Health literacy refers to the ability to obtain and understand basic healt h information and service and use such information and service to make appropriate decisions so as to maintain and enhance one’s own health.H...Health literacy refers to the ability to obtain and understand basic healt h information and service and use such information and service to make appropriate decisions so as to maintain and enhance one’s own health.Health literacy is an important indicator to evaluate a country’s basic public health service standard and the health status of the people.展开更多
It is increasingly found that medical investment is not the only effective means to improve the national health level. The basic public health service, which is dominated by disease control and prevention, is paid mor...It is increasingly found that medical investment is not the only effective means to improve the national health level. The basic public health service, which is dominated by disease control and prevention, is paid more and more attention.This paper analyzes the relationship between the migrant population and the population of the city＇s household registration to the basic public health service. Access to basic public health services and satisfaction of the system, analysis of the factors affecting the satisfaction of the basic public health services in Shanghai revealed the problems and causes of development. Finally, putting forward the concrete countermeasures and suggestions for perfecting and improving the basic public health service in Shanghai.展开更多
The purpose of this qualitative study, conducted in Thailand, was to identify strategies for older adults to live alone happily, with dignity, security, and independence. Purposive sampling techniques were used to rec...The purpose of this qualitative study, conducted in Thailand, was to identify strategies for older adults to live alone happily, with dignity, security, and independence. Purposive sampling techniques were used to recruit participants from 12 provinces throughout Thailand. The sample included three groups： older Thai people living alone （n = 1,087）, clinician who working with Thai older adults （n = 149）, and administrators working in aged care and support services in Thailand （n = 83）. Data were collected using structured interview guides. Content analysis was used to identify and develop the study findings. Most of the older Thai people living alone were single, widowed or divorced with few wanting to remain living alone. The large majority of participants needed government assistance to manage their activities of daily living including access to health and public services. Participants wanted aged care and support services to assist with their living arrangements, organise community activities, and provide home visits. Moreover, they wanted their families to visit them and provide financial support and care for them when they were ill. These older adults experienced living alone positively and negatively. Some participants felt proud, dignified, and independent. Other participants felt that living alone resulted in poorer health status, particularly emotional problems, especially for those who were not living alone by choice. These participants reported feeling lonely, bored, irritated, sad, and sorrowful. This group of older Thai adults had limited interaction with their families and the wider community. From this study, four strategies were identified to assist older Thai adults to live alone happily, safely and with a sense of dignity, security, and value. These strategies are： ensuring individual choice, maintaining family support, developing community value, and advocating for over-arching government policy support of aged care. A high number of older adults live alone in Thailand and this presents a big challenge for both these individuals and the community in which they live. If this important group in Thai society is to live alone happily and successfully, it needs to be additional assistance to ensure they are supported by families, communities, and government departments.展开更多
One strand of research in public economics has found that increasing ethnic diversity leads to reductions in provision of productive public goods. Another strand of research has emphasized the key role that tax and ex...One strand of research in public economics has found that increasing ethnic diversity leads to reductions in provision of productive public goods. Another strand of research has emphasized the key role that tax and expenditure limitations play in the provision of public services. This paper explores the interaction between these two effects. The regression results suggest that the prior results on ethnic diversity are robust when TELs are taken into consideration. In addition, the imposition of TELs mitigates the negative effect of ethnic fragmentation on the share of local spending on education and roads. It also mitigates the positive correlation between ethnic diversity and total local government revenue and expenditure per capita.展开更多
The Decision of CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Full Implementation of the Universal Two-child policy and Innovation and Improvement of Family Planning Service Management（Hereinafterreferred to as the ...The Decision of CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Full Implementation of the Universal Two-child policy and Innovation and Improvement of Family Planning Service Management（Hereinafterreferred to as the Decision）was announced on January 5,2016.China will implement a birth registration service system.展开更多
Rural public health services in the relationship of farmers＇ quality of life and health, and the farmers＇ interests is closely related to the public, is very important to build a new socialist countryside. In nation...Rural public health services in the relationship of farmers＇ quality of life and health, and the farmers＇ interests is closely related to the public, is very important to build a new socialist countryside. In national attention and support of the rural public health services in the development of big situation, based on the zibo MATO village as an example, the public health service development present situation has carried on the brief analysis, and describes the Jane MATO village problems of public health service.展开更多
This study was based on a descriptive research design. The population comprised of males and females aged between 15 and 19 years studying at the high school, college, and university levels in Phetchaburi, Thailand. T...This study was based on a descriptive research design. The population comprised of males and females aged between 15 and 19 years studying at the high school, college, and university levels in Phetchaburi, Thailand. The sample group size was calculated by using Taro Yamane＇s formula at a reliability level of .95. The instrument used was the questionnaire of College of Public Health as modified by Chulalongkorn University for use in research. Instrument quality was calculated by using the Kuder-Richardson 20 formula; an internal consistency value of.86 was obtained. According to the findings, the comparison of access to reproductive health services by adolescents at each level of education, the educational levels of the adolescents were similar to one another in that they were found to have received instruction about sexuality and reproductive health. The instruction most frequently received was on reproductive health and the least frequent subject was life skills, ability to adjust to daily lifestyles. The findings suggested that the capacity of medical and academic personnel should be developed in order to gain knowledge, attitudes to provide reproductive health services, especially on subjects concerning life skills and ability to adjust to daily life and interacting with the people surrounding adolescents, including skills on how to refuse sexual activity with partners.展开更多
文摘Health literacy refers to the ability to obtain and understand basic healt h information and service and use such information and service to make appropriate decisions so as to maintain and enhance one’s own health.Health literacy is an important indicator to evaluate a country’s basic public health service standard and the health status of the people.
