Health systems, communicable diseases and integration

Health systems, communicable diseases and integration.

The HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria pandemics pose substantial challenges globally and to health systems in the countries they affect. This demands an institutional approach that can integrate disease control programmes within health and social care systems. Whilst integration is intuitively appealing, evidence of its benefits remains uncertain and evaluation is beset by lack of a common und...

Health Trends of Communicable Diseases

Communicable Diseases in Inmates: Public Health Opportunities

At midyear 1997, more than 1.7 million people, or 1 of every 155 U.S. residents, were in either jail or prison. At yearend 1997, 1 of every 117 males and 1 of every 1,852 females in this country were sentenced prisoners under State or Federal criminal jurisdiction.1 Fifteen million arrests are made annually,2 and more than 10 million individuals are released from detention each year. Approximat...

establishment of health clinics as mass screening and referral systems for chronic non-communicable diseases in primary health care

background: this study aimed to establish a comprehensive screening and referral system for chronic non-communicable diseases (cncd) in the routine primary health care, and to determine the prevalence of diabetes, pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and dyslipidemia in adult population invited by public announcement to the health clinics in isfahan, iran. methods: this survey was conducted from m...

Communicable Diseases