Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster M B Mclllmurray, consultant physician they provided no relevant services. Sixteen districts provided only practical support (physiotherapy, dietary advice, stoma and mastectomy care), one provided only emotional care (counselling, support groups), and 94 provided both types of support. Fifty three provided some complementary therapies (guided imagery, medita...

This study provides a comprehensive review of California’s system of school facility finance. Along with describing that system, it examines the state’s investment over time and provides an analysis of the relationship between the revenues available to school districts and various district characteristics. The study attempts to answer five broad questions related to the way California finances ...

INTRODUCTION The FHI360-led Zambia Prevention Care and Treatment partnership II (ZPCT II) with funding from United States Agency for International Development, supports the Zambian Ministry of Health in scaling up HIV/AIDS services. To improve the quality of HIV/AIDS services, ZPCT II provides technical assistance until desired standards are met and districts are weaned-off intensive technical ...

Background: Achieving universal health coverage and reducing health inequalities are primary goals for an increasing number of health systems worldwide. Timely and accurate measurements of levels and trends in key health indicators at local levels are crucial to assess progress and identify drivers of success and areas that may be lagging behind. Methods: We generated estimates of 17 key matern...

This paper examines the distribution of teachers across schools and districts and the distribution of teacher salaries across districts both in New York State and nationally. It finds that much of the variation in teacher qualifications across schools is within districts. Salary schedules do not vary within districts. Thus, current salary differences are neither driving nor alleviating many of ...

Although trends in the racial segregation of schools are well documented, less is known about trends in income segregation. We use multiple data sources to document trends in income segregation between schools and school districts. Between-district income segregation of families with children enrolled in public school increased by over 15% from 1990 to 2010. Within large districts, between-scho...

There are an estimated 234,000 cases of measles and 13,851 measles-related deaths per year in Mali. In 1998 and 1999, 548,309 children aged 9-59 months were vaccinated against measles during mass campaigns in urban centers across Mali. After the first campaign, measles incidence decreased by 95% in districts encompassing vaccinated urban centers and by 41% in nonvaccinated districts. There was ...

This is the fi rst study to evaluate the effects on school spending of repeal of constitutional property tax levy limits. While several studies report that the imposition of tax limits constrains local government and school district spending, this study fails to reject the null hypotheses that tax limit repeal in New York State induced no signifi cant immediate or gradual impact on the average ...

Medical influence on health service management at district level could be eroded as the new Griffiths management arrangements are introduced by district health authorities. Most districts are changing the composition and functions of the district management team to accommodate their new general managers. District general managers are required to prepare new management arrangements for their dis...

Until recently the basic geographical unit in England and Wales for the compilation of population and mortality data has been the local authority administrative district. Epidemiologists have made little use of the mortality data available from 1950 for small administrative districts: municipal boroughs, urban and rural districts. In April 1974 the boundaries of administrative areas were radica...