scholarly journals Institutionalizing Community Health Services in Kenya: A Policy and Practice Journey

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. S25-S31
Author(s):  
Salim Hussein ◽  
Lilian Otiso ◽  
Maureen Kimani ◽  
Agatha Olago ◽  
John Wanyungu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Policy And Practice

Exploring the Links between Community Health Services and Non-Government Organisations in Two Regions of South Australia

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Gwyneth M. Jolley ◽  
Stacey Masters
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Coordinated Care ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Client Group ◽  
Collaborative Ventures

This paper describes the links between community health services and non-government organisations in two regions of South Australia, and the factors impacting on these collaborative ventures. Changes in the organisation and funding of human services have created both opportunities and challenges for community health services and non-government organisations, as distinct entities and in relationship with one another. This study confirms that there are primary promoters of, and requisites for, effective collaboration, such as shared client group, similar values and approaches, and capacity at individual and organisational levels. Time and resource constraints are revealed as the most significant barriers to collaboration. Government policy and practice have a powerful influence on collaboration between community health services and non-government organisations. Government policy directions and models of funding may act to support or inhibit collaboration and the effects of these should be evaluated in terms of their impact on the capacity of organisations to work together to provide integrated and coordinated care.

scholarly journals Current status of antenatal care of pregnant women—8 provinces in China, 2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenling Hu ◽  
Huanqing Hu ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Aiqun Huang ◽  
Qi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Community Health ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Prenatal Care Visit

Abstract Background Antenatal care (ANC) played a crucial role in ensuring maternal and child safety and reducing the risk of complications, disability, and death in mothers and their infants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the current status of ANC emphasizing the number, timing, and content of examinations on a national scale. Methods The data was collected from maternal and newborn’s health monitoring system at 8 provinces in China. After ethical approval, all pregnant women registered in the system at their first prenatal care visit, we included 49,084 pregnant women who had delivered between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. Descriptive statistics of all study variables were calculated proportions and chi-square for categorical variables. Results Of the 49,084 women included in this study, the mean number of ANC visits was 6.95 ± 3.45. By percentage, 78.79% women received ANC examinations at least five times, 39.93% of the women received ANC examinations at least eight times and 16.66% of the women received ANC examinations at least 11 times. The proportion of first ANC examination in first trimester was 61.87%. The percentage of normative ANC examinations and the percentage of qualified ANC examinations were 30.98 and 8.03% respectively. Only 49.40% of the total women received all six kinds of examination items in first ANC examination: 91.47% received a blood test, 91.62% received a urine test, 81.56% received a liver function examination, 80.52% received a renal function examination, 79.07% received a blood glucose test, and 86.66% received a HIV/HBV/syphilis tests. 50.85% women received the first ANC examination in maternal and child health care (MCH) institutions, 14.07% in a general hospital, 18.83% in a township hospital, 13.15% in a community health services center, and 3.08% in an unspecified place. The proportion of women who received each of the ANC examination items in community health services center was the highest, but that in the MCH institutions was the lowest. Conclusions There is a big difference between the results of this study and the data in official reports, this study found the current status of antenatal care is not optimal in China, findings from this study suggest that the systematization, continuity and quality of ANC examinations need to be improved.

A Concept of Community Health Services

1958 ◽  
Vol 259 (7) ◽  
pp. 327-330
Author(s):  
Samuel B. Kirkwood
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Services

scholarly journals Patient experience surveys for children’s community health services: A scoping review

2021 ◽  
pp. 136749352110058
Author(s):  
Helen J Nelson ◽  
Catherine Pienaar ◽  
Anne M Williams ◽  
Ailsa Munns ◽  
Katie McKenzie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Experience Of Care ◽  
Healthcare Experience

Patient experience surveys have a user focus and measure the quality of person-centered health care for hospital inpatients and consumers of community health services, providing a governance process to evaluate the quality of care and to action improvement. Experience of care has been described as effective communication, respect and dignity, and emotional support. Measurement criteria for these domains are not standardized, leading to inconsistent reporting of patient experience. The objective of this scoping review was to synthesize evidence for measuring experience of care in children’s community health services using the Joanna Briggs Institute framework for scoping review method. Three parent-reported surveys met the inclusion criteria, and 50 survey items were assessed by expert reviewers for fit to domains of healthcare experience. Conceptual domains of parent experience in children’s community health services included respect and dignity, effective communication, and emotional support. A gap was identified, in that few items in identified surveys measured emotional support. This contribution will promote consistent reporting of healthcare experience, informing policy and practice for person-centered health care.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

1971 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
ROSELLA. CUNNINGHAM
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Services

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 546
Author(s):  
Hodgman ◽  
Callahan Eileen
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Services

Virgin Care is set to take over two NHS community health services in Surrey

BMJ ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 344 (apr05 4) ◽  
pp. e2605-e2605
Author(s):  
A. O'Dowd
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Services
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