Organizational systems to support publicly funded tobacco treatment services

Increasing private delivery of publicly funded services?

Attitudes to publicly funded obesity treatment and prevention.

The aim of this study was to investigate the Danish public's support for publicly funded obesity treatment and prevention. It was also examined whether levels of support could be explained by dislike of obese people and/or the belief that those who are obese are personally responsible for their condition. A representative survey of members of the Danish public (N = 1,141) was conducted using a ...

U.S. agencies providing publicly funded contraceptive services in 1999.

CONTEXT Nearly one-quarter of women who obtain medical contraceptive services receive care from clinics operated by publicly funded agencies. In light of changes in government policy and funding and in the structure of health care financing, an assessment of agency policies and programs is essential for monitoring women's access to contraceptive care and services. METHODS In 1999, 637 of a na...

Organizational factors associated with the use of contingency management in publicly funded substance abuse treatment centers.

A promising area within technology transfer studies is the identification of organizational factors that influence the adoption of treatment innovations. Although studies have identified organizational factors associated with the adoption of pharmacological innovations, few studies have examined organizational factors in the adoption of psychosocial innovations, among which contingency manageme...

Drug, Sex and Age Differentials in the Use of Australian Publicly Funded Treatment Services

CONTEXT Little is known about the proportion of the Australian population using alcohol or other drugs who may seek treatment. There is a need to have some additional estimates of population morbidity which reflect harms associated with use. OBJECTIVE To determine Australian population rates of publicly funded community based specialised alcohol and other drug treatment and in-patient hospita...