Friday, November 5, 2010

[EQ] Governance and health: Contributions to innovation in health systems

Special issue of the Journal devoted to Governance in the Health in the Americas Policies

 


Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Journal of Public Health

 

Available online at: http://bit.ly/a9z2kR

Table of contents Rev. salud pública vol.12  supl.1 2010-11-05
Print version ISSN 0124-0064

 

 

 

Governance and health: Contributions to innovation in health systems
Bazzani, Roberto·
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office

The need to strengthen the field of health policy and systems research has been widely recognized among public health research organizations.


This is especially so in the case of Latin America and the Caribbean. Moreover, there is also an increasing interest in the development of new research models with greater capacity to influence policy agendas and health reforms.

This publication argues that in order to bridge research to policy, the design of technical solutions alone is largely not sufficient; it is essential to achieve a better understanding of the planning and implementation of health policies. Sound research can play a relevant role, but it has to include new analytical categories and generate appropriate interfaces between researchers and decision makers.

This article introduces the Journal's special edition devoted to governance and health policies in the Americas. Its purpose is to present the advances achieved by Latin American researchers, in collaboration with Canadian scientists, in the conceptual and methodological development of governance in health, and to showcase different field projects in the region.

The authors present complementary views, both analytical and normative, confirming the advantages and opportunities of developing a governance dimension in health systems research projects.

This enables a better understanding of the policy process and consequently increases the potential to influence public policies
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text in spanish     

 

 

 

 Essays

 

 

 

Governance of primary health-care-based health-care organization
Báscolo, Ernesto  abstract in english | spanish     

 

 

 

·  Ethical principles and approaches to health systems governance research: conceptual and methodological implications
Flores, Walter
  abstract in english | spanish     

 

 

 

 Governance in Public Health: towards an analytical framework
Hufty, Marc
  abstract in english | spanish     ·    ·

 

 

 

 Health Systems Governance for Health Equity: Critical Reflections
Labonté, Ronald  
abstract in english | spanish      ·

 

 

 

Notes for studying primary care within the context of segmented health systems
Bursztyn, Ivani; Kushnir, Rosana; Giovanella, Lígia; Stolkiner, Alícia; Sterman-Heimann, Luiza; Riveros, Maria I.; Sollazzo, Ana - abstract in english | spanish      ·

 

 

 Cases Analysis

 

 

 

·  Governance of PHC development in Rosario, Argentina
Báscolo, Ernesto; Yavich, Natalia -
· abstract in english | spanish  

 

 

 

·  Governance and Health: The rise of the managerialism in public sector reform
Denis, Jean L.; Lamothe, Lise; Langley, Ann; Stéphane, Guérard - abstract in english | spanish | french      ·

 

 

 

·  A governance approach applied to analysing research into unemployed workers in the city of Medellin in Colombia
Cardona, álvaro; Nieto, Emmanuel; Mejía, Luz M.
- abstract in english | spanish      ·

 

 

 

·  Governance in Guatemalan municipal development councils: an analysis of actors and power relationships
Flores, Walter; Gómez-Sánchez, Ismael
- abstract in english | spanish     

 

 

 Transversal Analysis

 

 

 

·  Governance and Health: Meaning and Implications in Latin America
Rodríguez, Charo; Lamothe, Lise; Barten, Françoise; Haggerty, Jeannie  -abstract in english | spanish  

 

 

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[EQ] Building multisectoral partnerships for population health and health equity

Building multisectoral partnerships for population health and health equity

Stephen Fawcett,; Jerry Schultz, Jomella Watson-Thompson, Michael Fox, Roderick Bremby
Prev Chronic Dis Volume 7: No. 6, November 2010

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Available online at: http://bit.ly/bX7ndE 

“…..Poor performance in achieving population health goals is well-noted — approximately 10% of public health measures tracked are met. Less well-understood is how to create conditions that produce these goals.
This article examines some of the factors that contribute to this poor performance, such as lack of shared responsibility for outcomes, lack of cooperation and collaboration, and limited understanding of what works. It also considers challenges to engaging stakeholders at multiple ecologic levels in building collaborative partnerships for population health.

Grounded in the Institute of Medicine framework for collaborative public health action, it outlines 12 key processes for effecting change and improvement, such as analyzing information, establishing a vision and mission, using strategic and action plans, developing effective leadership, documenting progress and using feedback, and making outcomes matter.
The article concludes with recommendations for strengthening collaborative partnerships for population health and health equity….”

 

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[EQ] How to create an attractive and supportive working environment for health professionals

How to create an attractive and supportive working environment for health professionals
           

Christiane Wiskow, Independent Health Services Specialist, Switzerland

Tit Albreht, Centre for Health System Analyses, Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

Carlo de Pietro, Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management, Bocconi University, Italy

WHO Regional Office for Europe and European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 2010

Available online at: http://bit.ly/bo7Coq

 

Key messages

Policy issue and context: poor work environments compromise health workforce supply and quality of care

• Health policy-makers face the challenge of matching increasing demand for health care with a sufficient supply of health professionals in times of existing and projected health-workforce shortages.

• The work environment constitutes an important factor in the recruitment and retention of health professionals, and the characteristics of the work environment affect the quality of care both directly and indirectly. Addressing the work environment, therefore, plays a critical role in ensuring both the supply of a health workforce and the enhancement, effectiveness and motivation of that workforce.

• The purpose of providing attractive and supportive work environments is to create incentives for entering – and remaining in – the health professions, and to provide conditions that enable health workers to perform effectively (to achieve high-quality health services).

Policy options

• Given the complexity of the work-environment issues to be addressed, policy responses need to be multidimensional, cross-cutting and inclusive.

For coherent policies, policy action has to be considered at four levels: international/regional level; national level; sectoral level; and local/organizational level. Effective solutions are context-related and therefore priority has to be given to the local and organizational level. The other levels provide the legislative and regulatory framework and provide guidance and support for the development of workplace policies.

• Two examples of what can be done to improve the quality of the work environment in the health professions include policy approaches to promote a healthy balance between family life and work, and the enhancement of the protection of workers’ health.

• In order to encourage health-sector employers to make a commitment to positive work environments, the development of workplace assessment/ recognition programmes could be considered.

 

Contents

Key messages

Executive summary

Policy brief

Policy issue: poor work environments compromise health-workforce supply and quality of care

How can attractive and supportive work environments be described?

What can be done to improve the health-sector work environment?

Implementation considerations

Summary

References

Annexes

ISSN 1997-8073

 

Editor: Govin Permanand

Associate Editors: Josep Figueras, Manfred Huber, John Lavis, David McDaid, Elias Mossialos
Managing Editors: Kate Willows Frantzen, Jonathan North, Caroline White

Guest Editors: Leen Meulenbergs, Willy Palm, Matthias Wismar

 

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