Greater Hazelwood, a neighborhood located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, saw decline residents, businesses, and services at the of steel industry. Residents, philanthropic organizations, advocates, health centers, schools, universities, community-based organizations continue to collaborate revitalize Hazelwood neighborhood. Duquesne University Center for Integrative Health was engaged by place-ba...

Nine years after the Kobe earthquake in Japan, social issues are still prominent, and the rehabilitation process is still ongoing. The earthquake caused two major changes in Japanese society: an increase in voluntary and non-government activities, and the enhancement of cooperation between local government and the residents' association. People's participation in the decision-making process was...

New momentum for civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) is building, driven by the confluence of growing demands for accountability and results in health, improved equity, and rights-based approaches to development challenges, and by the immense potential of innovation and new technologies to accelerate CRVS improvement. Examples of country successes in strengthening of hitherto weak sy...

Despite widespread enthusiasm for broader participation in health policy and programming, little is known about the ways in which multi-sector groups address the challenges that arise in pursuing this goal. Based on the experience of Peru's National Multi-sector Health Coordinating Body (CONAMUSA), this article characterizes these challenges and identifies organizational strategies the group ha...

While there is ample writing on the structural components of the information or knowledge society, the elements of leadership have been underreported. This essay defines the knowledge society as consisting of structural, network and leadership elements, and concentrates on the latter, defined as crossectoral interactions among government officials, private managers, researchers and activists in...

Regarding the fiscal constraints and management difficulties of public hospitals, several countries have used public private partnership model to improve their health facilities. Public private partnership enables using public resources and private investment and expertise in a combined structure. Moheb hospital is the first Iranian hospital managed according to public private-partnership. The ...

Acting as an EU member state and implementing new developments in the administrative system have also set great expectations and demands to the management of Estonian public service. In 2004 Estonian Senior Civil Servants Competency Framework was created to be used in the leadership development and succession planning of top managers. The main aim of this paper is to analyze, based on the empir...

Our infrastructure touches the day-to-day life of each of our fellow citizens, and its capabilities, integrity and sustainability are crucial to the overall competitiveness and prosperity of our country. Unfortunately, the current state of U.S. infrastructure is not good: the American Society of Civil Engineers’ latest report on America’s infrastructure ranked it at a D+ — in need of $3.9 trill...

Maxwell Lehman, for nearly sixteen years editor of the Civil Service LEADER, has taken a leave of absence in order to assume a new role. He was named this week Deputy City Administrator for the City of New York. The appointment was announced by Dr. Luther GuUck, City Administrator, who described his new deputy as "a recognized expert in government admini.stration, known for his integrity and no...