scholarly journals The Situation Room as a management tool: the case of the Municipal Health Secretariat of Salvador

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Pereira ◽  
dos Santos ◽  
H Alves ◽  
Vieira Lima ◽  
S Carvalho Cerqueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
External Control ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Communication Plan ◽  
Demand Information ◽  
Health Situation ◽  
External Actors ◽  
Municipal Health

Abstract Problem The Salvador Municipal Health Secretariat (MHS) utilizes health data to elaborate technical documents to manage and respond to instances requiring internal or external control. In answer to demands for the modernization and transparency of municipal management, the constitution of a Health Situation Room (HSR) was included in the political agenda of the Secretary, thereby guaranteeing political, technical and operational support for its implementation. Description of the Problem To describe the process of construction of the HSR in the Salvador MHS in 2020. The HSR is a physical, virtual and collective space for the analysis of information, which begins with a data search which allows to understand the information flow, identifying the solicitor and the constructor of the information, the data source and the informational object itself. Results 130 technicians and managers were interviewed, and their responses then categorized into 161 indicators across different themes. The results point out the need to define a spatial analysis unit to be adopted, and to communicate with external actors who demand information, as well as to develop a communication plan for the HSR. Lessons To develop an informational culture oriented by local and central protagonism, generating evidence for decision-making and information transparency for the whole of society. Key messages The Health Situation Room reduces the time between information-decision-action. The Health Situation Room prioritizes interdisciplinary collaboration and increases the efficiency of the health system.

Qualitative Research Supports Health Education for Ethnic Minority Women: How to Reach “Inaccessible” Women

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-389
Author(s):  
S. F. M. Van Wersch ◽  
H. P. Uniken Venema
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minority Women ◽  
Moroccan Women ◽  
Health Situation ◽  
Municipal Health

In Holland, health education for ethnic minority women is provided in the mother tongue of these groups. Moroccan women constitute one of the target groups for this kind of health education. It proved to be difficult, however, to get Moroccan women to participate. Therefore the Municipal Health Service in Rotterdam organized a study of the health situation and social contacts of Moroccan women. This project provided information about the living conditions of Moroccan women, about places they do and do not visit and about ways in which they gather information on health and health care facilities. This evidently holds implications for the planning of health education for foreign women in the future.

scholarly journals IoT Platform for Seafood Farmers and Consumers

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (15) ◽  
pp. 4230
Author(s):  
Bjørn Jæger ◽  
Alok Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Value Network ◽  
Iot Platform ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
Seafood Industry ◽  
Demand Information ◽  
Enterprise Level ◽  
Iot Platforms ◽  
Iot Devices

There has been a strong growth in aquatic products supported by the global seafood industry. Consumers demand information transparency to support informed decisions and to verify nutrition, food safety, and sustainable operations. Supporting these needs rests on the existence of interoperable Internet of Things (IoT) platforms for traceability that goes beyond the minimum “one up, one down” scheme required by regulators. Seafood farmers, being the source of both food and food-information, are critical to achieving the needed transparency. Traditionally, seafood farmers carry the costs of providing information, while downstream actors reap the benefits, causing limited provision of information. Now, global standards for labelling, data from IoT devices, and the reciprocity of utility from collecting data while sharing them represent great potential for farmers to generate value from traceability systems. To enable this, farmers need an IoT platform integrated with other IoT platforms in the value network. This paper presents a case study of an enterprise-level IoT platform for seafood farmers that satisfies consumers’ end-to-end traceability needs while extracting data from requests for information from downstream actors.

scholarly journals The Bologna Process as a New Public Management Tool in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislav Štech
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
External Control ◽  
Special Interest Groups ◽  
New Public ◽  
Structure Flexibility ◽  
The Bologna Process

The Bologna Process as a New Public Management Tool in Higher EducationThis essentially polemical article questions whether the Bologna Process (BP) is necessary (and desirable) in the adaptation of universities to the new social conditions or whether it is a Trojan horse sent out to introduce neo-liberal changes in the field of higher education. First, it addresses the circumstances surrounding the origins of the Bologna Declaration, demonstrating that it enabled the instrumental logic of the marketization and commodification of education to pervade universities traditionally conceived of as cultural institutions of knowledge. It then investigates the eight declared objectives of Bologna and, finally, summarises the consequences that can be firmly established ten years after the event. These include the fact that three of the pillars of the BP can be interpreted as responding to the requirements of neoliberal New Public Management; namely, study structure (flexibility and market-driven profiles), credits (standardization, mobility and effectiveness) and quality assurance (external control). In conclusion, the paper suggests that the BP primarily represents a problem in understanding a situation that displays signs of the radical transformation of the social function of one dimension of societal life - higher education. Although it is clearly an adaptive reaction to the (neoliberal) transformation of society, it has also become part of the ideological games played by certain special-interest groups and, as such, we must make continual attempts to gain a deeper understanding of it.

