scholarly journals The Country Assessment Tool - process of development and use

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Health Field ◽  
Migration And Health

Abstract The objective of the Country Assessment (CA) is to give an overview of the migration and health field in the partners' countries. Having an overview of the complex migration and health field enables partners to identify entry points for implementing actions to reduce inequities in migrant's health. The Country Assessment (CA) was based on findings from the projects first deliverable “Policy Framework for Action” (PFA). The PFA mapped key international policy documents between 2007 and 2018. We reviewed and extracted a coherent synthesis we called the ‘Road Map'. The synthesis identified six main areas that is covered in the CA tool: 1) Data and research 2) Governance and leadership 3) Intersectoral action 4) Health Service Responsiveness 5) Migrants access to health services 6) vulnerable groups. The Country Assessment template was piloted by two partner countries, Norway and Italy. The template was revised until all partners were satisfied with the range of questions. Partners then filled in readily available information and examples of available data and policy in their country.

scholarly journals Challenges and opportunities in promoting health equity for migrants

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Nordström ◽  
D Ingleby ◽  
S Dias ◽  
J Magnus ◽  
T A Eikemo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Migrant Health ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Theoretical Problem ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Migrant Status ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Abstract Issue What has to be done to achieve health equity for migrants? International bodies have published many weighty declarations and recommendations to this end, but these need to be ordered and synthesised. A recurring theoretical problem is how to disentangle the health effects of socioeconomic position (SEP) and migrant status, in order to develop policies that effectively address both factors. Description of the problem As part of the Policy Framework for Analysis (PFA) for Work Package 7 of the Joint Action on Health Equity Europe (JAHEE), key policy documents between 2007 and 2018 were reviewed to form a ‘Road Map' from which a coherent synthesis was extracted. The PFA also developed a model for conceptualising the joint influence of SEP and migrant status. What is the relationship between these, and what policy approaches does it imply? Results The main recommendations of the ‘Road Map' were summarised in two categories: ‘upstream' measures (data collection and research, governance, and intersectoral action to tackle social determinants of health) and ‘downstream' ones (access to health services, responsiveness to migrants' needs, and attention for vulnerable groups). In the past, ‘upstream' measures have been unduly neglected. According to the proposed model, migrant status can have both direct effects on health and indirect ones that are mediated via SEP. Along the indirect pathways, migrants may suffer from increased exposure and/or increased vulnerability to health threats associated with low SEP. Lessons A high degree of consensus already exists about health inequities affecting migrants and the measures needed to tackle them. The urgent challenge at the moment is to put these conclusions into practice. To this end, there is little point in tackling socioeconomic inequities and those linked to migration and ethnicity as though they had nothing to do with each other. Key messages The recommendations of international bodies on migrant health from 2007-2018 can be summarized in three ‘upstream’ measures and three ‘downstream’ ones. Promoting health equity for migrants requires breaking down the silos in which work on migration and on SEP has hitherto been carried out.

scholarly journals Country Assessments: Identifying gaps in policy and practice to address equity in health for migrants

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Nordström ◽  
D Ingleby ◽  
S Dias ◽  
J Magnus ◽  
B Kumar
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Migrant Health ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Equity In Health ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
Implementation Period ◽  
Country Analysis ◽  
Country Specific

Abstract Issue The Joint Action on Health Equity in Europe (JAHEE) aims to address inequities in health across all groups. Work Package 7 Migration and Health (WP7) includes 13 partner countries and focuses on health inequities affecting the migrant population. The project started out by developing Policy Framework for Action (PFA), intended to form the basis for exploring opportunities for appropriate actions in the three-year implementation period of the action. The PFA formulated a ’road map’ encompassing six priorities identified in 22 ’soft policy’ documents that have been published by international /governmental organisations since 2007. It also discussed the state of the art in research on the causes of particular inequities undermining migrant health, as well as the measures that can be taken to tackle them. Description of the problem The main objective of the Country Assessments (CAs) is to identify the best opportunities (entry points) for developing country-specific actions. From this list, actions will be selected and implemented that are feasible within the constraints of JAHEE. The CAs will provide the information partners need in order to make informed choices. The assessments will indicate where the most serious inequities lie, what causes them, and what can be done about them. The CA Template was based on the PFA, reviewed by the Expert Group and then piloted in two countries (Norway and Italy) in March 2019. The 13 partners participating in WP7 are currently carrying out their assessments, which will be completed by July 2019. Results An overview of the main results of the CAs will be presented at the conference. Lessons Developing and piloting the Country Assessment Template has been participatory, with necessary revisions on the basis of experience. Completing these assessments for each participant is in itself is the first step towards action. Participants create an overview of available data, experiences and gaps in their countries. Key messages The Country Assessment Template is a tool that enables partners to take stock of the situation in their country. Analysis of data from the assessments will enable countries to make an appropriate choice of actions.

scholarly journals MIPEX vs Country Assessment Tool – Pros and Cons

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Ingleby
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Migrant Health ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Migrant Integration

Abstract The 2015 MIPEX (Migrant Integration Policy Index) Health strand was developed to benchmark progress on implementing the Council of Europe's 2011 Recommendations on mobility, migration and access to health care. MIPEX collects data on both ‘downstream' and ‘upstream' policies. Though like we identified in the Road Map, it is paying more attention to the former kind. MIPEX data exist for all countries participating in the JAHEE WP7. Its unique advantage is that it contains a large, uniform collection of carefully standardized and operationalised indicators, enabling comparisons to be made between countries and between countries at different points in time. A common thread in the “Road Map” is that without a solid evidence base, we will not succeed in improving health equity for migrants. Background information on a country migrant population is important for estimating the kinds of demands that health and social services will face. Taking steps to promote the collection of such data is one of the most useful contributions JAHEE can make. While MIPEX covers Migrant Integration Policy, the CA includes a more comprehensive overview that can benefit practitioners, bureaucrats and policymakers in implementing strategic measures to mitigate gaps for better migrant health.

