scholarly journals Impact of Health Level on Agricultural Productivity in Cameroon

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Eric Joel Tchinda Kamdem
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Agricultural Yields ◽  
Care Costs

The objective of this study is to assess the effect of health on agricultural productivity in Cameroon. To achieve this objective, we use the techniques of Propensity Score Matching on data from the fourth Cameroonian household survey (ECAM 4). The results of the analysis show that healthy farmers produce on average than farmers in fragile health. Indeed, healthy farmers produce an average of FCFA 583,601 per hectare. This effect is statistically significant at the 5% threshold. Due to the fact that the level of health improves agricultural yields, we recommend to the public authorities, to facilitate farmers' access to health care through a reduction in health care costs, but also through a multiplication of health centers in rural areas.

scholarly journals Charter Rights and Public Policy Choices: The Supreme Court and Public Finance

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1, 2 & 3) ◽  
pp. 2006
Author(s):  
Hugh Mellon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Birth Parents ◽  
The Public ◽  
Treatment Regimes ◽  
Autism Treatment ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Translation Services

Over the past two decades there have been numerous highly charged court cases involving claims that government program offerings and public spending fail to satisfy guarantees entrenched in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.1 Calls for enhanced appeal mechanism in refugee determination,2 provincial health care coverage of hospital translation services for the deaf,3 equal leave provisions4 for both adoptive and birth parents, government coverage of autism treatment regimes,5 and access to health care provision rather than access to a waiting list6 all illustrate the intersection of the Charter with the allocation of the public purse.

Healthcare infrastructure development in rural India: a critical analysis of its status and future challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nenavath Sreenu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Poor Access ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Future Challenges

At present, the development of healthcare infrastructure in India is poor and needs fundamental reforms in order to deal with emerging challenges. This study surveys the growth of the healthcare infrastructure. The development of infrastructure and health care facilities, the position of the workforce, and the quality of service delivery are important challenges that are confronting healthcare centres in rural India. This article critically analyses the future challenges of Indian healthcare infrastructure development in rural areas, discussing the burden of disease, widespread financial deficiency, the vaccination policy and poor access to health care as some of the main issues. Life expectancy, literacy and per capita income are further considerations.

scholarly journals Racial and ethnic residential segregation and access to health care in rural areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia T. Caldwell ◽  
Chandra L. Ford ◽  
Steven P. Wallace ◽  
May C. Wang ◽  
Lois M. Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Ethnic Residential Segregation

Measuring Geographic Access to Health Care in Rural Areas

1994 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Connor ◽  
John E. Kralewski ◽  
Steven D. Hillson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Geographic Access ◽  
Access To Health

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (02) ◽  
pp. 59-92
Author(s):  
YANA VAN DER MEULEN RODGERS ◽  
JOSEPH E. ZVEGLICH
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Access To Health

Populations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it more difficult than men to access health care. This study examines factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs when sick. Our analysis of household survey data from Cambodia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam shows that women are more likely to have reported sickness or injury than men, a difference that is meaningful and statistically significant. While women in Cambodia and the Philippines are more likely to seek treatment than men, the gender difference is reversed in Viet Nam where the stigma and discrimination associated with some diseases may more strongly deter women. The probability of seeking treatment rises with age more sharply for women than men in all countries. However, for the subsample of elders, the gender difference is not significant.

Supporting older military veterans in the rural US

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-297
Author(s):  
Bret Hicken ◽  
Kimber Parry
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Us

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of rural older veterans in the US and discuss how the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is increasing access to health care for older veterans in rural areas. Design/methodology/approach This is a descriptive paper summarizing population and program data about rural veterans. Findings VA provides a variety of health care services and benefits for older veterans to support health, independence, and quality of life. With the creation of the Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health (ORH) in 2006, the needs of rural veterans, who are on average older than urban veterans, are receiving greater attention and support. ORH and VA have implemented several programs to specifically improve access to health care for rural veterans and to improve quality of care for older veterans in rural areas. Originality/value This paper is one of the first to describe how VA is addressing the health care needs of older, rural veterans.

Americans’ View of the Impact of COVID-19: Perspectives on Racial Impacts and Equity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Carman ◽  
Anita Chandra ◽  
Carolyn Miller ◽  
Christopher Nelson ◽  
Jhacova Williams
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
The Public ◽  
Equity And Access ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Face ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate effect on African Americans and Latino groups. But it is unknown how aware the public is of these differences, and how the pandemic has changed perceptions of equity and access to health care. Methods: We use panel data from nationally representative surveys fielded to the same respondents in 2018 and 2020 to assess views and changes in views over time. Findings: We found that awareness of inequity is highest among Non-Hispanic Black respondents and higher income and higher educated groups, and that there have been only small changes in perceptions of inequity over time. However, there have been significant changes in views of the government’s obligation ensure access to health care. Conclusions: Even in the face of a deadly pandemic, one that has killed disproportionately more African Americans and Latinos, many in the U.S. continue not to recognize that there are inequities in access to health care and the impact of COVID-19 on certain groups. But policies to address inequity may be shifting. We will continue to follow these respondents to see whether changes in attitudes endure over time or dissipate.

scholarly journals Barriers in health care to breast cancer: perception of women

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Luiza Conceição Gonçalves ◽  
Gabriela Lima Travassos ◽  
Ana Maria de Almeida ◽  
Alzira Maria D’Ávila Nery Guimarães ◽  
Cristiane Franca Lisboa Gois
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Public Health Policies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Trajectory Of Care

Identifying the barriers in the access to health care to breast cancer perceived by women undergoing chemotherapy.Method: An exploratory descriptive study. The sample consisted of 58 women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy and registered in the public oncology ambulatory of Aracaju-Sergipe. Data collection was carried out between October 2011 and March 2012 by semistructured interviews, and data were processed using the SPSS, version 17.Results: Among the interviewed women, 37 (63.8%) reported at least a barrier in the trajectory of care for breast cancer. The organizational and health services barriers were the most reported in the periods of investigation and treatment of breast cancer.Conclusion: In face of these findings, the barriers should be considered in public health policies and programs for the control of breast cancer in Sergipe.



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