文摘It is increasingly found that medical investment is not the only effective means to improve the national health level. The basic public health service, which is dominated by disease control and prevention, is paid more and more attention.This paper analyzes the relationship between the migrant population and the population of the city＇s household registration to the basic public health service. Access to basic public health services and satisfaction of the system, analysis of the factors affecting the satisfaction of the basic public health services in Shanghai revealed the problems and causes of development. Finally, putting forward the concrete countermeasures and suggestions for perfecting and improving the basic public health service in Shanghai.
文摘The purpose of this qualitative study, conducted in Thailand, was to identify strategies for older adults to live alone happily, with dignity, security, and independence. Purposive sampling techniques were used to recruit participants from 12 provinces throughout Thailand. The sample included three groups： older Thai people living alone （n = 1,087）, clinician who working with Thai older adults （n = 149）, and administrators working in aged care and support services in Thailand （n = 83）. Data were collected using structured interview guides. Content analysis was used to identify and develop the study findings. Most of the older Thai people living alone were single, widowed or divorced with few wanting to remain living alone. The large majority of participants needed government assistance to manage their activities of daily living including access to health and public services. Participants wanted aged care and support services to assist with their living arrangements, organise community activities, and provide home visits. Moreover, they wanted their families to visit them and provide financial support and care for them when they were ill. These older adults experienced living alone positively and negatively. Some participants felt proud, dignified, and independent. Other participants felt that living alone resulted in poorer health status, particularly emotional problems, especially for those who were not living alone by choice. These participants reported feeling lonely, bored, irritated, sad, and sorrowful. This group of older Thai adults had limited interaction with their families and the wider community. From this study, four strategies were identified to assist older Thai adults to live alone happily, safely and with a sense of dignity, security, and value. These strategies are： ensuring individual choice, maintaining family support, developing community value, and advocating for over-arching government policy support of aged care. A high number of older adults live alone in Thailand and this presents a big challenge for both these individuals and the community in which they live. If this important group in Thai society is to live alone happily and successfully, it needs to be additional assistance to ensure they are supported by families, communities, and government departments.
文摘One strand of research in public economics has found that increasing ethnic diversity leads to reductions in provision of productive public goods. Another strand of research has emphasized the key role that tax and expenditure limitations play in the provision of public services. This paper explores the interaction between these two effects. The regression results suggest that the prior results on ethnic diversity are robust when TELs are taken into consideration. In addition, the imposition of TELs mitigates the negative effect of ethnic fragmentation on the share of local spending on education and roads. It also mitigates the positive correlation between ethnic diversity and total local government revenue and expenditure per capita.
文摘The Decision of CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Full Implementation of the Universal Two-child policy and Innovation and Improvement of Family Planning Service Management（Hereinafterreferred to as the Decision）was announced on January 5,2016.China will implement a birth registration service system.
文摘Rural public health services in the relationship of farmers＇ quality of life and health, and the farmers＇ interests is closely related to the public, is very important to build a new socialist countryside. In national attention and support of the rural public health services in the development of big situation, based on the zibo MATO village as an example, the public health service development present situation has carried on the brief analysis, and describes the Jane MATO village problems of public health service.
文摘This study was based on a descriptive research design. The population comprised of males and females aged between 15 and 19 years studying at the high school, college, and university levels in Phetchaburi, Thailand. The sample group size was calculated by using Taro Yamane＇s formula at a reliability level of .95. The instrument used was the questionnaire of College of Public Health as modified by Chulalongkorn University for use in research. Instrument quality was calculated by using the Kuder-Richardson 20 formula; an internal consistency value of.86 was obtained. According to the findings, the comparison of access to reproductive health services by adolescents at each level of education, the educational levels of the adolescents were similar to one another in that they were found to have received instruction about sexuality and reproductive health. The instruction most frequently received was on reproductive health and the least frequent subject was life skills, ability to adjust to daily lifestyles. The findings suggested that the capacity of medical and academic personnel should be developed in order to gain knowledge, attitudes to provide reproductive health services, especially on subjects concerning life skills and ability to adjust to daily life and interacting with the people surrounding adolescents, including skills on how to refuse sexual activity with partners.
