BACKGROUND This paper presents results from a public engagement effort in Nebraska, USA, which measured public opinions about governmental involvement in encouraging the use of electronic health records (EHRs). OBJECTIVE We examine the role of trust in government in contributing to public support for government involvement in the development of EHR technologies. We hypothesize that trust in g...

Background and Purpose: Afghanistan has high maternal mortality that woman's empowerment and social support could reduce. This study aimed to determine the relationship between empowerment and social support in pregnant women who came to governmental hospitals in Kabul City, Afghanistan. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 4 governmental hospitals in Kabul, Afghanis...

rehabilitation model are relatively new initiatives. It could be argued that all these models use the least possible healthcare resources. With fewer resources the community may be empowered to take on more responsibilities for ill people. Some may see this as a positive development, but others may see such initiatives as a way of transferring state responsibilities to the population. If there ...

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In a rapidly expanding offshore wind market, governments are evaluating their role in the support of the export of their domestic companies. This paper looks at what roles governments utilize in the export domain. Four governmental roles are identified and their prevalence is rated in different stages of the export process. A framework of these is applied to the Dutch offshore wind sector by pe...

In an endemic area of North-East Brazil (the town of Picos, State of Piauí), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) supported the activity against leprosy in connection with governmental health organizations and local agents. The indicators of leprosy elimination were compared over time (within Picos) and across space (Picos versus Piauí). The case detection rate, above 8 per 10,000 people in the...