OBJECTIVE To document the process, outcome and effectiveness of a community-based intervention for dengue control. METHODS The primary intervention, focused on strengthening intersectoral coordination, was initiated by researchers in January 2000 in a pilot area in Playa municipality, Havana. In August 2002 health authorities extended the intervention to neighbouring areas, one of which was s...

BACKGROUND It is increasingly recognised that intersectoral linkages between mental health and other health and support sectors are essential for providing effective care for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The extent to which intersectoral collaboration and approaches to achieve it are detailed in mental health policy has not yet been systematically examined. METHODS T...

in 1985-86, the european office of world health organization (who) proposed the health promotion program under the theme “healthy cities projects”. with the aim of securing individual and collective welfare, the staffs of healthy city in tehran also began their official activities at 13th aban street at rey (tehran’s 20th municipal district) along with community participation and intersectoral ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze municipal measures implemented to control the dengue epidemic, giving priority to the functions of intersectoral coordination, policy strengthening and community participation. METHODS The observational study was performed in Morelos, Mexico in 2007. Data collected in interviews and direct observations were submitted to contents analysis and policy mapping. Policy Maker s...

With a global economic crisis, undernourished peoples in South East Asia, as elsewhere, face even greater food insecurity. Future challenges to food availability include increasing food prices, increasing population size and climate change. National policies are required which emphasise improved intersectoral coordination, enhanced government credibility and accountability, as well as a shift i...

This paper advances a theoretical framework on the impact of time rules administrative coordination policies that deal with long-term, transboundary challenges. Its empirical focus is fight against antimicrobial resistance—AMR. The paper’s concerns how government agencies employ in so as to respond this open-ended policy challenge. To illustrate framework’s usefulness studies coordination, exam...

BACKGROUND Globally, the threat of infectious diseases, particularly emerging infectious diseases, originating at the human-animal-environment interface, has caught health systems off guard. With forecasts that future pathogen emergence will be centred in hotspots in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the need to prepare policy frameworks that can combat this threat is urgent. DISCUSSION Emerge...