scholarly journals Development of ecosystem health index in rural areas of Java Island: Preliminary results

2021 ◽  
Vol 622 ◽  
pp. 012020
Author(s):  
A S Yuwono ◽  
Y Wardiatno ◽  
R Widyastuti ◽  
D Wulandari ◽  
M Natali
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Preliminary Results

A community-based approach to evaluation of health outcomes and costs for telepsychiatry in a rural population: Preliminary results

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 155-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Kennedy ◽  
Peter Yellowlees
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The People

A pilot trial was established to support visiting psychiatric services and local public and private practitioners through the use of videoconferencing. The purpose of the trial was to determine whether people in the community received better health-care with telemedicine. A community-based approach was used to evaluate health outcomes, costs, utilization, accessibility, quality and needs for such services in a rural community in Queensland. Over a two-year period data were collected from 124 subjects who met the criteria of having a mental health problem or mental disorder. Nine further subjects refused to participate in the study. Only 32 subjects used videoconferencing to receive mental health services. Preliminary results did not show any significant improvements in wellbeing or quality of life, although the time span was relatively short. However, the results confirmed that the people were no worse off from a consumer or a practitioner perspective from using videoconferencing. Most consumers found that videoconferencing with a psychiatrist moderately or greatly helped them in managing their treatment, with 98% of them preferring to be offered videoconferencing in combination with local services. Overall, videoconferencing is a crucial part of enhancing psychiatry services in rural areas. However, it is not necessarily cost-effective for all consumers, general practitioners, psychiatrists, or the public mental health service.

scholarly journals Comprehensive Study on Freshwater Ecosystem Health of Lancang River Basin in Xishuangbanna of China

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuqing Wen ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
Tianhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Mekong River ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystem ◽  
Health Index ◽  
International Conflicts ◽  
Lancang River ◽  
The Status ◽  
Freshwater Management ◽  
First Time ◽  
Comprehensive Study

The Lancang-Mekong River significantly affects the livelihood of residents in the basin as well as the lives of people in other regions of the world in terms of great development potential and its economic and ecological values. In the meanwhile, the river attracts the attention of countries in the basin and the international community because it raises potential for international conflicts. The Lancang-Mekong River leaves China from Xishuangbanna and the ecosystem status in Xishuangbanna constitutes one of the top concerns related to the basin. The study comprehensively evaluates the status of freshwater ecosystem health of the Lancang River in Xishuangbanna for the first time, with reference to aspects of ecosystem vitality, ecosystem services, as well as governance and stakeholders, firstly, linking the ecosystem and the benefits it provides as well as human activities as an organic whole. The methodology used, Freshwater Health Index, is newly developed and constitutes revision of the first attempt of its usage. Basically, the freshwater ecosystem in the studied area and period remains healthy according to the research, and the ecosystem is considered to be capable of providing sufficient services and benefits to meet the economic and societal development demands. Recommendations are proposed for more sustainable local freshwater management and utilization accordingly.

Evaluation Wetlands Ecosystem Health using Geospatial Technology: Evidence from Lower Gangetic Flood Plain in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhasis Das ◽  
Gouri Sankar Bhunia ◽  
Biswajit Bera ◽  
Pravat K Shit
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Flood Plain ◽  
Wetland Ecosystem ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Floodplain Wetlands ◽  
Block Level ◽  
The Government ◽  
Landsat Satellite

Abstract The lower Gangetic flood plain of West Bengal occupies diversified riverine and floodplain wetlands. These wetlands played a significant role maintain ecosystem health and supports for human wellbeing. This paper presents the health of wetland ecosystem by comprising the wetland ecosystem health index (WEHI) in 2011 and 2018 at block level of Malda district, as a part of lower Gangetioc flood plain using pressure – state – response model (PSR model) and AHP method. A total number of six Landsat satellite images and statistical census data were used to determine the wetland. Wetlands are classified as very healthy, healthy, sub-healthy, unhealthy and sick category on the basis of wetland ecosystem health index score. Results showed the health of wetland ecosystem has slightly decreased from 2011 to 2018. 13.33% of blocks are fall under sick category in 2011. 26.67% block are comes under very healthy category in 2011 but it decrease to 20% in 2018. The heath of wetland ecosystem in Harischandrapur – II, Ratua-II, Maldah (Old), English Bazar, Bamongola, Habibpur, Chanchal-I and Kaliachak – II blocks are degrading from 2011 to 2018. This may be attributed to the increasing urbanization rate and associated growth of infrastructure. Developing local level institutions is useful measures to manage wetland resource; and protect biodiversity should be guided by the Government organization and NGOs for its mitigation measure.

