Access to healthcare in the Family Health Strategy: balance between same day access and prevention/health promotion

AH Norman, CD Tesser - Saúde e Sociedade, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
This article presents some guidelines for organizing the working process in Primary Health
Care (PHC) and Family Health Strategy (FHS) concerning the challenges of providing …

What is access to radiation therapy? A conceptual framework and review of influencing factors

P Sundaresan, MR Stockler… - Australian Health …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Objectives Optimal radiation therapy (RT) utilisation rates (RURs) have been defined for
various cancer indications through extensive work in Australia and overseas. These …

Meeting national response time targets for priority 1 incidents in an urban emergency medical services system in South Africa: More ambulances won't help

C Stein, L Wallis, O Adetunji - South African Medical Journal, 2015 - ajol.info
Background. Response time is viewed as a key performance indicator in most emergency
medical services (EMS) systems. Objective. To determine the effect of increased emergency …

A qualitative exploration of low-income women's experiences accessing abortion in Massachusetts

A Dennis, R Manski, K Blanchard - Women's Health Issues, 2015 - Elsevier
Background At a time when most states are working to restrict abortion, Massachusetts
stands out as one of the few states with multiple state-level policies in place that support …

They stole her teeth! An exploration of adults with developmental disability experiences with dental care

A Salmasi, R Harrison, MA Brondani - Special Care in Dentistry, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim of this paper was to explore the experiences of adults with developmental
disabilities (AWDD) in accessing and utilizing dental services in Vancouver, BC. Methods …

The impact of China's Zero-Markup Drug Policy on county hospital revenue and government subsidy levels

Z Zhou, Y Su, B Campbell, Z Zhou, J Gao… - Journal of Asian …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In 2009, the Chinese government passed the Zero-Markup Drug Policy, which strives to
contain the costs of medicines and ultimately reduce the financial burden to the public …

[PDF][PDF] Barriers in health care access faced by children with intellectual disabilities living in rural Uttar Pradesh

J Varghese, N Grills, K Mathias - Journal of Social Inclusion, 2015 - academia.edu
Purpose: People with disability in rural India face multiple barriers accessing healthcare; our
hypothesis is that children with intellectual disability suffer the same but little is known about …

Evaluating the measurement of mental health service accessibility, acceptability, and availability in the Canadian Community Health Survey.

KP Elliott, J Hunsley - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Given the underutilization of mental health services by those with mental health problems,
growing attention has focused on barriers to utilizing services. Several researchers have …

How can we improve healthcare access and general self-rated health among orphans and vulnerable children? Findings from a Kenyan cross-sectional study

ML Goodman, SE Seidel, R Kaberia… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Objectives This study analyzes healthcare access and general self-rated health (GSRH)
among orphan and vulnerable child (OVC) households enrolled in an empowerment …

Frequent use of emergency departments in Saudi public hospitals: implications for primary health care services

SA Alghanim, BA Alomar - Asia Pacific Journal of Public …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aims to determine the prevalence, factors and reasons associated with the
frequent use of public emergency departments (EDs) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study …