scholarly journals Do Migration Characteristics Influence the Utilization of Basic Public Health Services in Internal Elderly Migrants in China?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanwei Lin ◽  
Tingxian Wang ◽  
Tingting Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Elderly Migrants ◽  
The Impact

Background: The literature shows that migration characteristics are a potential pathway through which migration can influence basic healthcare service utilization. The goal of the study was to explore the effect of migration characteristics on the utilization of basic public health services for internal elderly migrants in China and to identify the pathways that might promote their utilization of basic public health services.Methods: We studied 1,544 internal elderly migrants. The utilization of basic public health services was determined through participation in free health checkups organized by community health service institutions in the past year. Migration characteristics were represented by years of residence and reasons for migration. Other variables included demographic characteristics and social factors, e.g., the number of local friends and exercise time per day were measured to represent social contacts. Multivariate binary logistic regression was employed to explore the association of the variables with the likelihood of using community health services.Results: A total of 55.6% of respondents were men, and the mean age was 66.34 years (SD 5.94). A low level of education was observed. A total of 59.9% of migrants had been residents for over 10 years, and the main reason for migrating was related to family. Of these migrants, 12.9% had no local friends. Furthermore, 5.2% did not exercise every day. Social contacts were complete mediators of the impact of migration characteristics on the utilization of primary healthcare.Conclusion: Our study highlighted the mediating role of social factors in the relationship between migration characteristics and the utilization of basic public health services among Chinese internal elderly migrants. The findings supported the need to increase the opportunities for social contacts between local elderly individuals and internal elderly migrants.

scholarly journals User involvement in developing community-based public health services: a scoping review of methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
K S Petersen ◽  
J F Pedersen ◽  
B Egilstroed ◽  
C Overgaard
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background User involvement in developing community-based public health services has been on the agenda for decades. User involvement refers to the variety of ways in which service users or public citizens participate in the development of health services: from proving information on their needs to actively being involved in decisions about future services. Former studies found that user involvement is meaningful to the people involved and could have a favorable impact on the quality of services. Thus, it is timely to systematically identify and provide a comprehensive overview of user involvement methods used in public health studies. The aim of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the current body of empirical research where user involvement methods have been used to develop community public health services and identify its possible impact on the individual as well as services. Methods A systematic scoping review of user involvement methods aiming to develop public health services followed Arksey and O'Malley, 2005 framework. Six databases: CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, PsycINFO. PubMed, Scopus and ProQuest, were searched from October till November, 2019. Search terms were: user involvement, methods and health care with corresponding synonym. All hits were double screened. Results 6.044 studies were identified of which 38 studies lived up to the criteria. Preliminary findings from coding and synthesizing studies have identified a variety of user involvement Methods 19 of the studies used complex, multi-facetted packages of methods aiming to identify needs, prioritize and formulate recommendations for future services. 19 studies used different kinds of group meetings and some used certain techniques to facilitate the process. Many reported the impact, and 13 evaluated the methods. The impact of using the methods varied from impact on individual, group, or service/political level. Final results will be presented at the conference. Key messages Studies on user involvement methods in developing community public health services and its impact are sparse. User involvement is privotal in developing sustainable public health community services.

scholarly journals Perspektif Aset Ekonomi Berbasis Keumatan Pada Amal Usaha Muhammadiyah Klinik Kesehatan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. Editing
Author(s):  
Diyah Probowulan ◽  
Nina Martiana
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The People ◽  
Economic Assets ◽  
Research Show

Muhammadiyah's charitable efforts as a community based on economic assets have a significant number of assets that are non-profit oriented. This certainly will be very different in the perspective of economic assets when viewed from the accounting field because Muhammadiyah charity efforts are based on publicity, this is very interesting to study because there are still a lack of public-based research. The purpose of this study is to reveal the perspective of the meaning of charity business as a community based on economic assets in the Muhammadiyah Business Charity sector in health in Jember Regency. This research uses a phenomenology paradigm with qualiative methods to interpret charity business as an asset-based economy of humanity. The perspective of economic assets is similar to the founders statement of Muhammadiyah, KH Ahmad Dahlan, such as ta'awun, tawashi ', and fastabikhul khoirot. When the internalization of economic assets is successful, the performance of charity efforts will continue to increase and not cause fundamental ideological conflicts. The results of the research show that Amal is a community-based economic asset and human resource as an economic driver of the people, of course as a means of propaganda, a means of improving public health services, and as an organizational asset. In essence, the charitable endeavors of Ranap Ambulu clinic, Asyifa Wuluhan Clinic, Ar Rahman Bangsalsari Clinic and dr. Suherman Sumbersari in Jember Regency is a means to improve the community health services community and also the assets of Muhammadiyah organizations in Jember Regency.Keywords Business Charity, Perspective, Economic Assets, PhenomenologyAbstrak: Upaya amal usaha Muhammadiyah sebagai komunitas yang didasarkan pada aset ekonomi memiliki sejumlah besar aset yang berorientasi nirlaba. Ini tentu akan sangat berbeda dalam perspektif aset ekonomi jika dilihat dari bidang akuntansi karena upaya amal usaha Muhammadiyah didasarkan pada publisitas, ini sangat menarik untuk dikaji karena masih kurangnya penelitian berbasis publik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap perspektif makna aset ekonomi amal usaha Muhammadiyah di bidang kesehatan di Kabupaten Jember. Penelitian ini menggunakan paradigma kualitatif dengan metode fenomenologis interpretif untuk menginterpretasikan aset ekonomi amal usaha berbasis keumatan. Perspektif aset ekonomi dikonfirmasi oleh nilai permaknaan yang dipromosikan oleh pendiri Muhammadiyah yaitu Kyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan, antara lain ta'awun, tawashi ', dan fastabikhul khoirot. Kemudian makna aset ekonomi diinternalisasi dalam semua upaya amal melalui beberapa tahap secara bersamaan. Ketika internalisasi aset ekonomi berhasil, kinerja upaya amal akan terus meningkat dan tidak menyebabkan konflik ideologis mendasar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Amal adalah aset ekonomi berbasis masyarakat dan sumber daya manusia sebagai pendorong ekonomi rakyat, tentu saja sebagai sarana propaganda, sarana meningkatkan pelayanan kesehatan masyarakat, dan sebagai aset organisasi. Intinya, upaya amal klinik Ranap Ambulu, Klinik Asyifa Wuluhan, Klinik Ar Rahman Bangsalsari dan dr. Suherman Sumbersari di Kabupaten Jember adalah sarana untuk meningkatkan pelayanan kesehatan masyarakat dan juga aset organisasi Muhammadiyah di Kabupaten Jember.Kata Kunci:  Amal Usaha, Aset Ekonomi, Berbasis Keumatan 

