An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Human Development

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.**

State of the World’s Cities 2008/2009 - Harmonious Cities

Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2008 for and on behalf of the
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2008

Available online as PDF file [288p.] at:
http://www.unchs.org/pmss/getElectronicVersion.asp?nr=2562&alt=1

Innovations in Primary Health Care in the Americas

Special Edition of the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management:

April/June 2009, Volume 32, Issue 2 at: http://www.ambulatorycaremanagement.com/

From the preface:

Water & Energy Resources and National Security

CSIS and Congressman Linder's House Water Caucus held a briefing on WATER 3 31 09

Howard D. Passell, PhD
Water and Energy Resources Ecologist, Sandia National Laboratories (national security labs focusing on macro level)

VALUE OF FUNCTIONING ECOSYSTEMS is TWICE THE VALUE OF GLOBAL GDP
Functioning ecosystems are basis of all human security and prosperity – we cannot ignore complexities and interdependencies any more.

Reforming the Health Care Delivery System: A Team Approach

March 27, 2009

There is an emerging consensus that health reform must encompass ways to improve quality and value in the system, and one of the prime targets for reform is the way care is delivered. Some health care organizations have combined thoughtful use of technology and better use of personnel to improve preventive care and treatment of chronic disease, obtain better outcomes, and offer additional job satisfaction to their health care workforce. This briefing, sponsored by the Alliance, Kaiser Permanente and the AFL-CIO, explored ways to enhance a team approach to care.

HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects in Progress)

National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)

Website: http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/hsr_project/home_proj.cfm

A free, online database of current HSR projects. HSRProj contains descriptions on more than 6,000 ongoing health services research projects funded by government and state agencies, foundations, and private organizations.

Ethics and governance of global health inequalities

Vaccine Refusals Spur Outbreak Fears

Vaccine Refusals Spur Outbreak Fears

March 25, 2009
By Maria Danilova

A widespread scare about vaccine side effects in Ukraine has led to a sharp drop in immunizations that could result in disease outbreaks spreading beyond the former Soviet republic, international and local health officials say.

Universal Health Care 101: Lessons for the Eastern Caribbean and Beyond

IMF International Monetary Fund
Working Paper No. 09/61: March 2009
Tsounta, Evridiki

Available online as PDF [37p.] at: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2009/wp0961.pdf

“……Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and implement it. This paper attempts to fill this gap by providing some general policy recommendations on this important issue. While most of the paper addresses the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) countries, its policy implications are applicable to any country.

Measurement of integrated healthcare delivery:

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

Climate May Heat Crises, Military Analysts Say

Source: Christian Science Monitor
Author(s): Kelly Hearn
Original Post: Climate May Heat Crises, Too, Military Analysts Say
Type: News Article

March 17, 2009 - Top US defense officials are envisioning ways that American military personnel, equipment, and installations might be affected by extreme weather events, rising ocean temperatures, shifts in rainfall patterns, and other natural resource stresses projected to accompany global climate change – stresses that may exacerbate existing security threats and breed new ones.

Politics Online 2009 Conference

We all like to talk about how much we use technology (hence all the posts and memos we've all written on our own sites about how to use Twitter, Facebook, etc.).

But how many of us have actually looked at the user experiences of Members of Congress, as they work through the highs and lows of social media in political office?

Or asked a Senator what it felt like to post the tweet heard around the country?

Now you can.

The healthcare trap

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

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

Computerizing Health Records: Will It Really Cut Medical Costs?

By SCOTT HAIG – Thu Mar 5, 12:15 pm ET
If the cheerleaders - including the one in the Oval Office - are right, computerized medical records will save us all: save jobs, save money, reduce errors, and transform health care as we know it. In a January speech, President Obama evoked the promise of new technology: This will cut waste, eliminate red tape and reduce the need to repeat expensive medical tests," he said, and he has proposed investing $50 billion over the next five years to help make it happen.

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