BACKGROUND Human resources (HR) are one of the most important components determining performance of public health system. The aim of this study was to assess adequacy of HR of local public health agencies to meet the needs emerging from health care reforms in Georgia. METHODS We used the Human Resources for Health Action Framework, which includes six components: HR management, policy, finance...

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background :growth retardation in children is a result of nutritional ignorance, inappropriate care, and inadequate monitoring of growth monitoring. this study was performed to assess the effect of mothers education program based on the precede model on the mean weight of children (6-12 months) at health centers in shiraz, fars province.   methods : this quasi experimental study was conducted o...

INTRODUCTION The child care environment has emerged as an ideal setting in which to implement policies that promote healthy body weight of children. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a wellness policy and training program on the physical activity and nutrition environment in 24 child care centers in Georgia. METHODS We used the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observa...

Medical students' effective clinical skills training are an important goal of any medical school. When adequate, graduate doctors will have sufficient skills to consult a patient by taking proper history and conducting appropriate physical examination. The question under scrutiny is the optimal place for providing such training. Since the aim is to graduate general physicians, many literatures ...

INTRODUCTION Day care center attendance is a risk factor for acquiring respiratory tract infections. There are preventive measures which should be applied. OBJECTIVES To describe the availability of adequate supplies or building facilities, staff habits, behaviors and training, and the existence and enforcement of official guidelines or institutional standards regarding the prevention of resp...

UNLABELLED Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST), a type of training for unique ultrasonography competence, represents a necessity in the emergency assistance of the trauma patient. The principal OBJECTIVE of this prospective study was to evaluate the teaching performance and to identify the training necessities related to the curriculum of the unique ultrasonography competence--F...

Hiroyuki Nodera, MD In Japan, postgraduate training in neurology and other medical specialties is undergoing significant change. In the past, Japanese neurologic education and training took place at the local level, with great variability among centers, and trainees had limited knowledge of general medicine before entering specialty training. In 2004, Japan instituted a system whereby all train...

BACKGROUND Australia has high rates of breastfeeding initiation, with a consistent decline over the first year. Furthermore, there is a growing trend of maternal employment and rising numbers of children enrolled in different types of child care services, both of which can have a negative impact on breastfeeding. OBJECTIVES To provide evidence to better inform implementation of breastfeeding-...