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Fri, 2009-03-13 10:34 — mdmcdonald

The mission of the OneHealth Working Group is to integrate all health domains into one discipline worldwide.

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PHREE-Way

Wed, 2009-04-08 10:58 — admin

PHREE-Way is a global action-learning consortium of organizations working together to expand education and strengthen capacity for disaster risk reduction and humanitarian action towards sustainable development and human security. The founding and initial members include international non-governmental organizations, research and training support organizations, and universities. All members adhere to human security, sustainable development, and humanitarian imperatives, as well as globally-recognized ethics and standards.

An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Human Development

Thu, 2009-04-02 08:39 — admin

Textbook Project:

HDCA Textbook convened by Séverine Deneulin
Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative, Oxford Department of International Development
Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, UK 2009
** These are draft chapters for comments only. They are not to be cited or reproduced without the permission of the authors.**

Measurement of integrated healthcare delivery:

Mon, 2009-03-23 12:01 — admin

a systematic review of methods and future research directions

Martin Strandberg-Larsen, PhD, MScPH, Unit of Health Services Research, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen,
Allan Krasnik, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor, Director of the MPH-programme, Unit of Health Services Research, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen,
International Journal of Integrated Care, 4 February 2009 - ISSN 1568-4156

Available online at : : http://www.ijic.org/?000411

The healthcare trap

Sun, 2009-03-22 04:56 — admin

Why do rich countries spend so much on health, when evidence shows it doesn't make much difference to life expectancy?

Richard Smith
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 10 June 2008 11.00 BST

As countries get richer they spend more and more on healthcare. A congressional report (pdf) recently showed that the US might be spending 50% of its gross domestic product on health by 2082.

Could this happen in Britain? Is it possible or desirable?

CSIS: Global Water Futures

Sun, 2009-03-22 04:38 — admin

This White Paper addresses the growing global challenges of dealing with the
devastating effects of increasing water scarcity and declining water quality. Across
the planet, in developing and developed regions alike, poor governance and
mismanagement of natural resources coupled with rising population growth,
increasing urbanization, and economic development have led to a growing
imbalance between water supply and demand. This imbalance is reaching crisis
proportions in many regions. It will have even more significant consequences for

Zimbabwe: 30 Strains of Cholera

Sun, 2009-03-22 04:07 — admin

From: "CORE CS Community Listserv"
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:57:14 -0500
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Subject: Zimbabwe Has Thirty Strains Of Cholera | How cholera inspired my book: the cholera epidemic which swept Britain in the 19th century
From: Campbell, Dan (GH/HIDN/ID) [mailto:dcampbell@usaid.gov]

These and other recent cholera updates can be viewed on the Environmental Health at USAID CholeraGroup
at: http://groups.google.com/group/cholera-control
1 - Zimbabwe Has Thirty Strains Of Cholera

Health Disparities and the U.S. Health System Reform

Sat, 2009-03-21 10:22 — admin

Action on Health Disparities in the United States
Commission on Social Determinants of Health

Michael G. Marmot, FRCP; Ruth Bell, PhD
International Institute for Society and Health and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, England. Dr Marmot was chair of the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health, 2005-2008.
Dr Bell is a senior research fellow at University College London and was a member of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health Secretariat

The Obama Presidency: what may happen in terms of health policies?

Sat, 2009-03-21 08:07 — admin

The Obama presidency: what may happen, what needs to happen in health policies in the USA

Barbara Starfield
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2009;63:265-266; doi:10.1136/jech.2008.084822
April 2009 (Volume 63, Number 4).

Website: http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/63/4/265

“……Expectations are high for the Obama presidency. People worked hard on his campaign, more because of his perceived integrity than his platforms (which were not well defined). Is it realistic to expect Obama to make a real difference?

The healthcare trap

Wed, 2009-03-18 07:19 — admin

Why do rich countries spend so much on health, when evidence shows it doesn't make much difference to life expectancy?

Richard Smith
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 10 June 2008 11.00 BST

As countries get richer they spend more and more on healthcare. A congressional report (pdf) recently showed that the US might be spending 50% of its gross domestic product on health by 2082.

Could this happen in Britain? Is it possible or desirable?

The healthcare trap

Wed, 2009-03-18 07:16 — admin

Why do rich countries spend so much on health, when evidence shows it doesn't make much difference to life expectancy?

Richard Smith
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 10 June 2008 11.00 BST

As countries get richer they spend more and more on healthcare. A congressional report (pdf) recently showed that the US might be spending 50% of its gross domestic product on health by 2082.

Could this happen in Britain? Is it possible or desirable?

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