In carrying out two projects involving environmental health indicators--a national environmental health programme evaluation and an international environmental health indicator system--in parallel, it became apparent that an international indicator set has limitations regarding the evaluation of a national programme such as the Swiss National Environment and Health Action Plan (NEHAP). The inte...

Over the past few decades, the propagation of acoustic signals through the human body has found application in medical imaging as well as the treatment of various ailments. Currently, for diagnostic ultrasound systems [1], ultrasound sources are characterized by measuring the acoustic pressure in water for almost every voltage range applied to the source and then linearly derating the measured ...

Social indicators and program evaluation research have much in common. Quality of ltfe work specifically raises the question of objective versus subjective variables, aggregate data versus distributional and individual issues, and the reference standards used in judgment and evaluation decisions. This articlepresentsperspectives on these issues from the orientation of quality of life research a...

one of the main reasons of unsustainability of city development in iran is that planners and mayors have not almost been able to create connections between different dimensions of a city. sustainability indicators are evaluation tools of cities operation applicable in living environmental, economical, and social aspects. the purpose of this paper is to offer a framework including the descriptio...

The role of diet quality and physical activity in reducing the progression of chronic disease is becoming increasingly important. Dietary Quality Indices or Indicators (DQIs) are algorithms aiming to evaluate the overall diet and categorize individuals according to the extent to which their eating behaviour is "healthy". Predefined indexes assess dietary patterns based on current nutrition know...

Although participation and empowerment are hallmarks of the WHO vision of health promotion, it is acknowledged that they are difficult to evaluate. Devising adequate study designs, indicators and methods for the assessment of participation and empowerment should consider the experiences, concerns and constraints of health promotion practitioners. The aim of this study was to investigate health ...