The allopathic and osteopathic primary care professional disciplines, including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association, are committed to providing comprehensive primary care for children, youth and adults in a health care setting that facilitates partnerships between individual pa...

Some reorientation is required, and the first step should be for health professionals to delineate the boundaries of "health". Professionals should work to convince the public that the right approach is that of positive health. The use of the word "health" in a negative sense should be avoided in both professional and official circles, so that the public's perceptions are less influenced by fai...

We deal with a question that is central in a theory of justice, that of social conditioning and personal responsibility. Roemer’s attempt to separate the latter from the former, in order to circumscribe redistributive public policy, is of the utmost interest but has significant limitations. One such limitation has to do with the way in which assessment of personal responsibility can take place,...

The influence of perceived severity and sense of personal responsibility of police officers on their level of involvement in cases of intimate partner violence against women is analyzed. Three levels of police involvement are considered: low, medium, and high. The sample consists of 143 Spanish police officers. A 2 x 2 x 3 factorial design is conducted to test hypotheses. Effects of perceived s...

BACKGROUND One young adult in two has entered university education in Western countries. Many of these young students will be exposed, during this transitional period, to substantial changes in living arrangements, socialisation groups, and social activities. This kind of transition is often associated with risky behaviour such as excessive alcohol consumption. So far, however, there is little ...

OBJECTIVES To summarize major current trends and research in the field of sustainable health care systems. METHOD Synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2007. RESULTS Four excellent articles, four nations and four international peer-reviewed journals representing some important aspects of the research in this field have been selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2007. The first pa...

One of the clearest findings of Mercer's annual National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans is that more companies are thinking of adopting a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP) approach, and more employees are enrolling in CDHPs at the companies that offer them. The authors discuss the advantages for organizations that offer CDHPs, as well as outline key considerations for companies lo...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to determine the role of proactive personality in entrepreneurial intentions and career success. methods: this study was a descriptive-correlatal research. the statistical population of the study was all the personnel's isfahan university of medical sciences were been selected from which a sample of 308 employees randomly. the questionnaires of this r...