Assessment of Situational Perceptions

2018 ◽  
pp. 342-359
Author(s):  
Kai T. Horstmann ◽  
Johanna Ziegler ◽  
Matthias Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Test Construction ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Situational Perceptions

The assessment of situations and especially situational perceptions is the focus of this chapter. Based on the ABC principles of test construction (Ziegler, 2014b) and the road map to the taxonomization of situations (Rauthmann, 2015), this chapter shows how situational taxonomies and their assessment tools can be developed. These principles are exemplified by presenting three recent situational taxonomies and the effect different approaches have on the resulting taxonomy. Similarities and differences to established taxonomies of personality traits (such as the Big Five) are discussed. Furthermore, a new taxonomy and assessment tool is presented that captures personality traits and situational perception at the same time. Finally, challenges of future situational taxonomization, especially the need to establish a nomological net of situational perception and other, related constructs and psychological processes, are discussed.

scholarly journals The Road Map to Brave New World: Cartography and Fordism from Gulf Oil to Google

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Erik Ström
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
World Order ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The World ◽  
Abstract Level ◽  
Road Maps ◽  
Brave New World ◽  
Representations Of Space

This paper explores the shifting practices in and between cartography and capitalism. It compares two road maps of the same territory created one-hundred years apart; a Gulf Oil map from 1915 and a Google Map from 2015. These representations of space serve as entry points into examining some of the larger transformations that have occurred within capitalism over the century. I am interested in how the classic world order of Fordism has been reconstituted by cybernetic capitalism. I argue that the world order has been intensified and reorganised on a more abstract level, with profound subjective and material consequences.

A2. PA PRIME MINISTER MAHMUD ABBAS AND ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARIEL SHARON, STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THE AQABA SUMMIT, AQABA, JORDAN, 4 JUNE 2003 (EXCERPTS).

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-151
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Jewish State ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Associated Press ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
Arab States ◽  
President Bush

The quadrilateral meeting at Aqaba, intended to ““kick off implementation”” of the road map, was attended by King Abdallah, Prime Minister Abbas, Prime Minister Sharon, and President Bush. All four leaders made statements at the end of the meeting, but only those by Abbas and Sharon are reproduced below. President Bush's statement was noteworthy for its mention of Israel as a ““vibrant Jewish state”” (““America is strongly committed and I am strongly committed to Israel's security as a vibrant Jewish state””) and of Palestinian ““hopes”” for a ““viable”” state, and for reiterating that the Arab states ““have promised to cut off assistance and the flow of money and weapons to terrorists groups and to help Prime Minister Abbas rid Palestinian areas of terrorism.”” The statements by Abbas and Sharon were drafted with U.S. officials prior to the meeting. Though Abbas did not comply with the Israeli demand of Palestinian acknowledgment of Israel as a ““Jewish state,”” his speech provoked indignation in the occupied territories for its reference to ““the suffering of the Jews”” without mention of Palestinian suffering, its reiterated call for ending the ““armed intifada,”” and its ““renunciation”” of terrorism. Sharon resisted U.S. suggestions to refer to ““settlements,”” but did mention ““unauthorized outposts.”” In reference to Sharon's mention of ““territorial contiguity”” for a ““viable”” Palestinian state, a spokesman indicated that the contiguity would be ensured by ““bridges and tunnels.”” The text of the statements, transcribed by eMediaMill- Works and carried by the Associated Press, was posted on the Washington Post's Website.

The IFLA Global Vision Project in Zimbabwe: Towards a Unified Field Road Map for Libraries

Mousaion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita ◽  
Nyarai Patience Chibanda
Keyword(s):  
Economic Transformation ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Road ◽  
Unified Field ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Library Associations ◽  
Global Vision ◽  
Library Profession

The development of libraries in any country is critical for its socio-economic transformation especially during this 21st century era where access to information and knowledge underpins development. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) launched the Global Vision Project in 2017 as a way of strengthening library throughout the world. The project has seen over 190 countries participating worldwide. For most nations, especially those in the developing countries, this has indeed created platforms for strong and united library associations that are powering literate, informed and participative societies. A number of countries in Africa including Zimbabwe have taken the initiatives to participate in the IFLA Global Vision. This article seeks to examine the challenges and opportunities   for librarians in Zimbabwe in building a united library field. It will also scrutinize the road travelled by librarians in Zimbabwe in their pursuit of a vision to reposition their libraries on the global library landscape. The   article will also study the factors affecting the development of a unified library sector in Zimbabwe. It will also explore how the national professional association Zimbabwe Library Association (ZIMLA) can contribute towards a unified library profession through collaboration. The article also proposes a strategy to enhance cooperation among librarians in Zimbabwe.

EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ASPECTS AND APPROACHES

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
JAVED ALAM SHEIKH
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
World Population ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status

Almost 50 per cent of the world population is constituted by the women and they have been making substantial contribution to socio-economic development. But, unfortunately their tremendous contribution remains unrecognized and unnoticed in most of the developing and least developed countries causing the problem of poverty among them. Empowering women has become the key element in the development of an economy. With women moving forward, the family moves, the village moves and the nation moves. Hence, improving the status of women by way of their economic empowerment is highly called for. Entrepreneurship is a key tool for the economic empowerment of women around the world for alleviating poverty. Entrepreneurship is now widely recognized as a tool of economic development in India also. In this paper I have tried to discuss the reasons and role of Women Entrepreneurship with the help of Push and Pull factors. In the last I have also discussed the problems and the road map of Women Entrepreneurs development in India.

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