Ethical analysis is used to devise learning outcomes that could be included in programmes for continuing education and professional development. Twelve indicative learning objectives are offered, including to ‘demonstrate leadership when trying to affect change and address health problems faced by refugees' and to ‘demonstrate sensitivity to social customs without necessarily acceding to unlawful or unethical practices'. Conclusions When focusing on the health needs of refugees, practical and ethical considerations should be taken into account in support of efforts at finding educational solutions. Making refugee health a core topic in postgraduate global health education could help HCPs acquire new skills. Key messages The right to health is insufficient to ensure that refugees receive the care they need. There is an ethical case for building refugee health into education programmes for global (public) health.

scholarly journals Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits After Hurricane Maria in a Southern Puerto Rico Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verónica M. Frasqueri-Quintana ◽  
Carene A. Oliveras García ◽  
Laura E. Adams ◽  
Xiomara Torres-Figueroa ◽  
Rafael Iván Iriarte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Primary Reason ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs

ABSTRACTObjective:The aim of this study was to describe individuals seeking care for injury at a major emergency department (ED) in southern Puerto Rico in the months after Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017.Methods:After informed consent, we used a modified version of the Natural Disaster Morbidity Surveillance Form to determine why patients were visiting the ED during October 16, 2017–March 28, 2018. We analyzed visits where injury was reported as the primary reason for visit and whether it was hurricane-related.Results:Among 5 116 patients, 573 (11%) reported injury as the primary reason for a visit. Of these, 10% were hurricane-related visits. The most common types of injuries were abrasions, lacerations, and cuts (43% of all injury visits and 50% of hurricane-related visits). The most common mechanisms of injury were falls, slips, trips (268, 47%), and being hit by/or against an object (88, 15%). Most injury visits occurred during the first 3 months after the hurricane.Conclusions:Surveillance after Hurricane Maria identified injury as the reason for a visit for about 1 in 10 patients visiting the ED, providing evidence on the patterns of injuries in the months following a hurricane. Public health and emergency providers can use this information to anticipate health care needs after a disaster.

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