Health
The Effects of Poor Neonatal Health on Children’s Cognitive Development
IPR
This 56-page US working paper studies the effects of birth weight on cognitive development from kindergarten through schooling
Paying for Hospital Services: A Hard Look at the Options
C.D. Howe Institute
A 32-page Canadian report examining the strengths and weaknesses of alternate methods for funding hospital-based care in Canada
HealthPosted: 2013-04-17
Why Chemotherapy That Costs $70,000 in the U.S. Costs $2,500 in India
"The Atlantic"
By rejecting patent applications, developing countries have kept down the costs of much-needed medications. This US article asks whether they can they continue to do so without harming efforts to develop new drugs?
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2013-04-13
Health Care Lessons from Australia
Fraser Institute
This 56-page Canadian paper is one of a series that examines the way health services are funded and delivered in other nations
HealthPosted: 2013-03-23
A Quiet Force: Health Cooperation in U.S.-Russian Relations
CEIP
A 70-page report making recommendations for deeper bilateral engagement on U.S.-Russian Health Cooperation to drive innovation and economic growth for both countries and the world
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2013-03-23
The Moral Imperative toward Cost-Effectiveness in Global Health
CGD
This 12-page essay explores the moral relevance of cost-effectiveness, a major tool for capturing the relationship between resources and outcomes, by illustrating what is lost in moral terms for global health when cost-effectiveness is ignored
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2013-03-23
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Human Rights Council
This 23-page report focuses on certain forms of abuses in health-care settings that may cross a threshold of mistreatment that is tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Health, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2013-03-15
Dementia Care in Hospitals: Costs and Strategies
AIHW
This 111-page report estimates the cost of caring for people with dementia in New South Wales hospitals, and presents strategies and practices being implemented in Australia and internationally that might improve outcomes for people with dementia and reduce care costs
Building an Industry of Choice: Service Quality, Workforce Capacity and Consumer-centred Funding in Disability Care
SPRC
To improve outcomes for people with disabilities and the efficiency of services, Australian government agencies have developed and trialled a range of market-based funding models within which ‘choice’ and ‘control’ are key principles. This 47-page report is concerned with the impact of these funding models on disability services workers, with particular focus on their capacity to provide high quality services
Health, DisabilityPosted: 2013-03-13
Healthy for Life: Results for July 2007-June 2011
AIHW
This 129-page Australian report provides information on both quantitative and qualitative indicators over the lifetime of the Healthy for Life Program, which was intended to help improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2013-03-13
Moving Targets: Fighting the Evolution of Resistance in Infections, Pests, and Cancer
AAM
The 44-page proceedings of a US colloquium focused on identifying the common evolutionary mechanisms driving resistance evolution across diverse biological systems, how treatment design and delivery can help avoid or minimize resistance, and effective practices of resistance management
HealthPosted: 2013-03-13
The Moral Imperative toward Cost-Effectiveness in Global Health
CGD
This 12-page essay explores the moral relevance of cost-effectiveness, a major tool for capturing the relationship between resources and outcomes, by illustrating what is lost in moral terms for global health when cost-effectiveness is ignored
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2013-03-13
Health Reform and Service Satisfaction in the Poor: Turkey
IDE
This 33-page Japanese discussion paper examines the effect of health reform in Turkey on satisfaction in the poor with public health services
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2013-03-08
Cataract Blindness and Simulation-Based Training for Cataract Surgeons
Rand Corporation
This 137-page US paper describes an approach to surgery training and delivery that includes use of high-fidelity simulator technology and associated curricula for high-volume training, development of a system of independent private practitioners, and training where necessary of individuals without medical degrees
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2013-03-06
The Relationship of Sugar to Population-Level Diabetes Prevalence: An Econometric Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Data
Plos One
This US study finds that refined sugars, including high-fructose corn syrup, especially when consumed in soft drinks, increase the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
HealthPosted: 2013-03-04
A Future State of Mind: Facing up to the Dementia Challenge
SMF
An 84-page UK report on meeting the challenges posed by rising numbers of dementia patients
Prevalence of and Interventions for Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Problems amongst the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community: A Review of the Literature
NDARC
This 174-page Australian report summarises a vast literature in relation to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people and both mental health and alcohol and other drug problems
Health, Drug AbusePosted: 2013-03-01
The Aged Care Workforce 2012: Final Report
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
This 210-page Australian report informs workforce planning on issues surrounding the recruitment and retention, training and education, carer development and employment conditions of the aged care workforce. It provides a comprehensive profile of the aged care workforce which spans almost a decade
Post 2015: What Can Be Learnt from the Impact of Health Performance on Donor Policies for Health Assistance?
