Download or read book Governor s Primary Health Care Task Force written by South Carolina. Governor's Primary Health Care Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Governor s Task Force on Health Care Cost Containment written by Maryland. Governor's Task Force on Health Care Cost Containment and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Developing State Policy on Health Care Costs written by Elliot K. Wicks and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Governor Elect s Task Force on Health written by Governor-Elect's Task Force on Health (Md.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report to the Governor from the Task Force on the Health Initiated Measure written by Task Force on the Health Initiated Measure and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Governor s Primary Care Task Force written by North Carolina. Governor's Primary Care Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Findings and Recommendations of the Technical Task Force on Community Mental Health Services written by Illinois. Technical Task Force on Community Mental Health Services and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Future of Public Health written by Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1988-01-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Nation has lost sight of its public health goals and has allowed the system of public health to fall into 'disarray'," from The Future of Public Health. This startling book contains proposals for ensuring that public health service programs are efficient and effective enough to deal not only with the topics of today, but also with those of tomorrow. In addition, the authors make recommendations for core functions in public health assessment, policy development, and service assurances, and identify the level of government--federal, state, and local--at which these functions would best be handled.

Download or read book Final Recommendations on Health Care Reform written by North Dakota Health Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Healthy America written by and published by National Governors Assn. This book was released on 1991 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, presented by the National Governors' Association, explores the significant problems in the U.S. health care system and provides strategies that states can employ to affect reform. Health care costs continue to spiral out of control, consuming resources that are required for other basic needs such as education, housing, food, and family support. Total health spending has grown from less than 6 percent of the gross national product (GNP) in 1960 to about 12 percent in 1990. It is projected to reach 17 percent of the GNP by the year 2000. Despite the enormous costs expended, roughly 34 million nonelderly U.S. citizens have no health coverage at all. The governors present several strategies, in significant detail, which states can employ to bring about incremental, concrete reform. These strategies include reorienting the health care system toward preventive and primary care services; developing ways to encourage and help businesses find affordable health insurance for their employees; stabilizing coverage for employees already receiving health insurance; and making better use of incremental cost control strategies that currently are available to every governor. A 132-item list of references is included, as is information on recent regional hearings about potential state strategies for health care reform. (DB)

Download or read book Cognitive Aging written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most Americans, staying "mentally sharp" as they age is a very high priority. Declines in memory and decision-making abilities may trigger fears of Alzheimer's disease or other neurodegenerative diseases. However, cognitive aging is a natural process that can have both positive and negative effects on cognitive function in older adults - effects that vary widely among individuals. At this point in time, when the older population is rapidly growing in the United States and across the globe, it is important to examine what is known about cognitive aging and to identify and promote actions that individuals, organizations, communities, and society can take to help older adults maintain and improve their cognitive health. Cognitive Aging assesses the public health dimensions of cognitive aging with an emphasis on definitions and terminology, epidemiology and surveillance, prevention and intervention, education of health professionals, and public awareness and education. This report makes specific recommendations for individuals to reduce the risks of cognitive decline with aging. Aging is inevitable, but there are actions that can be taken by individuals, families, communities, and society that may help to prevent or ameliorate the impact of aging on the brain, understand more about its impact, and help older adults live more fully and independent lives. Cognitive aging is not just an individual or a family or a health care system challenge. It is an issue that affects the fabric of society and requires actions by many and varied stakeholders. Cognitive Aging offers clear steps that individuals, families, communities, health care providers and systems, financial organizations, community groups, public health agencies, and others can take to promote cognitive health and to help older adults live fuller and more independent lives. Ultimately, this report calls for a societal commitment to cognitive aging as a public health issue that requires prompt action across many sectors.

Download or read book Finding What Works in Health Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthcare decision makers in search of reliable information that compares health interventions increasingly turn to systematic reviews for the best summary of the evidence. Systematic reviews identify, select, assess, and synthesize the findings of similar but separate studies, and can help clarify what is known and not known about the potential benefits and harms of drugs, devices, and other healthcare services. Systematic reviews can be helpful for clinicians who want to integrate research findings into their daily practices, for patients to make well-informed choices about their own care, for professional medical societies and other organizations that develop clinical practice guidelines. Too often systematic reviews are of uncertain or poor quality. There are no universally accepted standards for developing systematic reviews leading to variability in how conflicts of interest and biases are handled, how evidence is appraised, and the overall scientific rigor of the process. In Finding What Works in Health Care the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends 21 standards for developing high-quality systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research. The standards address the entire systematic review process from the initial steps of formulating the topic and building the review team to producing a detailed final report that synthesizes what the evidence shows and where knowledge gaps remain. Finding What Works in Health Care also proposes a framework for improving the quality of the science underpinning systematic reviews. This book will serve as a vital resource for both sponsors and producers of systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research.

Download or read book Report of the Task Force on Medicaid Reform written by National Governors' Conference. Task Force on Medicaid Reform and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Governors Perspective on Medicaid written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Review of State Task Force and Special Study Recommendations to Address Health Care for the Indigent written by John E. Luehrs and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Governor s Private Sector Insurance Task Force on Long Term Care January 1986 written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of Findings and Recommendations by the Governor s Task Force on the Department of Correctional Services Medical Services System to the Governor of the State of Nebraska written by Nebraska. Governor's Task Force on the Department of Correctional Services' Medical Services System and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report reviews progress that has been made since the task force published its recommendations (Final report, July 1,2000) in response to the State Ombudsman's Office's report (Ombudsman's report, examination of the Medical Services System of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services). Further recommendations are outlined.