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OBJECTIVE To determine an appropriate, cost-effective and sustainable model of health services for prevention and control of hypertension in a primary care unit. STUDY DESIGN Operational research. MATERIAL AND METHOD The presented study was to develop a model that utilized health personnel, village health volunteers (VHVs) and family health leaders (FHLs) to improve health services to preve...

This report presents findings from the EBRI/Commonwealth Fund Consumerism in Health Care Survey, 2006, the second annual version of this survey. The online survey of 3,158 privately insured adults ages 21– 64 was conducted to provide nationally representative data regarding the growth of consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), and their impact on the beh...

BACKGROUND The private sector plays a large role in health services delivery in low- and middle-income countries; yet significant gaps remain in the quality and accessibility of private sector services. Clinical social franchising, which applies the commercial franchising model to achieve social goals and improve health care, is increasingly used in developing countries to respond to these limi...

BACKGROUND The impact of lifestyle on health is undeniable and effective healthy lifestyle promotion interventions do exist. However, this is not a fundamental part of routine primary care clinical practice. We describe factors that determine changes in performance of primary health care centers involved in piloting the health promotion innovation 'Prescribe Vida Saludable' (PVS) phase II. ME...

Tobacco-related disease is estimated to cost the NSW health system more than $476 million in direct health care costs annually. Population-based smoking-cessation interventions, including brief intervention by health professionals, are effective and cost effective. As the prevalence of smoking in the general community declines, more highly dependent 'treatment-resistant' smokers may present a c...

Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) can be an effective paradigm for both the inclusion of preventive care in primary care practices, especially in rural Utah, and the effective teaching of preventive medicine and primary care. This article discusses the three major elements of COPC and suggests a five-step process to incorporate COPC into a health care professional’s practice that would be ...

Preventable chronic illnesses cause 7 of 10 American deaths each year and account for 75% of US healthcare spending (1). Women are disproportionately affected by chronic disease, which negatively impacts their quality of life and their economic status (2). Women’s major chronic illnesses are estimated to cost about $466 billion per year, which does not include lost potential income and addition...

BACKGROUND The coverage of preventive health assessments for children is pivotal to the system of preventive health screening. A novel method of triage was introduced in the Preventive Youth Health Care (PYHC) system in the Netherlands with an associated shift of tasks of professionals. Doctor's assistants carried out pre-assessments to identify children in need of follow-up assessment, whereas...

BACKGROUND During the last decades, the number of dentistry units increased significantly across the country. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of dental units of Iran provinces regarding dental health inputs and outputs using Data Envelopment Analysis approach. METHODS In this applied descriptive-analytical study, the study population included all of Iran 31 provinces. The o...