background although there is a general agreement on the benefits of evidence informed health policy development given resource constraints especially in low-income countries (lics), the definition of what evidence is, and what evidence is suitable to guide decision-making is still unclear. our study is contributing to filling this knowledge gap. we aimed to explore health policy actors’ views r...

introduction since the introduction of development to countries after the second world war, this process has been the most significant issue, especially in developing countries. the realization of development demands exploiting the talents, capacities and active participation of people in different stages of development process, so that development and participation are considered to be interwo...

The world is changing very fast. And the expectations of the customers are also changing exponentially. This pace of change are forcing to have phenomenal challenge to all those working in the GI industry. The boom in mobile and internet technologies continues to grow the importance of Geographic Information whilst customers demand better quality, consistency and accuracy of geographic data in ...

An economic impact analysis was conducted in two rural counties in Northwest Arkansas to observe effects of hypothetical retiree in-migration as a sustainable economic development policy. The analysis reveals economic benefits with varying impacts and additional socioeconomic costs on both counties. The policy has the potential for sustaining in the long-term. .

This Policy Brief focuses on the key issues confronting state rural health directors. A companion Policy Brief will discuss the process state rural health directors use to obtain and process policy research. As part of this work, Walsh Center researchers attended a number of regional meetings of state rural health directors. They held forums at these meetings and engaged the state directors in ...

ID: 380 Readiness for Smoke-free Policy Development in Rural Communities Author Information: Authors List: Presenting Author: Ellen Hahn Additional Author: Mary Kay Rayens Additional Author: Nancy York Additional Author: Mei Zhang Presenting Author: Ellen J Hahn Address: 519 CON 760 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40536-0232 USA Ph: 859-257-2358 Fax: 859-323-1057 Email: [email protected] Institu...