Sentences with phrase «primary health care access»

However, significant work has been completed over the past three years to reinvigorate the commitments of governments to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health inequality through the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and related initiatives such as the Primary Health Care Access Program.

The key Budget measures within the Indigenous Affairs portfolio are Shared Responsibility Agreements; Healthy Indigenous Housing; Indigenous Health programs including Healthy for Life, Combating Petrol Sniffing, the Hearing Services Program and additional funding to the Primary Health Care Access Program.

Primary mental health services are most likely to be provided through the rolling out of comprehensive primary health care services through the Primary Health Care Access Program and through the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.

SRAs should not be used to negotiate the delivery of primary health care access or the delivery of essential infrastructure provision - such as water supply, sanitation and sewerage.

There currently exist significant programs which focus on improving primary health care and health infrastructure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities - such as the Primary Health Care Access Program and the Community Housing and Infrastructure Program and other mainstream programs and services.

While the estimated amounts required to address primary health care access and infrastructure provision are significant, they represent about 1 % of the current national per annum spending on health.

Similarly, the Primary Health Care Access Program (PHCAP), which is the main program for the delivery of primary health care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities:

While the estimated funds needed to address primary health care access and infrastructure provision is significant, it only represents about 1 % of the current national per annum spending on health.

Some results of the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health will be seen in the shorter term, such as the provision of enhanced primary care services under the Primary Health Care Access Program, outcomes of environmental health surveys, and outcomes of existing workforce capacity building initiatives.

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.

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.

Her primary issue areas included low - income access to health care, environmental justice, criminal justice and grassroots community organizing.

He unveiled a two - pronged approach to narrowing the health gap; by improving access to primary care and focusing on prevention as much as treatment.

[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.

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Primary Health Care Centre for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria at Kuchigoro with a promise to ensure access to quality basic healthcare.

«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.

«Poor access to primary care results in poorer health for deaf people.»

«Our findings suggest that despite the insurance expansion under the Massachusetts reform, access to timely outpatient visits to a doctor may not have improved much,,» said Danny McCormick, MD, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a primary care physician at Cambridge Health Alliance, and the study's lead author.

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.

In health care and energy, for example, the private sector holds the key technologies but the public sector is needed to finance research and development, to regulate sustainable practices (for example, for emissions reduction and primary health standards), and to ensure access for the poor.

«With the increased stability that comes from having a home and reduced financial burdens, and being introduced into the social service system and the access to other support services it provides, people receiving housing assistance are getting improved access to primary care health services.

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.

Improving access to the formal health care sector is a primary public health goal in many low - income countries.

CAAT's primary focus is on running Animal Health Care Projects in low - income communities with limited or no access to veterinary services for their animals.

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.

The Veterans Choice Program (VCP) created by this act will allow eligible veterans to access to primary care, mental health care, and inpatient and outpatient care in their own communities when they can not access care through their local VA facility due to the following reasons:

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.

Though primary health insurance policies may not provide access to this service abroad, certain travel insurance policies allow travelers to contact a physician with questions prior to seeking care.

Business Services Manager — Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, TX 1996 — 2001 Oversaw all clinic operations, business and patient access functions of multi-specialty ambulatory primary care clinic including pediatric, adult, and geriatric medicine, and managed annual operation budget of $ 5M.

Director / Patient Financial Services — Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, TX 2004 — Present Provide Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) leadership and experience in Patient Financial Services, patient access and operational activities.

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.

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Urgent research and assessment is required to determine the impacts on Indigenous people's health in remote and regional communities to ensure that residents on these communities have access to basic services including primary health care and the health services they require.

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.

The usual care condition was enhanced by providing primary care clinicians with training and educational materials (manuals, pocket cards) on depression evaluation and treatment.43 Patients receiving usual care had access to usual treatment at the site but not to the specific mental health providers trained in the CBT and care management services used in the study.

Indigenous peoples in Australia do not enjoy the same opportunities to be as healthy as the non-Indigenous population particularly in relation to access to primary health care, medicines and health infrastructure.

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