introduction: air pollution due to particulate matter is a major environmental and health issue in all regions of the world. the aim of this study was to investigate the health impacts of pm10 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10μm) in khorramabad city, iran in 2014. materials and methods: in this study, pm10 sampling was conducted by a high-volume sampler at flow rate of 1.1-1....

The paradigm of waste management shifts toward more integrated management, hence a more integrated environment assessment method is emerging to support the strategy formulation. As a systematic and comprehensive environmental management tool, life cycle assessment (LCA) can serve as a keystone of integrated environmental assessment method. But three issues needs improvement: credibility on inve...

BACKGROUND China is investing considerably in health care reforms to address issues in its health care system. An example is access to innovative drugs, which remains challenging because it is largely dependent on patient self-pay. Recognizing this, the government has invested considerably in its basic medical insurance. As health care expenditure increases, there are growing concerns on budget...

background very few studies have assessed performance of botswana public hospitals. we draw from a large research study assessing performance of the botswana ministry of health (moh) to evaluate the performance of public hospital system using the world health organization health systems performance assessment framework (who hspaf). we aimed to evaluate performance of botswana public hospital sy...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: health care organizations have begun applying six sigma methods into their operations. on the other hand, the difficulty of using indicators to compare health care providers in a meaningful way has led to an increased focus on using information about “adverse events”- that is , events that should not happen i...

Ipswich Hospital Emergency Department played a vital role in the Post Acute Treatment in the Home Program (PATH) of West Moreton District Health Service. PATH used two strategies to reduce the district reliance on acute hospital beds: a short-stay unit for rapid assessment, treatment and early discharge of patients with simple conditions; and a hospital-in-the-home program utilising community h...

This paper develops a conceptual framework in which preferences about the distribution of future health gains depend on differences in four 'health streams'. These are as follows: (1) the amount of health to be gained; (2) the no-treatment profiles; (3) the amount of health experienced thus far: and (4) the amount of health gained previously as a result of public health interventions. This clas...

quantitative assessment is the most important means to identify hazard potential and manage risk for an industrial process. the implement of quantitative assessment in the early stage will help to develop inherently safer process, eliminating the hazard and reduce the possibility of accidental chain events and the magnitude of consequences. in this paper, after reviewing the presently available...

this study was carried out for analysis and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of arsenic (as) and zinc (zn) in some of consumed brands of ghee marketed in kermanshah city, western iran in 2015. for this purpose, 12 samples of four popular brands of ghee were analyzed for levels of as and zn after digestion with acids using atomic absorption spectrometry in 3 replications and health index was obt...