Introduction Since 2019, Canada’s Drug and Health Technology Agency (CADTH) has worked directly with patients through its Patient Community Advisory Committee (PCAC). In Brazil, Conitec since 2021 testimonials in committee meetings for all assessed technologies. this study we explored patients’ perspectives about their participation these processes. Methods Two involved both CADTH were invited ...

Travel agency call centers are intended to complement advisory services of the bricks-and-mortar travel agencies by providing remote advisory services. Currently, they are ill-prepared for giving such advisory services due to their limitations in several areas of their work practice. This article presents the organizational as well as information and communication-related issues in work practic...

Summary Farm advisory services have become an important topic in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of European Union (EU). The aim this article is to draw lessons from implementation regulation and measures current 2014–2022 CAP knowledge transfer contribute debates about future farm policies. Findings are based on two studies commissioned by Commission: evaluation study implemented a consor...

On August 1, 2014, routine testing at the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant in Lucas County, Ohio, revealed microcystin toxin levels in drinking water had reached 3.19 μg/L, surpassing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water advisory threshold of 1.0 μg/L. Microcystin is a hepatoxin released by cyanobacteria in certain harmful algal blooms. Exposure to microcystin has bee...

Introduction: According to the Climate Change Advisory Council, Ireland is woefully unprepared for future extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding, and coastal surges, which are going be more frequent in future. Met Éireann issued numerous red warnings since inception of severe forecasting system. Storms Ophelia (Ex. Hurricane) Emma (Snow Storm) proved extremely challenging Health Ser...

Background and study aims Safety attitudes are linked to patient outcomes. The Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) identifies the need improve our understanding of safety culture in endoscopy. We describe development validation Endo-SAQ (endoscopy questionnaire) results a national survey staff attitudes. Methods Questions from original SAQ were adapted reflect endoscopy-spe...

The Urban Research Center at the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies brings together community members and researchers working in Harlem, New York. A Community Advisory Board (CAB) composed of community members, service providers, public health professionals, and researchers was formed to assist the Center's research and interventions and to guide community partnerships. Through a collaborat...

Although the idea of establishing a Federal insurance program to cover the major costs of health care for the elderly was not new in the late 1950s, it was only when John Kennedy became a presidential candidate that the national debate on the issue began in earnest. But it would be almost 5 years later before the issue was finally resolved. During that 5-year period, the desirability of establi...

To develop this certification program, Joint Commission staff convened a perinatal care technical advisory panel of clinical experts for guidance on creating requirements for the evaluation of organizations seeking perinatal care certification. Field reviews, learning visits, and pilot surveys also helped staff learn the current state of perinatal care services, determine the concepts or proces...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major public health concern in the United States. We developed an annual training course, Nutrition and Public Health, A Course for Community Practitioners (NPH), to address the identified training needs of state staff responsible for designing and implementing the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) progr...