Sentences with phrase «of access to primary health care»

That accountability and responsibility for the achievement of Indigenous health equality by 2030 and the determinants of this (including, but not limited, to equity of access to primary health care and hospital services) be clearly defined and appropriately established among Australian governments.

The governments of Australia to commit to achieving equality of access to primary health care and health infrastructure within 10 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;

The causes of chronic conditions are believed to include: poor foetal and child health; poor diet throughout the lifecycle; smoking and alcohol misuse; a lack of access to primary health care (which is important in the detection and early prevention of chronic conditions); and social stress.

A particular problem facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is the relative lack of access to primary health care.

2) Governments of Australia commit to achieving equality of access to primary health care and to an equal standard of health infrastructure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within 10 years.

This will further disadvantage Aboriginal peoples, who on average have lower incomes and poorer health status, lower levels of access to primary health care and poorer health outcomes once they enter the health system, than non-Indigenous Australians.

Not exact matches

In «The Case of the Vanishing Quebec Physicians: How to Improve Access to Care,» author Claude E. Forget, former Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, calls for primary care reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitCare,» author Claude E. Forget, former Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, calls for primary care reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitcare reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitcare in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitals.

These included distribution of health workers, specialist outreach clinics, lay health workers, and training of traditional birth attendants to reduce inequalities; lay health workers and training of traditional birth attendants to increase participation in health by consumers; contracting out of health services, integrating primary healthcare services, reminders and recall for immunisation; working with for - profit providers to increase the effectiveness of care; subcontracting the delivery of health services, integrating primary healthcare services, addressing the distribution of health workers, specialist outreach clinics, substitution of doctors by nurses, lay health workers, and training of traditional birth attendants to increase coverage or access; and outpatient referrals to improve the coordination of care.

[193] 5.2 % of Ghana's GDP was spent on health in 2010, [194] and all Ghanaian citizens have the right to access primary health care.

This directive will build upon additional measures to expedite referrals and treatment, including expansion of Project TEACH to connect primary care providers with mental health specialists, enhanced screening and referrals at WIC clinics and increased access to telepsychiatry for those in rural communities.

«That this House opposes the Government's plans to impose a polyclinic, or GP - led health centre, in every primary care trust; regrets that this could result in the closure of up to 1,700 GP surgeries; is concerned that the imposition of polyclinics against the will of patients and GPs could be detrimental to standards of care, particularly for the elderly and vulnerable, by breaking the vital GP / patient link; further regrets that these plans are being imposed without consultation; is alarmed at the prospective loss of patient access to local GP services at a time when care closer to home should be strengthened; believes that the Government's plans would jeopardise the independence and commissioning capability of general practice in the future; supports the strengthening of access to diagnostic and therapeutic services without undermining the structure of GP services; and calls on the Government to reconsider its plans for polyclinics.

They and GPs are concerned that the Government's top - down, one - size - fits - all imposition of polyclinics in London and in each primary care trust across the country will reduce access to their GP services and undermine the GP - patient relationship, which is at the heart of the successful delivery of health care.

Getso said that over the last two years, the state government had renovated more than 300 primary and secondary health care facilities in Kano, with a view to improving access and quality of healthcare services towards reducing maternal and child mortalities.

Mokdad said increasing access to primary care, such as general practitioners and physician assistants, would help identify patients» early warning signs of poor health.

It also indicates the importance of assisting smokers with mental illness in overcoming barriers to accessing mental health care (e.g., insuring the uninsured, increasing the supply of mental health care professionals, improving linkages between primary care and mental health care) as a means to address smoking - related harm,» the authors write.

Guinea worm disease afflicts the poorest of the poor, those living in areas with poor sanitation and minimal access to primary health care.

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

«It is ironic that in one of the richest countries in the world, we still have millions of children without access to primary and specialty health care,» said Kenneth Silver, MD, pediatric neurologist and associate professor of pediatrics.

Over the past years, he has worked for the Doctors of British Columbia, teaching pain management to primary care MDs and specialists, developed a training program integrating pain science and yoga therapy, and created many open access resources to assist people in pain and health professionals.

This is part of his broader interest in the public health concept of equity — fair access to primary health care for everyone.

This is part of his broader interest in the public health concept of equity — fair access to primary health care for everyone.

Moreover, a percentage of the solar systems will also be provided to local primary health care centres that could truly benefit from access to electricity, and to community health workers who bring vital health services directly into homes and schools currently lacking access to electricity.

«Because women still provide most of the primary care for children, when they can not access child care, their employment, health, safety, independence, and ability to parent is put at risk.

Open access is a type of health insurance plan that allows policyholders to see other medical professionals in the plan's network without first having to obtain a referral from a gatekeeper such as a primary care physician.

