OBJECTIVE No previous experimental trials have investigated Housing First (HF) in both scattered site (SHF) and congregate (CHF) formats. We hypothesized that CHF and SHF would be associated with a greater percentage of time stably housed as well as superior health and psychosocial outcomes over 24 months compared to treatment as usual (TAU). METHODS Inclusion criteria were homelessness, ment...

CONTEXT Arterial stiffness increases with age. Thus, pulse pressure, an index of arterial stiffening, may predict congestive heart failure (CHF) in the elderly. OBJECTIVE To study prospectively the association between pulse pressure and risk of CHF. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING The community-based East Boston Senior Health Project, East Boston, Mass. PATIENTS A total of 1621...

This paper discusses the complexities of community-based health insurance (CBHI) coordinated by faith-based NGOs in Indonesia, and how government care schemes threaten plans. It discusses, particular, Muhammadiyah’s history, one largest Islamic civil society organizations dealing with sector, as well their struggle to facilitate insurance. The role state-based universal coverage (UHC) has marke...

Coronary heart disease and heart failure continue to be significant burdens to healthcare systems in the Western world. In the United States alone, there are 7.1 million survivors of myocardial infarction (MI) and 4.9 million people living with congestive heart failure (CHF).1 Despite recent advances in medical and device therapy for heart failure, the incidence, hospitalization, and mortality ...

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common, costly and frequently fatal condition and the prevalence of this condition increases with age.1 Although not a new condition, improved treatments for conditions such as coronary heart disease and hypertension mean that there are increasing numbers of people living for extended periods with a chronic progressive condition. A defining feature of CHF is the...

CDF aimed at ensuring development in each constituency in Kenya. Despite having CDF, allocation Samburu West Constituency has not registered significant change in education and health services. The study aimed at assessing the extent to which CDF Results of the current study revealed that CDF has helped in improving health and education services at community level through, developing new dispen...

Although prepayment schemes are being hailed internationally as part of a solution to health care financing problems in low-income countries, literature has raised problems with such schemes. This paper reports the findings of a study that examined the factors influencing low enrollment in Tanzania's health prepayment schemes (Community Health Fund). The paper argues that district managers had ...

Coronary heart disease and heart failure continue to be significant burdens to healthcare systems in the Western world. In the United States alone, there are 7.1 million survivors of myocardial infarction (MI) and 4.9 million people living with congestive heart failure (CHF).1 Despite recent advances in medical and device therapy for heart failure, the incidence, hospitalization, and mortality ...