DIE
A 4-page German briefing paper considering the lessons to be learnt from the impact of health performance on donor policies for health assistance
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2013-02-25
Big Data, Better Global Health
CFR
A US commentary on the release of the Global Burden Disease (GBD) Study, the most comprehensive and ambitious effort to date to quantify the world's health status
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2013-02-23
Staying Healthy in the Asian Century
Asialink
This essay examines the salient trends shaping the health landscape of Asia in the coming decades
Healthy Eating After School
Health Canada
This 46-page report is a synthesis of published and unpublished literature from Canada and abroad, along with insights collected from key informants whose initiatives, including programs, are already underway. Its purpose is to share with governments and other stakeholders working at all levels, the key learnings from a literature review and key informant interviews on how to integrate healthy eating and food skills into after-school physical activity initiatives
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2013-01-24
Addressing Women's Victimisation Histories in Custodial Settings
ACSSA
This 20-page Australian paper explores the prison as a possible site of re-traumatisation. The prison system can often exacerbate trauma for female criminal offenders with a trauma history
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2013-01-22
Statewide Law Enforcement/Mental Health Efforts
BJA
A 66-page US report examining how states have developed structures and standards to make encounters between police and people with mental illnesses safer for all involved and to produce better mental health and criminal justice system outcomes
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2013-01-16
When it Comes to Care, Is There Any Place Like Home?
King's Fund
A UK blog explaining how appropriate housing for older people could improve health outcomes and deliver savings
Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Home Care Settings
Public Health Agency of Canada
This 15-page Canadian document provides infection prevention and control guidance to home care organizations and healthcare workers for the management of clients/patients with suspected or confirmed seasonal influenza, including the H1N1 influenza virus, receiving care in the home
HealthPosted: 2013-01-08
Service and Support Requirements of People with Younger Onset Dementia and their Families Final Report
Department of Family and Community Services - Australia
This 164-page Australian report looks at the specialist needs and support needed for people with dementia aged 65 years and younger and for Aboriginal people aged 50 years and younger who have dementia
Do Personal Health Budgets Improve Quality of Life for Patients?
King's Fund
A UK blog commenting on the implications of the personal health budgets evaluation
HealthPosted: 2012-12-12
Hospital Implementation of Health Information Technology and Quality of Care: Are They Related?
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
The provisional 15-page pdf of a US research report examining the extent to which HIT implementation is associated with hospital patient care quality
Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-12-01
Background and Summary of Novel Coronavirus Infection – as of 30 November 2012
WHO
This update summarizes what is currently known about the virological, epidemiological and clinical features of the novel coronavirus
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-12-01
Deriving Key Patient Variables: A Technical Paper for the Hospital Dementia Services Project
AIHW
This 30-page Australian report describes the methods used for the Hospital Dementia Services Project to derive dementia status, complete hospital stays and post-hospital destination
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral: A Clinical Guide
CCSA, College of Family Physicians of Canada
This 2-page Canadian resource provides an overview of a simple 3-step alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral process
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2012-11-30
The Global HIV Epidemics Among Sex Workers
World Bank et al.
