Policy and Health - Implications for Development in Asia

Zusammenfassung This volume provides a comprehensive look at how policy leads to better health in Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Dean T. Jamison; Preface; Tables; Figures; Boxes; 1. Overview: the role and responsibility of governments in the health sector; 2. Evidence-based policy: using data to inform policy and improve health outcomes; 3. Prioritizing medical interventions: defining burden of disease and cost-effective interventions in the pursuit of universal primary care; 4. Financing and allocating public expenditures: leveraging public resources to meet objectives and increase private participation; 5. Toward better equity and access: persistent poverty, inadequate interventions, and the need for better data and solutions; 6. Government and the improvement of health behaviors; 7. Implementing policy objectives: the role and responsibilities of the ministry of health; Acronyms; Data Notes and Glossary - Chapter Two; References; Authors; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John W. Peabody, John W. Rahman Peabody
• Mitarbeit: Farley Donna O. (Herausgeber), Paul J. Gertler (Herausgeber), Gertler Paul J. (Herausgeber), Luck Jeff (Herausgeber), Mann Joyce (Herausgeber), John W. Peabody (Herausgeber), Peabody John W. (Herausgeber), M. Omar Rahman (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.02.2005
• EAN: 9780521619905
• ISBN: 978-0-521-61990-5
• Seiten: 464
• Serien: Rand Studies in Policy Analysi; RAND Studies in Policy Analysis
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Health systems & services, Health systems and services