Health Inequity and “Restoring Fairness” Through the Canadian Refugee Health Policy Reforms: A Literature Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Antonipillai ◽  
Andrea Baumann ◽  
Andrea Hunter ◽  
Olive Wahoush ◽  
Timothy O’Shea
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Inequity ◽  
Refugee Health ◽  
Policy Reforms

scholarly journals Nurses’ and midwives’ perspectives on participation in national policy development, review and reforms in Ghana: A qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Kwartemaa Acheampong ◽  
Lillian Akorfa Ohene ◽  
Isabella Naana Akyaa Asante ◽  
Josephine Kyei ◽  
Gladys Dzansi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
National Policy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Nurses And Midwives

Abstract Background: The World Health Organization has admonished member countries to strive towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) through actionable health policies and strategies. Nurses and midwives have instrumental roles in achieving UHC via health policy development and implementation. However, there is a paucity of empirical data on nurses and midwives’ participation in policy development in Ghana. The current study explored nurses and midwives’ participation in policy development, reviews and reforms in Ghana.Methods: A qualitative descriptive exploratory design was adopted for this study. One-on-one individual interviews were conducted after 30 participants were purposefully selected. Data was audiotaped with permission, transcribed and analyzed inductively using the content analysis procedures. Results: Two main themes emerged from the data: participation in policy development and perspectives on policy reviews and reforms. The findings showed that during health policy development and reviews, nurses in Ghana were overlooked and unacknowledged. Policy reforms regarding bridging the pre-service preparation gap, staff development and motivation mechanisms and influence on admission into nursing schools were raisedConclusion: The authors concluded that nurses and midwives are crucial members of the healthcare systems and their inputs in policy development and reviews would improve health delivery in Ghana.

Refugee Health Policy, International Standards and Humanitarian Principles

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Diane Duclos ◽  
Michael Knipper ◽  
Neha S. Singh ◽  
Karl Blanchet
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Refugee Health ◽  
International Standards

scholarly journals Policy programme cycles through old and new programmatic groups

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Nils C. Bandelow ◽  
Johanna Hornung
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Specific Policy ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
Policy Sector ◽  
German Health ◽  
Policy Goals

Abstract This article draws on the Programmatic Action Framework (PAF) to tackle the question of how the dominance and decline of a specific policy programme in a policy sector can be explained. It starts from the observation that visionary policy programmes, defined as a set of policy goals and instruments that find their expression in subsequently adopted and interconnected policy reforms, may shape a sector’s policies over several decades. Linking policy programmes to programmatic groups that promote these programmes in search of boosting their careers and authority, the programme’s rising and declining dominance can be explained by the career trajectories of programmatic actors. By displaying empirical evidence for the argument from German health policy, the article shows that proponents of today’s change are opponents of tomorrow’s change since individual careers depend on the dominance of policy programmes.

scholarly journals PERSONAL CHARACTER, INSTRUCTIONAL, AND RESEARCH SKILL: CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
beta romadiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Research Skill ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Personal Character ◽  
Higher Education Quality

Higher education is one of the central of human resourses improvement. Educators are one of the factors that determine the higher education quality. The purposes of this research are to explore how the character of higher education lectures affect the students and to see the condition of the lecturers skill and personal character in educating and researching at the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) of Gadjah Mada University. The methods that are used in this study was literature review and an online survey. The samples were 14 lecturers from HPM UGM. The ability and good personal character of lecturers in educating and researching will have a great impact on the learners. From this study it can be concluded that the HPM lecturers at Gadjah Mada University have the ability and good character in educating and researching.

scholarly journals Strategi Kebijakan Kesehatan dan Upaya Pencegahan HIV/AIDS Pada Wanita Pekerja Seks (WPS) : Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniar Dwi Ayu Pamela ◽  
Ira Nurmala
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Religious Perspective ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
Policy Strategies ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV/AIDS is a health problem that has a global impact, one of the causes is proper prevention efforts. HIV prevention must be followed by the implementation of appropriate health policy strategies in each country. The purpose of this study is to identify and identify health policies of HIV/AIDS prevention behavior in FSW. The method of writing a literature review begins with selecting a topic, determining keywords and making journal references. The databases used include Google Scholar, Elsevier, Pubmed. The search for references was limited from 2016 to 2020. The keywords used were “Strategy, Health Policy, Prevention, HIV/AIDS, Female Sex Workers”. A total of 25 articles were included in the availability and 8 articles were included in the discussion. Factors that affect HIV/AIDS prevention in FSW are low knowledge of HIV, inability to negotiate factors, violence, commercial sex for more than 1 year with a partner of 2-3 people for a night. Health policy strategies in various countries are adapted to the needs of FSW according to guidelines, such as improving reproductive health services, VCT, condom distribution and peer support. HIV-based innovation programs such as zoning for localization areas, health promotion from a religious perspective and the DIFFER strategy. All risk factors that need to be considered in determining the HIV/AIDS strategy in FSW by considering advocacy in the region.

Social recovery: a new interpretation to recovery-orientated services – a critical literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael John Norton ◽  
Calvin Swords
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Personal Recovery ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
Social Recovery ◽  
Critical Literature

Purpose In 2020, the significance of “lived experience” and “service user” accounts of recovery has become central to the delivery of mental health policy and practice. Reflecting on the first known account of personal recovery in the late-20th century provided new hope and encouragement that those living with mental illness could live a fulfilling life. Taking this into consideration, the purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance to this experience of those using services today. Design/methodology/approach The authors present a critical literature review, which is underpinned by a systematic approach adopted from Higgins and Pinkerton (1998). This involved a six-step approach seeking to answer the question – What are the service users’ views on the recovery concept within mental health services? Findings The conceptualisation of recovery continues to focus on biomedical parameters. A new interpretation of recovery is beginning to materialise: social recovery. This new interpretation appears to be achievable through six key influencers: health, economics, social interaction/connection, housing, personal relationships and support. Originality/value Building on Ramon’s (2018) argument regarding the need for mental health policy to focus on the concept of social recovery, this study extends on this proposition by providing a foundational evidence base. More specifically, it not only supports the need for this shift in policy but also identifies a new interpretation building in practice. Furthermore, the authors highlight six key pillars that could potentially shape such provisions for policy.

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