This 344-page study finds that a community empowerment approach to HIV prevention, treatment, and care is cost-effective, with significant projected impact on HIV incidence among sex workers and transmission beyond the sex workers community
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-11-29
Changes in Life Expectancy and Disability in Australia 1998 to 2009
AIHW
This 27-page report shows that older Australians are living longer and, on average, getting more years of life without severe or profound limitation in basic daily activities. On the other hand, the ageing of the Australian population and increasing longevity are leading to a greater number of older people with disability and severe or profound activity limitation
Top Five for Next Four in Global Health
CGD
This US blog lists five things that should be at the top of President Obama's global health agenda for the next four years
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-11-13
Tracking Designer Drugs, Legal Highs and Bath Salts
UNODC
This article comments on the recent rapid development of new psychoactive substances
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2012-11-06
Genetic Research in Indigenous Health: Significant Progress, Substantial Challenges
Medical Journal of Australia
This 2-page Australian article looks at the measurements and biological samples used in indigenous health research. It is the extraction and analysis of genetic material that has caused the most controversy in indigenous health research across the globe
Health, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2012-11-02
Good and Innovative Practice in Service Delivery to Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Families and Children
AIFS
This 20-page Australian paper is an overview of an analysis of the Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Client Access Strategies, a requirement of service providers funded by the Family Support Program
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2012-10-31
Spatial Disparities in Hospital Performance
IZQA
This 56-page discussion paper studies the determinants of regional disparities in mortality for patients admitted to hospitals for a heart attack
HealthPosted: 2012-10-29
Impacts of Malaria Interventions and their Potential Additional Humanitarian Benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brookings
A 13-page US policy paper examining malaria control advances in Sub-Saharan Africa and speculating on the possibility of positive spin-off in conflict prevention
Soldiers After a War-Zone Deployment
SFI
An abstract of a report examining the mental health profile of Danish soldiers who were sent on international deployment
Health, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-10-28
Health Care Reforms in the USA and England: Areas for Useful Learning
Using research supported by The Commonwealth Fund, this article identifies similarities and differences in the US and English approaches to payment reform, organizational restructuring, and information technology and management
HealthPosted: 2012-10-26
System-level Intersectoral Linkages Between the Mental Health and Non-clinical Support Sectors
Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
This 33-page Australian report summarises evidence regarding outcomes attributed to system-level intersectoral linkages between the mental health and non-clinical support sectors
HealthPosted: 2012-10-26
Chronic Conditions and Oral Health
AIHW
This 16-page Australian report provides information on the impact of oral conditions on people with a chronic condition including asthma, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, stroke, kidney disease, high blood pressure and depression
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-10-25
Palliative Care Services in Australia
AIHW
A 146-page report providing a detailed picture of the national response to the palliative care needs of Australians
HealthPosted: 2012-10-25
Can inter-sectoral collaboration improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health?
Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub
This 18-page discussion paper looks at emerging ways in which the effectiveness of inter-sectoral collaboration is being measured, identi fies benefi ts and challenges and includes examples of successful inter-sectoral collaboration in service delivery between health, media and education in low resource settings
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-10-19
Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth
National Academies Institute of Medicine
This 27-page pre-publication US report assesses the relationship between youth fitness test items and health outcomes, and provides guidance for interpreting fitness scores, along with an agenda for needed research
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2012-10-17
Effects and Consequences of Underage Drinking
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
This 12-page US bulletin presents findings from a literature review that investigated how underage drinking can affect a youth’s physical, emotional, and neurological health. In it, the authors discuss the legal, neurological, economic, and personal consequences youth can face when they make the decision to begin drinking
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2012-10-12
Breast Cancer in Australia: An Overview
AIHW
This 100-page report provides a comprehensive picture of breast cancer in Australia including how breast cancer rates differ by geographical area, socioeconomic status, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status and country of birth
HealthPosted: 2012-10-09
Early Life Health Interventions and Academic Achievement
IZA
This 71-page discussion paper studies the effect of improved neonatal health care on mortality and long run academic achievement in school
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-10-09
Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK 2012
HPA
This 242-page report complements the Health Sector report of the CCRA by providing scientific evidence of the wider risks to public health from climate change in the UK
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2012-10-05
Chronic Care: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Health Behaviour Change for Chronic Care
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 173-page New Zealand review identifies, appraises and summarises the most effective evidence-based theories and programmes of health behaviour change for individuals with diabetes, chronic obstructive airways disease, asthma, stroke and hypertension
HealthPosted: 2012-10-03
Influenza Pandemic
Library of Parliament, Canada
This 16-page Canadian background paper examines the origins of influenza, describes some previous pandemics and explores interventions for cobating the flu as well as the plans, Canadian and international, for pandemic preparedness
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-10-02
Dementia in Australia
AIHW
This 250-page report provides a comprehensive picture of dementia in Australia, illustrated by the latest available data and information on trends over time
Residential Aged Care in Australia 2010-11: A Statistical Overview
AIHW
This 100-page Australian report describes the key characteristics of services and recipients and also looks at the distribution of services relative to the needs of the population
The Evolving Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance - Options for Action
WHO
This 120-page book describes examples of policy activities that have addressed antimicrobial resistance in different parts of the world, with the aim of raising awareness and in particular to stimulate further coordinated efforts
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-09-19
Communities Tackle Chronic Disease to Live Longer
Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
Details of new Australian health promotion projects aimed at increasing awareness of chronic disease and promoting better health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Health, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2012-09-16
Financing the Response to AIDS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: International Assistance from Donor Governments in 2011
Stimson Center et al.
