Objective. To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking at the National Institutes of Health in Mexico (NIHM). Material and methods. A survey was performed among workers who voluntarily answered a questionnaire. Smokers were identified with two specific questions, and type of employment was classified as physicians, administrative staff, investigators and support personnel. Results. Total p...

The role of department chair is one of the most important roles in academia, yet chairs are rarely formally prepared for it. A modified job analysis format can be used to examine the role of the chair. In addition to administrative responsibilities, the chair, who is usually selected from the faculty, has teaching, research, and service responsibilities. Administrative functions include dealing...

In December 1939, as benefit claims were beginning to be filed, the Social Security Board adopted a set of basic provisions to underlie a system for the hearing and review of claims involving adjudications that had been unfavorable to claimants. To implement this system the Board established an Office of Appeals Council, wholly independent of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance. The p...

Healthcare enterprises involve complex processes that span diverse groups and organisations. These processes involve clinical and administrative tasks, large volumes of data, and large numbers of patients and personnel. The tasks can be performed either by humans or by automated systems. In the latter case, the tasks are supported by a variety of software applications and information systems wh...

The large discrepancy between epidemiological evidence and welfare administrative data regarding domestic violence prevalence among welfare recipients is an issue of major concern for social policy. This study sought to determine whether or not the discrepancy is due to under-reporting by all women or by certain types of women. Using survey and administrative data on a sample of June 2002 welfa...

Integrating information technology (IT) into medical settings is considered essential to transforming hospitals into 21st-century health care institutions. Yet the role of IT departments in maximizing the effectiveness of information systems is not well understood. This article reports a 3-round Delphi panel of Veterans Administration personnel experienced with provider order entry electronic s...

Currently, in the UK military, and particularly in the Army, a significant number of personnel are regularly discharged on the grounds of being assessed as "Temperamentally Unsuitable (TU) for military duties", under Queen's Regulations (QRs): (Army) 9.414 and 9.434 (1). In the last two years (2001--2003), preliminary figures suggest that approximately 700 serving personnel were recommended for...

OBJECTIVE Mental disorders in military personnel result in high rates of attrition. Military organisations have strengthened their mental health systems and attempted to overcome barriers to care in order to see better outcomes. This study investigated the roles of mental health services renewal and delay to care in Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel diagnosed with mental disorders. DESIGN...

This study examined the implementation of Ghana’s child rights legislation (Children’s Act 560) in four districts in respect of the establishment of prescribed administrative and institutional structures, the service delivery procedures, and challenges. The data from the four districts (cases –studies) were analysed by thematic grouping of responses. The results showed that the established admi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking at the National Institutes of Health in Mexico (NIHM). MATERIAL AND METHODS A survey was performed among workers who voluntarily answered a questionnaire. Smokers were identified with two specific questions, and type of employment was classified as physicians, administrative staff, investigators and support personnel. RESULTS Total ...