Pacific Partnerships for Health : Charting a New Course.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feasley, Jill C.
Otros Autores: Lawrence, Robert S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1998.
Temas:
Public health > Islands of the Pacific.
Community health services > Islands of the Pacific.
Santé publique > Pacifique, Îles du.
Community health services
Public health
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pacific Partnerships for Health
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY
  • CURRENT STATUS OF THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
  • CHARTING A COURSE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
  • Adopt and Support a Viable System of Community-Based Primary Care and Preventive Services
  • Improve the Island's Physical Infrastructure
  • Invest in Preventive and Primary Care and Public Health
  • Maintain or Establish Basic Health Care Standards
  • Develop a Regional Health Information System
  • Reform Health Care Facility ManagementPromote Prudent Privatization
  • Rethink and Restrict Off-Island Tertiary Care Referrals
  • Improve Coordination Within and Among the Jurisdictions and the United States
  • Role of the United States
  • Roles of the Island Jurisdictions
  • Interface Between the United States and the Island Jurisdictions
  • Increase Community Involvement and Investment in Health Care
  • Establish Jurisdictional Health Authorities
  • Develop Health Improvement Benchmarking Process
  • Use Nongovernmental Community Organizations to Provide Health Care ServicesIncrease Community Involvement with Primary Care Sites
  • Promote Education and Training of the Health Care Workforce
  • Improve and Support Basic Education
  • Utilize Distance-Based Learning, Telemedicine, and Electronic Data Libraries
  • Provide Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education Programs
  • Sponsor Training for Dentists
  • Sponsor Training for Nurses
  • Provide Health Administration and Systems Management Training to the Chief Health Administrator
  • 1 Introduction
  • ORIGINS OF THIS REPORTSTUDY APPROACH
  • ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT
  • U.S. INVOLVEMENT WITH THE REGION
  • Historical Overview
  • Current Political Status of the U.S.-Associated Pacific Basin Jurisdictions
  • The Flag Territories
  • The Freely Associated States
  • U.S. Military Interests in the Region
  • U.S. Economic Interests in the Region
  • U.S. Interests in the Region's Health Care Systems
  • 2 Regional Health and Health Care Services Overview
  • REGIONAL HEALTH OVERVIEW
  • Demographic Characteristics of the Region
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • EconomyEpidemiological Characteristics of the Region
  • Mortality
  • Disease Prevalence
  • Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OVERVIEW
  • Structure of the Health Care Delivery System
  • Administration
  • Coordination
  • Data Management
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Community Involvement with Health Care Delivery
  • Off-Island Care
  • Financial Resources
  • Workforce
  • Physicians
  • Dental Professionals
  • Mid-Level Practitioners
  • Nurses
  • Health Assistants
  • Health Care Workforce Education and Training

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