Any number of explanations can be offered for the inclusion of health-care benefits as a component of compensation. Among the more obvious and generally accepted explanations are: the cost-effectiveness of large group purchases by the organization, the positive tax consequences for the employee; the...
project documents and plans enables a deeper insight into whether and how the intentions of the PHA may have guided the municipalities planning for promoting health and health equity. In the following, we present a brief description of the PHA and its role in the Norwegian plan system (seeFigur...
The ecosystem domain refers to what the organization can do with others—similar or even dissimilar businesses, the government (including as an influencer of policy), and private organizations—to advance an agenda for better health and equity. Examples of action in the ecosystem domain may include...
“We cannot close in on global health equity without clarity on what health challenges people with disabilities face,” said Phyllis Heydt, co-founder of the Missing Billion Initiative, an organization founded to transform health systems to be inclusive of the 1.3 billio...
Debate over the final blueprint for further medical reform continues to rage on, an expert said Tuesday. The major sticking points are how the country should finance the health system to improve equity among the population and how to better deliver more efficient medical services, Zuo Xuejin, ex...
Governance Health equity Health services Aboriginal Inequality “In order to address health inequities, and inequitable conditions of daily living, it is necessary to address inequities … in the way society is organized. To achieve that requires more than strengthened government – it requires strengthe...
The National Academy of Medicine has long advocated for a “learning healthcare system” that produces constantly updated reference data during the care process. Moving toward a rapid learning system to solve intractable problems in health demands a bala
Rosenfeld, Lindsay E., Kelly McCullagh, Carolyn J. King, Micaela Torres, and Jonathan S. Litt. 2023. "Organizational Health Literacy as a Tool for Health Equity: Application in a High-Risk Infant Follow-Up Program"Children10, no. 10: 1658. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10101658 ...
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Digital health interventions refer to the use of digital technology and connected devices to improve health outcomes and healthcare delivery. This includes