scholarly journals Oral health index of adolescent school children in rural areas: thiruvallur

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 2826-2828
Author(s):  
Nashwah Hinaz ◽  
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Dhanraj ◽  
Anand ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
School Children ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Index

Assessment of marine ecosystem health of Tianjin Offshore, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Zheng ◽  
Xue-Yi You
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Global Ocean ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Future

AbstractWhile the marine ecosystem health is damaged by economic activities, pollution and reclamation projects, the assessment of marine ecosystem health is strongly required to facilitate its maintenance, improvement and management. In this study, the health of the Tianjin marine ecosystem was quantitatively assessed using the ocean health index in which ten public goals are considered. The results indicated that the ocean health index for the Tianjin marine ecosystem is 66, which is higher than the global ocean health index of 60. This indicated that the overall health of the Tianjin marine ecosystem is barely good and the suitable environmental management and measures should be implemented carefully and effectively in the future.

Health Assessment of Ecosystem in Manufacturing Enterprise Life Cycle Oriented

2014 ◽  
Vol 635-637 ◽  
pp. 1852-1856
Author(s):  
Nan Zhao ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Hong Yu Shao
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Index System ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Projection Pursuit ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Health Evaluation ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprise ◽  
Enterprise Life Cycle

Based on the enterprise ecosystem theory and brittleness of complex systems theory, to propose the enterprise life-cycle manufacturing enterprise ecosystem health evaluation index system, from the growth, the stability, the resistance to brittle, the recoverability and the adaptability five dimensions, building enterprise ecosystem health index, applying Projection Pursuit Principal Component Analysis to achieve ecosystem health index calculation. By the example of Tianjin manufacturing enterprise ecosystem health evaluation, to verify an index system and algorithm reliability and operability constructed in the paper.

scholarly journals Quantifying the Impact of the Grain-for-Green Program on Ecosystem Health in the Typical Agro-Pastoral Ecotone: A Case Study in the Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5631
Author(s):  
Zhaoyi Wang ◽  
Qianru Yu ◽  
Luo Guo
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Spatial Correlation ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Vegetation Coverage ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
The Impact

The Green-for-Grain program (GGP) is the largest environmental restoration program in China. It is effective in controlling land desertification but at the same time is highly affected by regional differences. Ecosystem health, as an important indicator of ecosystem sustainability, can effectively assess the ecological impact of the GGP and provide a basis for follow-up actions. As a typical agro-pastoral ecotone along the Great Wall, the Xilin Gol League has seen increasing land-use intensity, thus, it is crucial to understand the ecological conditions of the region in order to deploy a policy of the GGP in accordance with local conditions. In this study, using remote sensing images and social statistics data from 1990–2015, land-use transformation and the turning point of vegetation coverage was determined. Based on the pressure-state-response (PSR) model, an ecological health evaluation system was constructed to quantify the temporal and spatial variation of ecosystem health. Then, the spatial correlation between the changes in forest and grass coverage, as well as the changes in the ecosystem health index (EHI), was evaluated using GeoDa software. The results showed that (1) grassland was the primary land-use/land-cover (LULC) in the Xilin Gol League. Since 2000, land-use transfer types changed significantly and grassland degradation weakened; landscape connectivity increased, and vegetation coverage increased. (2) Over the past 25 years, the ecosystem in the study area was at a subhealthy level and showed a trend toward a healthy level. (3) The spatial correlation between △Area% (change in forest and grass coverage) and △EHI (change in ecosystem health index) was positive between 2000 and 2015 and the correlation gradually increased, indicating that the GGP did enhance the health of the ecosystem of Xilin Gol. This study provided a specific reference for the evaluation of ecosystem health in the agro-pastoral ecotone of China and a theoretical basis for the implementation of sustainable management policies in the study area.

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