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URL correction [EQ] Health Care Financing and Delivery in the US, Mexico and Canada

Health Care Financing and Delivery in the US, Mexico and Canada: Finding and Establishing Intentional Principles for Sound Integration

Eleanor D. Kinney, Hall Render Professor of Law and Co-Director, William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health
Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis.

Wisconsin International Law Journal, 2009

Available online PDF [31p.] at: http://bit.ly/9h9ZxJ

“………Historically, of all legal and policy issues, financing health care services has been perceived as a domestic policy issue both in the United States and around the world. Traditionally, policy makers might look abroad for ideas for reforming health care financing and delivery, but they did not perceive financing and delivering health care as an international concern.

 

That is no longer the case today. It is a cliché to say that globalization has shrunk the world, but it is true nonetheless. The degree of movement of goods and services, capital, and people throughout the globe is remarkable. In part, this movement has been fueled by efforts since World War II to integrate the world economically and to facilitate free trade.

 

Health care has become globalized as well. Medical tourism is now a cultural phenomenon.1 Scholars are examining this phenomenon and exploring its global implications for domestic health law and policy…”

 

“…This article explores whether and how to integrate the financing and delivery of health care services in North America:

 

·         First, the article describes the process of economic integration since World War II in Europe and the Americas. This discussion describes the provisions in various treaties that affect domestic health care sectors and focuses on how the European Union (EU) has addressed domestic health sectors in the integration and accession processes as a possible model for North America.

·         Second, the article describes the health sectors in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This section analyzes the comparative performance of the three North American health sectors and the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on these sectors.

·         Finally, the article sets forth three principles that should ensure the protection of health care sectors in the process of economic integration….”


 
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[EQ] Health Care Financing and Delivery in the US, Mexico and Canada: Finding and Establishing Intentional Principles for Sound Integration

Health Care Financing and Delivery in the US, Mexico and Canada: Finding and Establishing Intentional Principles for Sound Integration

Eleanor D. Kinney, Hall Render Professor of Law and Co-Director, William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health
Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis.

Wisconsin International Law Journal, 2009

Available online PDF [31p.] at: http://bit.ly/akuXJo

“………Historically, of all legal and policy issues, financing health care services has been perceived as a domestic policy issue both in the United States and around the world. Traditionally, policy makers might look abroad for ideas for reforming health care financing and delivery, but they did not perceive financing and delivering health care as an international concern.

 

That is no longer the case today. It is a cliché to say that globalization has shrunk the world, but it is true nonetheless. The degree of movement of goods and services, capital, and people throughout the globe is remarkable. In part, this movement has been fueled by efforts since World War II to integrate the world economically and to facilitate free trade.

 

Health care has become globalized as well. Medical tourism is now a cultural phenomenon.1 Scholars are examining this phenomenon and exploring its global implications for domestic health law and policy…”

 

“…This article explores whether and how to integrate the financing and delivery of health care services in North America:

 

·         First, the article describes the process of economic integration since World War II in Europe and the Americas. This discussion describes the provisions in various treaties that affect domestic health care sectors and focuses on how the European Union (EU) has addressed domestic health sectors in the integration and accession processes as a possible model for North America.

·         Second, the article describes the health sectors in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This section analyzes the comparative performance of the three North American health sectors and the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on these sectors.

·         Finally, the article sets forth three principles that should ensure the protection of health care sectors in the process of economic integration….”


 
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[EQ] Equity in Access to Health Promotion, Treatment and Care for all European Women

Equity in Access to Health Promotion, Treatment and Care for all European Women

 

Lasch, Vera / Sonntag, Ute / Maschewsky-Schneider, Ulrike (Hrsg.)

Mit Beiträgen von Adam, Szilvia / Babitsch, Birgit / Bohne, Sabine / Brzank, Petra / Burke, Mary Anne / Cwikel, Julie / Eichler, Margrit / Györffy, Zsuzsa / Hellbernd, Hildegard / Kopp, Mária / Lasch, Vera / László, Krisztina / Maschewsky-Schneider, Ulrike / Östlin, Piroska / Richters, Annemiek / Sonntag, Ute / Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata

kassel university press, ISBN: 978-3-89958-740-1, 2010, 186 Seiten

Available online PDF [186p.] at: http://bit.ly/akuXJo

“……Women compared to men have different health needs: reproductive health, domestic violence, health beliefs, and health behaviour are not the same across both genders. Does this imply that women are disadvantaged in access to health care and health promotion? How could inequities be reduced and gender based health services be installed?

 

The book tries to answer these questions inquiring gender-inequities in health from different scientific perspectives, including epidemiology, social sciences, health policy, and health services research. A gender and diversity based framework for research is presented.

