Performance measurement and performance management in OECD health systems
The paper reviews the performance frameworks and some of the performance indicators adopted recently by WHO, OECD, Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. In addition, a selective review has been undert...
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Performance, Measuring, Methods and Indicators
Health systems and services research in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay
The Network for Health Systems and Services Research (HSSR) in the Southern Cone of Latin America conducted a study to analyze the HSSR situation in the sub-region, to assess capacity building needs a...
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Health Systems, Research, Equity, Health Services Accessibility^util, Resultados de investigaciones en la toma de decisiones en Salud
Lessons in research to action and policy - case studies from seven countries
It focuses particularly on the decision-making aspect. One of the aims was to try and identify capacity development needs to help countries in their efforts to make research an effective tool for heal...
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Decision Making, Policy Making, Health Development, Advocacy, Resultados de investigaciones en la toma de decisiones en Salud, Vaccine Research
Methodology for assessment of environmental burden of disease - report on the ISEE session on environmental burden of disease
It presents a draft of the methodological elements for the assessment of the environmental burden of disease, recommendations, summaries of the presentations, the results of the working groups, and th...
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Environmental Exposure, Risk Assessment/methods, Epidemiology, Guia [tipo de publicação], arênciarênciarência, Anais de congresso
Equity in health in unequal societies: Towards health equity during rapid social change
This paper explores the implications for health policy of the segmentation of society into social groups with very different levels of income and wealth. It focuses particularly on societies undergoin...
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Health Policy, 50334, Social Groups, eshangeshanges, Equity, Living Conditions
WHO Fact Sheets: Electromagnetic fields and public health - mobile telephones and their base stations
It presents information on the use of mobile phones, exposure levels, health effects, electromagnetic fields (EMF) guidelines, WHO's actions, and recommendations for protection against radiofrequency ...
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Electromagnetic Fields/adverse effects, Radiation Exposure
IGG PUCRS: Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia - PUCRS
Apresenta o histórico da instituição, seus componentes, informações sobre os cursos oferecidos e as pesquisas em andamento.
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Geriatrics, Academies and Institutes
Is our society making you sick?
America's health lags behind that of more egalitarian nations. Economic equality is the medicine we need.
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Economics, Measuring, Methods and Indicators
As especificidades do sistema de inovação do setor saúde: uma resenha da literatura como introdução a uma discussão sobre o caso brasileiro (FeSBE)
A motivação para esses estudos veio da constatação de que seria muito relevante para o planejamento de uma política científica nacional na área de saúde saber em que medida o investimento em ...
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Research, Abogacía
Associação Brasileira de Alzheimer - ABRAz
Apresenta o histórico da instituição, informações sobre a doença, calendário de eventos, dicas para cuidadores, links para páginas afins, endereço dos escritórios regionais e informações s...
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Alzheimer Disease, Societies, Associações e sociedades nacionais
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