Health & Fitness : Health Care Issues

The Boiled Frog Syndrome presents compelling evidence to show that the source of the majority of the Western diseases of civilisation that have multiplied over the past 100 years, ranging from cancers to debilitating sicknesses and allergies, can be traced to the modern built environment, our increasing exposure to electromagnetic radiation and the indiscriminate use of untested advanced technology. It is also due, in part, to the 20th century's repudiation of perennial wisdom. more...

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"Examines the use of rationing as a means to curb health care spending, using the experience of Great Britain to highlight the promises and pitfalls of this approach"--Provided by publisher. more...

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Dr. Gauld¿s collection of case studies is informative and accessible. I would recommend it as a central text for a course in comparative health systems.''. Political Studies Review. Based upon research from eight countries in the Asia-Pacific ¿ Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan ¿ this book analyses and compares their differing health policies. Key issues the book probes include:. · The ways that health care is financed and delivered across the region. · The historical and institutional arrangements that impact upon health policy and health care. · How the health systems differ between the countries under study. · How policymakers and service providers deal with unlimited demand and limited funding and issues such as service coverage and quality. · How pharmaceuticals and population health strategies are managed. · What the roles of the state and various other players (such as the private sector and professional associations) are in the making of health policy and delivery of health care. · The challenges that lie ahead for health care and health policy in the region more...

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Optimism that communicable diseases are no longer a threat is clearly misplaced. Diseases, such as HIV, have appeared and some chronic conditions, such as gastric ulcers, have been shown to be caused by infectious agents. This book deals with controlling such diseases. more...

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The widening recognition of mental health as a significant international public health issue has led to an increasing need to demonstrate that investment of resources into service development is both required and also worthwhile. In particular, there is a need to generate evidence on mental health care strategies that are not only effective and appropriate but are also cost-effective and sustainable. Aimed at health policy-makers and service researchers with an interest in strengthening mental health systems, this publication sets out to highlight the need for and relevance of an economic dimension to decision-making and to summarise results from existing mental health economic analyses. more...

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