This edition of the Public policy and Health series is a summary of a scientific advisory written by Nicole April, Claude Bégin and Réal Morin of the Direction du développement des individus et des communautés of Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ). This advisory on alcohol consumption in Québec is submitted to the Minister of Health and Social Services for the purposes of imp...

In the present ICT era of communication, social media is playing a pivotal role in reducing communication gap and sharing information instantly anywhere world. Among various media, WhatsApp particularly helps formation common interest groups for different categories people information. The study was undertaken with this objective, to effectiveness communications on advisory services delivered l...

Agriculture is an integral constituent of Pakistan’s economy and the primary source livelihood for nearly 65% population living in rural areas. Rice second major staple food after wheat a significant foreign exchange earnings through Basmati exports. Pakistan has established extensive network agricultural extension to educate farming community about modern practices enhancing productivity crops...

Private plans were brought into Medicare on the theory that they could deliver Medicare services at lower cost. However, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) — Congress’s expert advisory body on Medicare payment policy — has found that Medicare pays private plans 14 percent more than it costs to treat the same beneficiaries in the traditional Medicare program. These overpayments th...