scholarly journals Does a Different Household Registration Affect Migrants’ Access to Basic Public Health Services in China?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Household Registration ◽  
Career Training ◽  
Permanent Settlement ◽  
The Impact

On the basis of the China Migrants Dynamic Survey Data of 2015, the author provides an analysis of how a different household registration impacts migrants’ access to preventive care provided by public health services, such as health records and medical knowledge, in areas of immigration. This study shows that eliminating the distinction between agricultural and non-agricultural permanent residence registration could raise the rate of establishing health files, but it has no significant effect on migrants’ health knowledge. In fact, encouraging those with non-agricultural registration to move to different counties that belong to the same city or to different cities that belong to the same province can notably eliminate the impact of a different household registration status. Improving the income level of low-income migrants can have the same impact. Recommendations to enable migrants to obtain basic public health services include abolishing the separation of agricultural and non-agricultural household registration, increasing the permanent settlement rate of resident migrants, promoting basic medical security systems across the whole country, strengthening career training, and enhancing the education level of migrants.

scholarly journals Design of Mobile Application for Community Health Workers: A Case Study in Rwanda

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Gahizi Emmanuel ◽  
Andi Wahju Rahardjo Emanuel ◽  
Djoko Budiyanto Setyohadi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Adequate Knowledge

Community health workers (CHWs) are the basis of public health services that aim to connect the gap between public health and the human service system. This gap can be completely bridged by navigating the health and human service systems and educating communities on disease prevention. Unfortunately, the way of sharing, accessing information, and delivering health services is still non-digitalized in Rwanda. Community Health workers use a manual system in their daily activities, which is prone to error and falsification. Moreover, these people selected to perform these activities often do not have adequate knowledge about diseases and health systems since they are not professional health workers. To address the above problem, we designed a prototype mobile application to enable these workers to automatically submit reports, transfer knowledge, share information, and receive training from professionals.  The design process followed a User-Centered Design approach to meet the users’ requirements. The evaluation of the design showed that 91.7% of the CHWs agreed with the designed application prototype.  This finding shows that CHWs has an interest in using the mobile application in their work. Using the mobile application will help CHWs to improve data collection, the reporting process, and ease of receiving training.

How Should We Organise Community Health Services?

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hal Swerissen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Health Networks ◽  
General Direction ◽  
Functional Relations ◽  
Community Health Networks ◽  
The Creation

This paper reviews the organisation of Victorian community health services in the context of the general direction of reform for the Australian and Victorian health systems. It notes that the emphasis has shifted to a greater focus on improving the efficiency of the relationship between needs, resources, services and outcomes. Within this context, in addition to public health measures, national reforms have advocated the creation of funding and organisational arrangements around three service functions: general care, acute care and co-ordinated care. It is argued that the organisation of community services should be driven by these functional relations, not vice versa. The efficiency of vertical and horizontal integration and the creation of community health networks is considered in relation to transaction costs, organisational scale, transition costs and distributional equity. It is concluded that community health networks offer the most efficient model for the delivery of community based public health and general, acute and co-ordinated care services.

The COAG Reforms and Community Health Services

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Duckett ◽  
Tracie Hogan ◽  
Jan Southgate
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Community Wellbeing ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Acute Care Services ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Impact

Ultimately, the reform directions announced by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in April 1995 have the potential to touch all aspects of health care and community wellbeing, and the impact will be felt as much by community health services, and for groups with special needs, such as people from non-English speaking backgrounds, as it will for acute care services.

scholarly journals Republic of Armenia

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (176) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Current Account ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Macroeconomic Conditions ◽  
Financial Conditions ◽  
Current Account Deficits ◽  
Vulnerable People ◽  
Near Term ◽  
The Impact

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening of global financial conditions have disrupted the, until recently, favorable macroeconomic conditions. The near-term outlook has significantly weakened, with growth expected to decline to -1½ percent in 2020, and the fiscal and the current account deficits widening considerably this year. These projections are subject to more than the usual uncertainty. The authorities’ response has been timely and proactive, focusing on strengthening the provision of public health services, limiting domestic contagion, and introducing targeted economic relief measures aimed at assisting viable businesses and vulnerable people weather the crisis.

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