From responsibility for oneself to shared responsibility

Prepregnancy Care: A Shared Responsibility

The effective management of pregnancies complicated by diabetes is a shared responsibility—an equal partnership between health care professionals and a responsible woman. Over the last 30 years, major advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology and care of diabetes has led to the hope that pregnancy outcomes for women with diabetes would be similar to the outcomes for women without dia...

Affording shared responsibility for universal coverage: insights from California.

This paper presents key insights from California's recent experience in developing a plan for universal health coverage with "shared responsibility" among individuals, employers, and governments. A major challenge was finding an acceptable balance among the goals of affordability, equity, and cost to the state. Although reform did not pass, the state's approach-particularly differences from Mas...

Slovenian SMEs: From the Environmental Responsibility to Corporate Social Responsibility

Environmental and societal issues are emphasising the social role of enterprises, including all size classes, even the smallest ones, so-called micro enterprises. This paper reflects on Slovenian SMEs. These enterprises are confronting ever increasing and changing expectations, demands and claims for accountability not concerning only economic, but also environmental and social performance. Env...

Communication about vaccination: A shared responsibility

Vaccine hesitancy is an important issue to be addressed, due to the risk of decrease of vaccination coverage and consequent control of preventable diseases. While it is not considered a specific determinant, poor or inadequate communication can contribute to vaccine hesitancy and negatively influence vaccination uptake. As a contribution to the ongoing discussion regarding this theme and in the...

Effective mine risk education – a shared responsibility