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Family physicians positioned to intervene and connect survivors with needed services Although many abused women suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or depression, they are not receiving needed mental health services, a University of Missouri researcher found. “More than half of the women participating in our study suffered from depression, PTSD or both illnesses,” said Mansoo Yu, an assistant professor of social work in the College of Human Environmental Sciences....
May’s policy snapshot, Immigrants’ Access to Healthcare, examines the various types of health insurance and health services available to immigrants, uninsured rates among the immigrant population, and barriers to care. Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) June 06, 2013 Since the founding of our nation, people have been coming to the United States from all corners of the world. Some have come seeking employment, others to obtain advanced degrees and still others have come to escape persecution....
New partnership will expand onsite health centers to more locations in BayCare and to other employers in the Tampa Bay area. CLEARWATER, Fla., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BayCare Health System and CHS(TM) Health Services (CHS) have agreed to co-manage two onsite health centers staffed by full-time physicians and nursing staff dedicated entirely for the health system's employees. These centers, known as TeamCare, will offer a broad range of services, such as urgent and...
Findings are 'much worse than we imagined,' researcher says In one of the most detailed studies of its kind, a team of Greek and U.S. researchers have vividly chronicled the harmful public health impacts of the economic austerity measures imposed on Greece's population in the wake of the global economic crisis. Writing in today's [Thursday, April 18] American Journal of Public Health, the researchers cite data showing the economic recession and subsequent austerity policies in Greece...
OTTAWA, Jan. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Additional private delivery of health services is seen as a threat rather than a complement to the public system in Canada, according to a survey conducted by EKOS Research Associates for The Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care. "Canadians are not particularly optimistic regarding the impacts of private health care, with the majority concluding that allowing private services will cause the public system to...
A new model of influenza transmission, published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine, using more detailed information about patterns and severity of infection than previous models, finds that cases and transmission rates of H1N1 during the 2009-2010 flu pandemic have been underestimated. This model can provide a more robust and accurate real-time estimate of infection during a pandemic, which will help health services prepare and respond to future outbreaks. During an...
Nearly 50 Silverchair educational activities approved to meet continuing education requirements of Washington’s Initiative 1163, which goes into effect July 1. Charlottesville, VA (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Silverchair Learning Systems, the leading provider of online education and communication systems in senior care, has been approved as a Curriculum Developer by the state of Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Silverchair Learning has worked closely with DSHS...
ORLANDO, Fla., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AcademyHealth announced today that Elizabeth McGlynn, Ph.D., is the 2012 recipient of its Distinguished Investigator Award. One of the highest honors in the field of health services research and health policy, the Distinguished Investigator Award recognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the field of health services research through scholarship and teaching, advancement of science and methods and...
Regardless of economic factors and conditions such as unemployment, consumer sentiment and average wages, Australians will always get sick. This ensures that the Health Services subdivision remains largely insulated from any bad weather in the Australian economy. Even though revenue declined marginally during the worst of the global financial crisis, it bounced back strongly and will continue to trend up for the next five years. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has...
Study addresses long-standing debate about funding imbalances for global diseases While the battle against HIV/AIDS attracts more donor funding globally than all other diseases combined, it has not diverted attention from fighting unrelated afflictions -- such as malaria, measles and malnutrition -- and may be improving health services overall in targeted countries, according to a study on Rwanda published today in the May 2012 edition of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and...