Thailand’s Strategy of Control

2021 ◽  
pp. 96-133
Author(s):  
Steven Feldstein
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
New Information ◽  
Thai Government ◽  
External Actors ◽  
Internal Drivers

This chapter presents a case study of how the Thai state deploys digital repression techniques to advance its political agenda. Thailand’s situation offers insights into how an autocratic state with a tradition of censorship and political suppression has adapted to a new digital environment. The Thai government has adeptly paired new information controls with old repressive methods, giving the state potent capabilities to control dissent. Thailand also demonstrates how digital repression is born from and develops out of internal drivers; external actors exercise limited influence in shaping the state’s digital strategies.

Projekt nowelizacji konstytucji Ukrainy z grudnia 2019 roku a perspektywy dokończenia reformy samorządowej

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 59-73
Author(s):  
Igor Ksenicz
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Government Reform ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Polish Experience ◽  
External Actors

The aim of the article is to analyze the draft amendment to the constitution of Ukraine from December 2019, in the context of completion of the local government reform. The basic research question is: do Ukrainian political leaders have a real will to decentralize the public authority, or is it forced by external factors, mainly by the Minsk agreements? Sources include official documents and press releases, which were subject to institutional and legal analysis. The comparative approach was applied, referring to Polish experience. It was established, that a draft amendment to the constitution from December 2019, consists of two documents: dated on 13 and 27 December. Both drafts were proposed by the Office of the President of Ukraine in a nontransparent way. It caused protests of local government and expert communities, together with Western partners. Eventually, on 16 January 2020, president Volodymyr Zelensky gave in to pressure and withdrew the proposal. The fate of the prolonged local government reform proves that Ukrainian political agenda is created largely not by internal environment, but by external actors.

Interfacing of a TEM/STEM System to a Computer

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 250-251
Author(s):  
P. Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Image Analysis ◽  
Transmission Rate ◽  
Analytical Electron Microscopy ◽  
Signal Beam ◽  
Automated Image Analysis ◽  
Beam Deflection ◽  
External Control ◽  
Computer Input ◽  
Instrument Control ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing

The use of computers in the analytical electron microscopy today shows three different trends (1) automated image analysis with dedicated computer systems, (2) instrument control by microprocessors and (3) data acquisition and processing e.g. X-ray or EEL Spectroscopy.While image analysis in the T.E.M. usually needs a television chain to get a sequential transmission suitable as computer input, the STEM system already has this necessary facility. For the EM400T-STEM system therefore an interface was developed, that allows external control of the beam deflection in TEM as well as the control of the STEM probe and video signal/beam brightness on the STEM screen.The interface sends and receives analogue signals so that the transmission rate is determined by the convertors in the actual computer periphery.

Impact of the Locus of Causality and Internal Control on the Social Utility of Causal Explanations

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Perrin ◽  
Benoît Testé
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Social Utility ◽  
External Control ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Locus Of Causality ◽  
Causal Explanations ◽  
Professional Success ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types

Research into the norm of internality ( Beauvois & Dubois, 1988 ) has shown that the expression of internal causal explanations is socially valued in social judgment. However, the value attributed to different types of internal explanations (e.g., efforts vs. traits) is far from homogeneous. This study used the Weiner (1979 ) tridimensional model to clarify the factors explaining the social utility attached to internal versus external explanations. Three dimensions were manipulated: locus of causality, controllability, and stability. Participants (N = 180 students) read the explanations expressed by appliants during a job interview. They then described the applicants on the French version of the revised causal dimension scale and rated their future professional success. Results indicated that internal-controllable explanations were the most valued. In addition, perceived internal and external control of explanations were significant predictors of judgments.

Fatality of Suicide Attempts in Amsterdam 1996–2005

Crisis ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evertjan Jansen ◽  
Marcel C.A. Buster ◽  
Annemarie L. Zuur ◽  
Cees Das
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Absolute Number ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Wish To Die ◽  
Municipal Health

Background: According to recent figures, Amsterdam is the municipality with the highest absolute number of suicides and the second highest suicide rate in the Netherlands. Aims: The aim of the study was to identify time trends and demographic differences in the occurrence of nonfatal suicide attempts versus suicides. Methods: We used registrations of forensic physicians and ambulance services of the Municipal Health Service of Amsterdam to study 1,004 suicides and 6,166 nonfatal attempts occurring in Amsterdam over the period 1996–2005. Results: The number of nonfatal attempts declined from 1996 to 2005, but the number of completed suicides remained relatively stable. Although case fatality was strongly associated with method used, we also found higher case fatalities for men and older people independent of method. Conclusions: The case fatality results suggest differences in motive among different demographic groups: possibly the wish to die is stronger among men and elderly. This finding had implications for the success to be expected from different preventive measures.

Semantic Approach to Public Health Situation Awareness Design and Methodology

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parsa Mirhaji ◽  
S. Lillibridge ◽  
R. Richesson ◽  
J. Zhang ◽  
J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Semantic Approach ◽  
Health Situation
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