A US report finding that funding the resonse to AIDS in 2011 returned to 2008-9 levels, after a one-year drop in 2010
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-09-15
Hospital Separations Due to Injury and Poisoning, Australia 2006 -07
AIHW
The focus of this 150-page report is analysis of community injury (that is, injuries typically sustained in the home, workplace, street, etc.)in Australia
HealthPosted: 2012-09-14
Risk Factor Trends: Age Patterns in Key Health Risks Over Time
AIHW
This 141-page Australian report presents comparisons over time for different age groups for key health risk factors, including overweight and obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption
HealthPosted: 2012-09-14
Social Distribution of Health Risks and Health Outcomes: Preliminary Analysis of the National Health Survey 2007-08
AIHW
This 33-page paper explores the association between selected social and health risk factors on Australians' health
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-08-28
Getting Better Value for Money in Malaria Control
CGD
A 4-page US brief presentiing a framework for increasing the efficiency of malaria-control initiatives that addresses where to intervene, what interventions are best, and how to deliver them most effectively
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-07-18
The Effect of College Education on Health
IZA
A 51-page discussion paper examining the impact of college completion on adult mortality
The Mental Health of Prison Entrants in Australia: 2010
AIHW
This 26-page Australian report provides statistics on the mental health of Australian prison entrants
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2012-07-05
Public Health Ethics: informing Better Public Health Practice
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
Using ethical theory and empirical analyses to determine and justify the right thing to do in public health, this 7-page Australian bulletin distinguishes public health ethics from clinical ethics, research ethics, public health law and politics
HealthPosted: 2012-07-05
Priority-Setting in Health: Building Institutions for Smarter Public Spending
CGD
This 101-page US paper recommends creating and developing fair and evidence-based national and global systems to more rationally set priorities for public spending on health
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-06-12
Hospitalisations Due to Falls by Older People, Australia 2006-7
AIHW
This 80-page report deals with hospitalisations due to falls by people aged 65 and older in Australia
Family Planning and Women's and Children's Health: Long Term Consequences of an Outreach Program in Matlab, Bangladesh
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper analyzes the impact of an experimental maternal and child health and family-planning program that was implemented in Bangladesh
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-05-31
Quantifying the Quality of Health Aid: Health QuODA
CGD
This 4-page US brief summarizes and updates results of the Quality of Official Development Assistance (QuODA) index applied to health aid and compares these results to the overall QuODA assessment
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-05-31
Education Programs for Indigenous Australians about Sexually Transmitted Infections and Bloodborne Viruses
AIHW
A 15-page resource sheet describing sexual health education programmes for indigenous Australians
Health, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2012-05-29
Getting the Wind Up: Exploring Concern about the Adverse Health Effects of Wind Turbines in Australia and Europe
Mount Alexander Sustainability Group
This 24-page Australian report looks at the difference in the level of concern about adverse health effects from wind turbines in Australia, Denmark and Germany
The International Migration of Health Professionals
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper investigates the patterns and drivers of the international migration of health professionals
Health, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-05-14
Obesity, Prevention, and Health Care Costs
Brookings
A US article focussing on the role that investment in public health and prevention can play as a complementary strategy for controlling health care spending
HealthPosted: 2012-05-07
Cervical Screening in Australia 2009-2010
AIHW
The latest report on cervical screening in Australia
HealthPosted: 2012-05-01
North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Public Safety Canada et al.
This 80-page plan outlines how the US, Canada and Mexico intend to strengthen their emergency response capacities as well as our trilateral and cross-sectoral collaborations and capabilities in order to assist each other and ensure a faster and more coordinated response to future outbreaks of animal influenza or an influenza pandemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-04-27
A Working Guide to International Comparisons of Health
AIHW
This 25-page Australian guide highlights the types of questions to ask before comparing countries and when presenting health data in an international context
HealthPosted: 2012-04-24
Comprehensive Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood: Promising Federal and State Initiatives
NCCP
This 17-page US report presents a range of early childhood obesity prevention initiatives to inform states of ways they can build strong cross-system efforts to reduce childhood obesity rates
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-04-23
Mental Health and Education Decisions
IZA
This 69-page discussion paper examines the link between poor mental health and poor educational outcomes
Finland Launches its Trailblazing Taltioni Cooperative Amid Global Interest
SITRA
This Finnish press release announces how the the founders of Finland's innovative new system to provide electronic self-care services officially established a cooperative
HealthPosted: 2012-04-14
Is Resilience Still a Useful Concept when Working with Children and Young People?
