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The Economic Case for Devoting Public Resources to Health

The Economic Case for Devoting Public Resources to Health The world has enjoyed huge improvements in population health during the last half century. But major health problems persist, particularly in tropical countries, which are still struggling with infectious diseases while increasingly having to deal with noncommunicable diseases. Several classic arguments for public spending on health have...

Academic health centers in a changing environment.

To evaluate the potential problems facing academic health centers (AHCs) as a result of market-driven health care reforms, we conducted case studies of seven nationally prominent AHCs during 1994. Findings suggest that although AHCs were not yet feeling the predicted impact of competition on their financial health and ability to sustain their academic missions of teaching, research, and care of...

Letter to Editor: A Comprehensive Definition of Spiritual Health

    S pirituality is recognized globally as an important aspect to respond to many  questions associated with health and happiness. The World Health Organization is also interested in pursuing the physical, psychological, and social dimensions of health (1). There are several challenges regarding the definition of spiritual health and the advancement of research in t...

Food Policy: Integrating Health, Environment and Society

Understanding Health Professional Responses to Service Disinvestment: A Qualitative Study

Background Disinvestment from inefficient health services may be a potential solution to rising healthcare costs, but there has been poor uptake of disinvestment recommendations. This Australian study aims to understand how health professionals react when confronted with a plan to disinvest from a health service they previously provided to their patients.   Methods This ...