Although the supply of nurses is likely to meet overall demand, the nature of a nurse’s job is changing dramatically. In redesigned health care systems, nurses are assuming expanded roles for a broad range of patients in ambulatory settings and communitybased care. These roles involve new responsibilities for population health, care coordination and interprofessional collaboration. Nursing educ...

Professor Graham Thornicroft, drew the guidelines for taking the necessary steps towards the implementation of a communitybased mental health care program and for overcoming obstacles and avoiding mistakes preventing this. The Task Force’s main recommendations address the need for coordinated policies, plans and programs, the requirement to scale up services for entire populations, the importan...

With the implementation of veterans integrated service networks (VISNs) and the shift toward communitybased primary care, VA has made tremendous strides in improving access to veterans’ health care. We know, for example, that the number of veterans served by VA increased 30 percent from 1996 to 2000. In addition, more than 400 VA community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) currently provide care...

Health education as a part of physical education (PE) in schools has a long history in Germany. This chapter outlines the most important steps of PE development in Germany and explains the current status of health education within PE. Regarding relevant problems of the German school health system, various practice models are introduced. A special focus is on the long-term communitybased interve...

With the implementation of veterans integrated service networks (VISNs) and the shift toward communitybased primary care, VA has made tremendous strides in improving access to veterans’ health care. We know, for example, that the number of veterans served by VA increased 30 percent from 1996 to 2000. In addition, more than 400 VA community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) currently provide care...

In 2013, Senegal piloted an innovative combination model, where multiple channels for continuous distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets were introduced and tested at the same time. From February to August 2013, health facilities, communitybased organizations and schools in the regions of Louga and Ziguinchor distributed 102,869 nets using both free and subsidized mechanisms. The ...

This article examines public administrators’ perceptions of the effects of nonprofit networks on local affordable housing decisions. It builds on a larger body of research concerning the affordable housing activities of communitybased organizations (CBOs). This analysis is based on a national survey of public administrators responsible for affordable housing programs in U.S. cities with populat...

In 2013, Senegal piloted an innovative combination model, where multiple channels for continuous distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets were introduced and tested at the same time. From February to August 2013, health facilities, communitybased organizations and schools in the regions of Louga and Ziguinchor distributed 102,869 nets using both free and subsidized mechanisms. The ...