Thursday, September 30, 2010

[EQ] European report on preventing violence and knife crime among young people

European report on preventing violence and knife crime among young people

Dinesh Sethi, Karen Hughes, Mark Bellis, Francesco Mitis and Francesca Racioppi
WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2010

Available online PDF [116p.] at  http://bit.ly/dm3KnU

“......Interpersonal violence is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability among young people (those aged 10–29 years) in the 53 countries in the WHO European Region. This report describes the burden that violence imposes on the Region, particularly its poorer countries and groups; risk factors and their interactions; factors that can protect young people from violence; and the evidence supporting the efficacy of preventive action. The report concludes by calling for greater investment in prevention and mainstreaming of the objective of preventing violence among young people into other areas of health and social policy.

This burden of disease and death from youth violence is unequally distributed, and 9 of 10 homicide deaths in the Region occur in low- and middle-income countries. Irrespective of country income, interpersonal violence disproportionately affects young people from deprived sections of society and males, who suffer 4 of 5 homicide deaths. Many biological, social, cultural, economic and environmental factors interact to increase young people’s risk of being involved in violence and knife-related crime.

Factors that can protect young people against violence include good social skills, self-esteem, academic achievement, strong bonds with parents, positive peer groups, good attachment to school, community involvement and access to social support. Good evidence indicates that reducing risk factors and enhancing protective factors will reduce violence.

The experience accumulated by countries within and outside the Region shows that social policy and sustained and systematic approaches that address the underlying causes of violence can make European countries in the Region much safer for young people….“

Content
Executive summary v

1. Overview: violence among young people in the WHO European Region

2. The scale of the problem

3. Risk factors for violence among young people and violence using knives

4. Effective interventions and programming

5. Addressing violence among young people in the European Region: opportunities for action

Annex 1. Additional results and definitions

Annex 2. Methods used

Annex 3. List of health ministry focal people who responded to questionnaire on knife-related violence

To request a copy/copies, please write specifying the number of copies to violenceinjury@ecr.euro.who.int 
The Russian edition is under production and will be available soon.
Dr Dinesh Sethi MSc MD MRCP FFPH Violence and Injury Prevention - Rome Italy Office WHO Regional Office for Europe

 

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[EQ] Seven Challenges in International Development Assistance for Health and Ways Forward

Seven Challenges in International Development Assistance for Health and Ways Forward

Devi Sridhar, Research Fellow in Politics at All Souls College and Director of the Global Health Governance Project, Oxford.

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics – Volume 38 Issue 3, Fall 2010
           

Available online PDF [11p.] at: http://bit.ly/di5nu6
           

This paper outlines seven challenges in development assistance for health, which in the current financial context, have become even more important to address. These include the following:
(1) the proliferation of initiatives, focusing on specific diseases or issues, as well as
(2) the lack of attention given to reforming the existing focal health institutions, the WHO and World Bank.
(3) The lack of accountability of donors and their influence on priority-setting are part of the reason that there is “initiavitis,” and resistance to creating a strong UN system. (4) Other than absolute quantity of aid, three other challenges linked to donors relate to the quality of aid financing particularly the pragmatic difficulties of financing horizontal interventions,
(5) the marginal involvement of developing country governments as aid recipients, and
(6) the heavy reliance on Northern-based organizations as managers of funds.
(7) The final challenge discussed focuses on two unintended consequences of the recent linking of health and foreign policy for international development assistance.

The paper then provides three suggestions for ways forward:
- creating new mechanisms to hold donors to account,
- developing national plans and
- strengthening national leadership in health, and South-South collaboration……”


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[EQ] Health Inequities in Manitoba: Is the Socioeconomic Gap Widening or Narrowing Over Time?

Health Inequities in Manitoba:
Is the Socioeconomic Gap Widening or Narrowing Over Time?

Martens PJ, Brownell M, Au W, MacWilliam L, Prior H, Schultz J, Guenette W, Elliott L, Buchan S, Anderson M, Caetano P, Metge C, Santos R, Serwonka K.

Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) Dept. of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - September 2010

Available online PDF [271p.] at: http://bit.ly/cyjFG9

 

“…….Health status and the use of health and social services are key indicators for studying patterns in population health. However, it is not only the actual rate or prevalence that is important, but the distribution of health or health services within the population itself.

 

Are there inequities in health status or the use of services by socioeconomic groups within Manitoba? Many previous MCHP reports have looked at disparity in health outcomes by neighbourhood income and by geographical areas, both cross–sectional and over time. But no report has focused on inequalities so specifically, nor has analysed how to measure these gaps in the most methodologically rigorous way.

 

This report is designed to focus on inequality, both the methodology used to quantify inequality and the analysis of existing inequality within Manitoba’s socioeconomic groups…..”

 

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction and Methods

Chapter 2: A Description of the Neighbourhood Income Quintiles using Census Data

Chapter 3: Mortality

Premature Mortality Rate (PMR)

Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)

Under Age Five Mortality Rate

Chapter 4: Child Health

Teenage Pregnancy

High School Completion (Graduation)

Dental Extraction

Breastfeeding Initiation Rates

Chapter 5: Adult Health

Diabetes Prevalence

Amputations Among People with Diabetes

Ischemic Heart Disease

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Chapter 6: Primary Care and Prevention

Continuity of Care

Hospitalization due to Tuberculosis

Cervical Cancer Screening

Chapter 7: Mental Health

Cumulative Mental Illness

Dementia

Suicide Deaths and Suicide Attempts

Chapter 8: Pharmaceutical Use

Chapter 9: Summary and Conclusion: Closing the Gap

Appendix 1: Glossary

Appendix 2: Crude Rate Tables for Each Indicator

Appendix 3: Results for High School Completion Excluding Band-Operated Schools

 


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