Comprehensive health planning. 3. New resources for urban health programs.

Planning and costing human resources for health.

Have Health Human Resources Become More Equal Between Rural and Urban Areas after the New Reform?

The lack of health human resources is a global issue. China also faces the same issue, in addition to the equity of human resources allocation. With the launch of new healthcare reform of China in 2009, have the issues been improved? Relevant data from China Health Statistical Yearbook and a qualitative study show that the unequal allocation of health human resources is getting worse than before.

Environmental planning and urban health.

1 Doctoral candidate in urban planning Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, New York City, USA 2 Chair of Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, New York City, USA 3 Professor of Medicine and Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York City, USA Address for Correspondence: Joyce ...

mHealth resources to strengthen health programs

A suite of resources provides implementation guidance for mHealth initiatives, particularly in less developed countries. The suite includes an eLearning course, online guide, evidence database, and a High-Impact Practices brief, along with the mHealth Working Group and website.

Urban Health Bulletin: A Compendium of Resources

On average, child health outcomes are better in urban than in rural areas of developing countries. Understanding the nature and the causes of this rural-urban disparity is essential in contemplating the health consequences of the rapid urbanization taking place throughout the developing world and in targeting resources appropriately to raise population health. Using microdata on child health ta...