Under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 every
regulatory college in Ontario is expected to establish a
quality-assurance program to ensure the ongoing quality
of each profession’s practice....
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (hereafter
referred to as the Partnership) completed an
environmental scan in 2018 of cervical cancer screening
in Canada.(6) The scan found that organized cervical
cancer screening programs are available in most
provinces, with the exception of Quebec.(6) Organize...
There are growing concerns globally of the health and
social harms caused by alcohol.(1) The harmful use of
alcohol resulted in approximately three million deaths
worldwide in 2016 (5.3% of all deaths globally).(1)
Increases in the global burden of disease attributable to
alcohol highlight the importance...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
Contaminación del aire es un importante factor de riesgo y un crucial factor que contribuye a la carga de enfermedad a nivel global, además de tener una incidencia directa sobre la calidad de vida de la población.
En este contexto, la División de Planificación Sanitaria soli...
Chile,
d0117880,
Poluição Ambiental/efeitos adversos,
d0003970,
d0047850,
ddcs0296530,
ddcs0502240,
d0057400,
d0111530,
Impactos da Poluição na Saúde,
Guias como Assunto
This article presents the results of a dialogue between decision-makers and experts in Latin America and the Caribbean on priority-setting for interventions and studies on Aedes aegypti control. The article is part of a project that included a systematic review of mosquito control strategies and a qualit...
This report (Report 1) is a policy summary which underpins the key theme of
the conference – financial sustainability in health systems. The report touches
on the myriad elements involved in discussions on financial sustainability, and
emphasizes the need for a clarification of the key concepts as a pr...
The Health Evidence Network (HEN) is an information service for public health decision-makers in the
WHO European Region, in action since 2003 and initiated and coordinated by the WHO Regional Office for
Europe under the umbrella of the WHO European Health Information Initiative (a multipartner network
c...
Intercultural mediators are employed to resolve linguistic and cultural barriers in a variety of health-care contexts. This report examines the main roles performed by intercultural mediators in health care across the WHO European Region and analyses evidence on their effectiveness in improving accessibi...
A life-course approach to health and well-being has become a pillar in health policy-making; for example, Member States of the WHO European Region in the 2015 Minsk Declaration resolved to make greater use of a life-course approach in health policies. However, strategies for implementation of a life-cour...
The Health Evidence Network (HEN) is an information service for public health decision-makers
in the WHO European Region, in action since 2003 and initiated and coordinated by the WHO
Regional Office for Europe under the umbrella of the European Health Information Initiative (a
multipartner network coord...