Nurses' role in family health services authorities

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 278-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance Martin
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Nurses Role

scholarly journals Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health Strategy

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 39-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Xavier de Santiago ◽  
Ivana Cristina de Holanda Cunha Barreto ◽  
Ana Cecília Silveira Lins Sucupira ◽  
José Wellington de Oliveira Lima ◽  
Luiz Odorico Monteiro de Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Health System ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Family Health Strategy

INTRODUCTION: The Brazilian National Health System may reduce inequalities in access to health services through strategies that can reach those most in need with no access to care services. OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with the use of health service by children aged 5 to 9 years in the city of Sobral, Ceará, northeastern Brazil. RESULTS: Only 558 (17.0%) children used health care services in the 30 days preceding this survey. Children with any health condition (OR = 3.90) who were frequent attenders of primary care strategy of organization (the Family Health Strategy, FHS) (OR = 1.81) and living in the city's urban area (OR = 1.51) were more likely to use health services. Almost 80% of children used FHS as their referral care service. Children from poorer families and with easier access to services were more likely to be FHS users. CONCLUSION: The study showed that access to health services has been relatively equitable through the FHS, a point of entry to the local health system.

scholarly journals Ethnicity and the use of health services in Belize

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. Stupp ◽  
Beth A. Macke ◽  
Richard Monteith ◽  
Sandra Paredez
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Place Of Delivery ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Use Of Health Services

SummaryData from the 1991 Belize Family Health Survey show differentials in the use of maternal and child health services between ethnic groups (Creole, Mestizo, Maya/Ketchi and Garifuna). Multivariate analysis is used to explore whether such differentials can truly be attributed to ethnicity or to other characteristics that distinguish the ethnic groups. Health services considered are: family planning, place of delivery (hospital/other), postpartum and newborn check-ups after a birth, and immunisations for children. The language usually spoken in the household is found to be important for interpreting ethnic differentials. Mayan-speaking Maya/Ketchis are significantly less likely to use family planning services or to give birth in a hospital. Spanish-speakers (Mestizos and Maya/Ketchis) are less likely to use newborn and postpartum check-ups, after controlling for other characteristics. There are no ethnic differentials for immunisations. Programmatic implications of these results are discussed.

Commissioning Diabetic Eye Screening by Optometrists: A Local Initiative at the Primary-Secondary Care Interface

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Harris ◽  
Christopher Bonell ◽  
Tyrrell Evans ◽  
Geoffrey Roberson
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Local Initiative ◽  
Eye Screening ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Diabetic Eye Screening ◽  
Key Questions

The rationale behind the decision of a London family health services authority (Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham) to embark on a programme for diabetic eye screening by optometrists is outlined, discussing the way in which the scheme was set up and its possible future development. This family health services authority brought together a range of professionals across primary and secondary care to reach agreement on development of the service, and a consensus on clinical guidelines for operation of the scheme. This was particularly difficult in an area served by four hospitals which provide care to diabetics. Development of the scheme identified key questions about quality which have promoted a separate research agenda.

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