Australian Institute of Family Studies
This 11-page Australian paper reviews some of the complexities and issues surrounding the concept of resilience in order to ascertain its usefulness for practitioners working with children
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2012-04-13
Social and Emotional Wellbeing: Development of a Children's Headline Indicator
AIHW
This Australian report describes the process of developing a Children's Headline Indicator to measure social and emotional wellbeing
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2012-04-10
Improving Safety in Maternity Services: A Toolkit for Teams
The King's Fund
This 106-page UK toolkit synthesises the experiences and lessons from 12 multidisciplinary maternity teams in England. This page provides separate links to each section comprising the toolkit
HealthPosted: 2012-03-29
The Fiscal Dimension of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, and Uganda
World Bank
This 312-page report urges African governments and their development aid donors to do significantly more to prevent new HIV infections
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-03-16
Chronic Condition Management Strategies in Aboriginal Communities
The Lowitja Institute
This 96-page Australian report discusses effective and transferable chronic condition management strategies, and generates research evidence about their processes, impacts and health outcomes for Aboriginal communities
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2012-03-12
Cash On Delivery Aid for Health: What Indicators Would Work Best?
CGD
This 45-page US working paper assesses the challenges of applying COD Aid in the health sector
International Development, HealthPosted: 2012-02-29
Combating Dangerous Medicines: Differences in Quality of Medicines sold by Small Pharmacies and Large Chain Pharmacies
AEI
A 5-page US paper investigating the possibility that smaller, often privately-owned, pharmacies in developing countries take greater risks with drug procurement than larger organizations
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-02-24
Rethinking Health Sector -wide Approaches Through the Lens of Aid Effectiveness
Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Economics and Government
This 52-page Australian paper argues that the theory of change underlying SWAps is highly consistent with effective aid, while the practice is not
International Development, HealthPosted: 2012-02-24
Community-Based Care Coordination: Practical Applications for Childhood Asthma
"Health Promotion Practice"
This 12-page US paper examines the effectiveness of community-based care coordinators who bridge gaps between families, health care providers, and support services
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-02-22
International Comparisons in Health Economics: Evidence from Aging Studies
IZA
This 49-page discussion paper provides an overview of the growing literature that uses micro-level data from multiple countries to investigate health outcomes, and their link to socioeconomic factors, at older ages
An Evaluation of the Use of Performance Measures in Health Care
Rand Corporation
This 70-page US report describes how health care performance measures are being used by a wide array of organizations and the types of measures being used for different purposes. It summarizes key barriers and facilitators to the use of measures, and identifies opportunities for easing the use of performance measures moving forward
HealthPosted: 2012-02-10
Comorbidity of Mental Disorders and Physical Conditions 2007
AIHW
This 42-page report investigates the prevalence of mental illness in association with common chronic diseases in Australia
HealthPosted: 2012-02-10
Global Health Initiative 2.0: Effective Priority-Setting in a Time of Austerity
CGD
This 10-page report summarizes the rationale for continued U.S. investment in global health, lookd into the evolution of the Global Health Initiative and recommends a re-boot for the whole enterprise
HealthPosted: 2012-01-31
Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada
C.D. Howe Institute
This 32-page Canadian report argues that Canada’s provinces could learn from the Dutch and UK models as they seek better value for money in healthcare delivery
HealthPosted: 2012-01-31
Accelerating Work to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases—A Roadmap for Implementation
WHO
To guide the effort against NTDs this 22-page document sets out a new strategy that sets targets for what can be achieved by the end of the decade
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-31
U.S. Response to the Global Threat of Tuberculosis: Basic Facts
CRS
A 15-page US report outlining basic facts related to global TB, including characteristics of the epidemic and U.S. legislation, programmes, funding, and partnerships related to the global response to TB
HealthPosted: 2012-01-24
Global Health and the New Bottom Billion: How Funders Should Respond to Shifts in Global Poverty and Disease Burden
CGD
This 4-page US brief offers recommendations for global health agencies to deal with shifts in global poverty and the disease burden
Poverty & Hunger, HealthPosted: 2012-01-19
Working toward Wellness
NDRC
This 87-page US report presents 36-month results from a random assignment evaluation of a one-year programme that provided telephonic care management to encourage depressed parents, who were Medicaid recipients in Rhode Island, to seek treatment from mental health professionals
HealthPosted: 2012-01-12
Unintended Consequences Guide
U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This online US guide is available to help hospitals and other health care organizations anticipate, avoid and address problems that can occur when adopting and using electronic health records
HealthPosted: 2012-01-10
Value for Money in Donor HIV Funding
Rand Corporation
This 92-page US report examines options for improving the impact of HIV funding
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-10
National Strategies to Address Dementia
Alzheimer's Australia
This 12-page Australian paper provides an overview of a range of approaches that a selection of countries have taken to address dementia