After Indonesia’s Mental Health Law, approved by parliament in 2014, then began the movement of mental health services in Indonesia. Rehabilitation is one of the mental health effort that must be done in the context of the patient’s recovery. Mahdi Marzoeki mental hospital in Bogor is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Indonesia which has a psychosocial rehabilitation program hospital-based and...

After Indonesia’s Mental Health Law, approved by parliament in 2014, then began the movement of mental health services in Indonesia. Rehabilitation is one of the mental health effort that must be done in the context of the patient’s recovery. Mahdi Marzoeki mental hospital in Bogor is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Indonesia which has a psychosocial rehabilitation program hospital-based and...

led program managers to seek approaches to family planning (FP) that will also help combat HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These approaches include use of simplified STI diagnosis and treatment protocols and promotion of male and female condoms. One aspect of condom promotion that is receiving increased attention is the idea of adding men to communitybased distributio...

Two hierarchical location-allocation models are used to locate two types of communitybased health facilities in Davao City, Philippines. Oftentimes, locating health facilities are motivated by factors such as politics and resource availability. Different optimization approaches to locating a mix of these health facilities across the rural and urban areas of the city. Computations results are ev...

To read more about this study, go to www.popcouncil.org/horizons/projects/SouthAfrica_ElderlyCaregiversPilotProg.htm Methodology The quasi-experimental study included a communitybased health education intervention with cross-sectional preand post-surveys to test for effectiveness with a convenience sample of elderly caregivers. The intervention was conducted in the Eastern Cape of South Africa ...

National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) is the nation’s largest and most visible communitybased intervention targeting alcohol misuse. Established in 1999 through a partnership between the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and with support from numerous other public and private organizations, NASD...

As local community coordinator of the Border Health Strategic Initiative (Border Health ¡SI!), a program in Yuma County to develop a comprehensive, communitybased approach to diabetes prevention and control, I was responsible for facilitating communication among five community partners, between community partners and campus-based faculty, and developing and coordinating a Special Action Group (...

In trying to improve health, particularly for the millions of older Americans with chronic conditions, many researchers focus solely on improving the professional health care system. Better medications, care protocols, and other clinical interventions are important, but much of chronic care takes place away from the clinic or hospital and in one’s home or community (1). Evidencebased health pro...

Burns represent an important health and economic problem in Africa and in the developing countries. Prevention programs in the developing countries are still at an infant phase. It is well known that prevention includes surveillance with data analysis and reporting. With information campaigns, an effort can be made to use regulatory action, to educate the population and modify the environment. ...