 

The authors also look at special target groups: Are migrant and socially deprived women, and women who went through domestic violence disadvantaged regarding access to health, health care and health promotion? The situation of women across European countries is the main focus of the book.

 

The articles are written by authors from seven countries: from East and West Europe, Canada and Israel. The book provides valuable information for all who work in policy and research in women’s health, and who want to put equity and fairness in health into action….”

Content:

- Health Inequalities and Gender – An Introduction

- Gender Equity in Access to Health Care and Treatment – a Global View

- A Methodological Approach for Analyzing Inequities

- Gender Based Strategies for Public Health Activism: Tools from Social Epidemiology to Address Inequalities in Women's Health

- Migrants, Discrimination and Equity in Access to Health Promotion and Health Care

- Social Inequality, Health and Healthcare: Gender-specific Patterns in Germany

- Domestic Violence and Health Care

- Domestic Violence against Women: Health Care Needs and the S.I.G.N.A.L.-Intervention Programme

- Equity in Reproductive Health in Central and Eastern Europe: The Hungarian Experience

- Chosen Women’s Health Needs in Central-Eastern Europe: the Situation after the Process of Transformation - the example of Poland

 

 

http://www.upress.uni-kassel.de/online/frei/978-3-89958-740-1.volltext.frei.pdf

Dr. Piroska Ostlin, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Adviser, Social Determinants of Health Regional Director's Office (RDO)
WHO Regional Office for Europ, Denmark

 

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[EQ] Drinking and driving - an international good prac tice manual - Informe: Estado de la Seguridad Vial en la Regi=?iso-8859-1?Q?=F3n_de_las_Am=E9ricas?=

Drinking and driving – an international good practice manual

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Informe sobre el Estado de la Seguridad Vial en la Región de las Américas:

Beber y conducir: Manual de seguridad vial para decisores y profesionales

Washington, D.C.: OPS, © 2010 ISBN: 978-92-75-33125-5

Edición original en inglés publicada por la Alianza Mundial para la Seguridad Vial en 2007 con el título:
“Drinking and driving: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners” © Global Road Safety Partnership 2007 - ISBN 978-2-940395-00-2

Disponible en texto completo PDF [192p.] en: http://bit.ly/bx1UqK

 “……Los traumatismos causados por accidentes de tránsito son un importante problema de salud pública y una de las principales causas de defunción y de discapacidades en todo el mundo. Cada año mueren aproximadamente 1,2 millones de personas y millones más sufren traumatismos y discapacidades como resultado de accidentes en la vía pública, principalmente en los países de ingresos bajos y medianos. Además de generar enormes costos sociales para individuos, familias y comunidades, los traumatismos causados por el tránsito constituyen una pesada carga para los servicios de salud y para la economía.

El costo para los países, algunos de los cuales posiblemente ya afrontan otros problemas de desarrollo, puede representar de 1% a 2% del producto interno bruto. A medida que aumenta el número de vehículos motorizados, el problema de los accidentes en la vía pública crece de manera acelerada, en particular en los países en desarrollo…..”

Content:

Introducción
1. ¿Por qué es necesario un programa sobre beber y conducir?
2. Análisis de la situación y elección de medidas prioritarias
3. Elaboración y puesta en práctica de un programa sobre beber y conducir
4. Cómo evaluar el programa

Anexos y siglas

Anexo 1: Factores que afectan a la concentración de alcohol en la sangre (CAS)
Anexo 2: Alcoholímetros manuales
Anexo 3: Interceptación segura de los vehículos
Anexo 4: Distintos tipos de campañas publicitarias
Referencias

Eugênia Maria Silveira Rodrigues, MD, MPH, PhD Regional Advisor on Road Safety http://www.bvsde.paho.org/texcom/cd045364/SeguridadVialAmericas.pdf
Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Area  PAHO/WHO - Washington, DC - e-mail: rodrigem@paho.org

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Drinking and driving – an international good practice manual

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Full report  Chinese [pdf 4.11Mb] | English [pdf 1.48Mb] | Portuguese [pdf 1.6Mb]

Chapters

Cover [pdf 288kb]
Table of contents [pdf 43kb]
Introduction [pdf 298kb]
Chapter 1: Why is a drinking and driving programme necessary [pdf 397kb]
Chapter 2: Assessing the situation and choosing priority actions [pdf 288kb]
Chapter 3: How to design and implement a drinking and driving programme [pdf 632kb]
Chapter 4: How to evaluate the programme [pdf 262kb]
Appendices and acronyms [pdf 223kb]


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