This trial aims to improve equity of access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and further demonstrate the fundamental role that community pharmacists play in primary health care, strengthening the future for all pharmacists and contributing to a sustainable health system.

Interviews with parents who have a lived experience of mental illness to explore their experiences in GP consultations, their journey through primary health care services and recommendations to support parenting and children's needs when a parent accesses support for a mental health issue.

It has been argued that the best outcome for access to evidence based primary mental health care is the responsibility of the health profession, not necessarily dependent on government directives.

This poses serious problems for indigenous populations because of already poor access to primary health care.

With their model of comprehensive primary health care and community governance, ACCHSs have reduced unintentional racism, barriers to access to health care, and are progressively improving individual health outcomes for Aboriginal people.

If members of the Government were truly committed to closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage they would do all they could to improve access to primary health care since this would help to deal with the challenges related to cancer rather than intensify them.

This can be explained by a number of factors, such as less effective treatment and poor clinical decisions, but a principal cause is the lack of regular access to primary health care.

«For NACCHO the acceptance that our Aboriginal controlled health services deliver the best model of integrated primary health care in Australia is a clear demonstration that every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person should have ready access to these services, no matter where they live.

These barriers to effective cancer care are made worse by the high rates of co-morbidities that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience, and these too require regular access to primary health care.

AMSANT successfully campaigned for the Commonwealth Government to adopt a new Integrated Funding model as part of the new Primary Health Care Access Program or PHCAP.

Another model of a successful collaboration program between primary providers and child psychiatrists, the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project, promotes access to psychiatric consultation for primary care providers through a network of children's mental health collaboration Access Project, promotes access to psychiatric consultation for primary care providers through a network of children's mental health collaboration access to psychiatric consultation for primary care providers through a network of children's mental health collaboration teams.

Depression is the leading cause of disability adjusted life years globally.1 The WHO recommends integrating mental health treatments into primary care in order to increase access to effective treatments.2 Alongside increasing prevalence, many economies are facing fiscal pressure that affect their health services.

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The report sets out sub-targets of ensuring equal access to primary health care and health infrastructure within ten years.

For those who live in poverty, having the ability to maintain independence and having access to quality mental and physical health care are of primary concern.

«Simply put, eliminating the national family planning program will result in millions of women across the country losing access to basic primary and preventive health care, such as lifesaving cancer screenings, contraception, HIV testing and counseling, STI testing and treatment, and annual exams.

WASHINGTON, DC — Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), and Laurie Rubiner, PPFA vice-president for advocacy and public policy, participated in today's Women's Health Care stakeholder discussion hosted by the White House and highlighted the increasing need for access to affordable primary and preventive health care for Health Care stakeholder discussion hosted by the White House and highlighted the increasing need for access to affordable primary and preventive health care for woCare stakeholder discussion hosted by the White House and highlighted the increasing need for access to affordable primary and preventive health care for health care for wocare for women.

Those include prominent foes of abortion, most without medical background or health care expertise, whose primary objective reflects no desire to see that as many low - income women as possible have access to basic health care but only that Planned Parenthood be defunded as the visible incarnation of «the abortion industry.»

«The real impact of eliminating the Title X program is that millions of women across the country will lose access to basic primary and preventive health care, such as lifesaving cancer screenings, contraception, STI testing and treatment, and annual exams.

Combined, these two extreme proposals would completely undermine millions of women's access to basic primary and preventive health care, such as lifesaving cancer screenings, contraception, HIV testing and counseling, STI testing and treatment, and annual exams.

Combined, these two extreme proposals would completely undermine millions of women's access to basic primary and preventive health care.

Together, these extreme House proposals would block millions of women's access to primary and preventive health care.

«The new law will expand access to health insurance for millions of women, and it also includes measures to make primary health care, including annual exams, preventive care, and reproductive care, more affordable.

The Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health is an award - winning Health Access Centre that provides holistic primary health care to First Nation, Métis and Inuit people living in Ottawa - one of the fastest growing and diverse urban Indigenous communities in CHealth is an award - winning Health Access Centre that provides holistic primary health care to First Nation, Métis and Inuit people living in Ottawa - one of the fastest growing and diverse urban Indigenous communities in CHealth Access Centre that provides holistic primary health care to First Nation, Métis and Inuit people living in Ottawa - one of the fastest growing and diverse urban Indigenous communities in Chealth care to First Nation, Métis and Inuit people living in Ottawa - one of the fastest growing and diverse urban Indigenous communities in Canada.

The quality improvement intervention included: expert leader teams at each site to implement and adapt intervention; care managers to support primary care clinicians with evaluation, education, medication, and psychosocial treatment, and linking with specialised mental health services; training care managers in manual cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for depression; and access to participant and clinician choice of treatment (CBT, medication, combined CBT and medication, care manager follow up, or referral).