Public Health in the Americas : Conceptual renewal, performance assessment, and bases for action
Pan American Health. Organization
Bok Engelsk 2002 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Washington : : Pan American Health Organization, , 2002.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (397 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Preliminaries; Preface; Table of Contents; Navigational Chart; 1 The Initiative Public Health in the Americas and the need to improve Public Health Practice in the Region; 2 The Steering Role in Health and Institutional Strengthening of the National and Subnational Health Authorities; 3 Origins and Current Scenarios; 4 Foundations of the Conceptual Renewal; 5 Social Practices and Public Health; 6 Essential Public Health Functions; 7 Framework for Action to Improve Public Health Practice; 8 Rationale for the Performance Measurement of EPHF; 9 Development of the Measurement Instrument. - 10 Measurement Process11 Results of the Measurement of the Essential Public Health Functions in the Americas; 12 A Case Study in Performance Measurement at the Subnational Level United States of America; 13 Institutional Strengthening for the Performance of the EPHF; 14 Estimate of Expenditures and Financing for EPHP and Mechanisms for Determining Cost and Budgeting; 15 Development of the Public Health Workforce; 16 International Cooperation for Improving Public Health Practice; Appendices. - This book describes the principal conceptual, methodological, and empirical developments stemming from PAHO and WHO's institutional efforts in public health, which have entailed the broad and committed participation of the Member States. It provides and overview of the status of Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) in 41 countries and territories of the Americas, based on self-evaluation exercises performed by health authorities to measure their performance.
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| Emner | Americas
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Disciplines and Occupations Environment and Public Health Vis mer... Evaluation Studies as Topic
Health Health Care Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Health Occupations Health Services Administration Investigative Techniques Medicine Organization and Administration Population Characteristics Program Evaluation Public Health Public Health Administration Quality of Health Care Medical care. Public health -- America. |
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| ISBN | 9275115893
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