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Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

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By Tilman Jakob Gaber, Samira Boyrakhen, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Ulrich Hagenah, Martin Holtmann, Christine Margarete Freitag, Lars Wöckel, Fritz Poustka, Florian Daniel Zepf Introduction: This article presents diagnostic rates for specific mental disorders in a German pediatric inpatient population over a period of 20 years with respect to migration background and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: Diagnostic data were obtained over a period of 20 years from 8,904 patients who visited a more...

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Umeå Centre for... on June 19, 2013

Household characteristics for older adults and study background from SAGE Ghana Wave 1

Household characteristics for older adults and study background from SAGE Ghana Wave 1

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By Richard B. Biritwum, George Mensah, Nadia Minicuci, Alfred E. Yawson, Nirmala Naidoo, Somnath Chatterji, Paul Kowal Background: Globally, the population aged 60 years and older is projected to reach 22% by 2050. In sub- Saharan Africa, this figure is projected to exceed 8%, while in Ghana, the older adult population will reach 12% by 2050. The living arrangements and household characteristics are fundamental determinants of the health and well-being of this population, data sources about more...

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Umeå Centre for... on June 12, 2013

IValueHealth.NET the First Healthcare Platform in the European Young Innovators Awards in Brussels

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iValueHealth.NET was part of the top startups selected to participate in the Unconvention event organized by the European Young Innovators Forum on 6 and 7 June 2013, in Brussels.

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iValueHealth NET on June 11, 2013

Improving Health in Europe and Central Asia

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While the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) have enjoyed robust economic growth in the last two decades, the long-term progress of health outcomes has been more modest; in fact, it has been among the slowest in the world over the past fifty years. To enhance their health systems, countries in the region need to act on three main fronts – improve health outcomes, ensure proper financing, and strengthen institutional arrangements, says a new World Bank report “Getting Better: more...

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John Daly on June 10, 2013

Health, Education, Social Protection News & Notes 12/2013

Health, Education, Social Protection News & Notes 12/2013

A bi-weekly newsletter supported by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit). The newsletter is between 25 and 35 pages in Adobe PDF format - usually not larger than 650 kB and deals with summaries of books, online publications, electronic resources, web pages, training opportunities, conferences and computer and internet tips & tricks. You can download and search back issues (2005 - 2013) of this newsletter at: http://german-practice-collection.org/en/links/newsletters more...

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Dieter Neuvians on June 8, 2013

HIV-related travel restrictions: trends and country characteristics

HIV-related travel restrictions: trends and country characteristics

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By Felicia Chang, Helen Prytherch, Robin C. Nesbitt, Annelies Wilder-Smith Introduction: Increasingly, HIV-seropositive individuals cross international borders. HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay, and residence imposed by countries have important consequences for this mobile population. Our aim was to describe the geographical distribution of countries with travel restrictions and to examine the trends and characteristics of countries with such restrictions. Methods: In 2011, data more...

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Umeå Centre for... on June 4, 2013

Le guide de communication à l'intention des ONG Le guide de communication à l'intention des ONG

Le guide de communication à l'intention des ONG Le guide de communication à l'intention des ONG

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Le guide de communication à l'intention des ONG est conçu pour offrir aux personnels des organisations de la société civile (OSC) et des organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) des connaissances et outils pratiques leur permettant d'atteindre deux objectifs bien spécifiques : premièrement, être mieux à même de décrire le travail qu'ils effectuent, et deuxièmement élaborer un plan de communication. Ce guide a été rédigé à l'intention de personnes possédant peu d'expérience ou de formation dans more...

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AIDS Alliance on June 4, 2013

NGO Communications Guide: a guide for NGOs working on HIV prevention projects in the MENA region

NGO Communications Guide: a guide for NGOs working on HIV prevention projects in the MENA region

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This NGO Communications Guide is designed to give those working in civil society organisations practical knowledge and tools to help them better tell the story of the work that they do, and also to develop an organisational communications plan. It was written for those with little training or background in organisational communications, and so was designed to be useful for those who now may, in the course of their work, be tasked with building awareness of the work of their organisation among more...

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AIDS Alliance on June 4, 2013

A thought about quantitative evidence

A thought about quantitative evidence

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Evaluation professionals seem to emphasize quantitative evidence over qualitative. It is more important to get evidence that contributes to the kind of understanding that will lead to decisions that improve the situation, than to get evidence that satisfies the aesthetics of evaluation professionals.

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John Daly on May 22, 2013

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comparison of socio-economic characteristics of ethnic minority vis-a-vis main stream population: New survey evidence from Vietnam

comparison of socio-economic characteristics of ethnic minority vis-a-vis main stream population: New survey evidence from Vietnam

The ethnic minority people are known to be poor in general, low in education and perform less compared to the main stream population in Vietnam. There is however less evidence backed by field data to compare the overall standards of ethnic minority people and the main stream people. This note based on survey data gathered from 420 households (75% minority and 25 % main stream) corroborates that minority households in general perform poorly compared to main stream population is. Out of the 11 more...

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Anura Widana on May 19, 2013

Too complicated for the field? Measuring quality of care in humanitarian aid settings

Too complicated for the field? Measuring quality of care in humanitarian aid settings

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By Roland Kersten, Götz Bosse, Frank Dörner, Andrej Slavuckij, Gustavo Fernandez, Michael Marx While quality of care is a major concern in the western world, not many studies investigate this topic in lowincome countries. Even less is known about the quality of care in humanitarian aid settings, where additional challenges from natural or manmade disasters contribute to additional challenges. This study tried to address this gap by introducing a new approach to systematically measure quality more...

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Umeå Centre for... on May 17, 2013

New guide makes data on young people’s sexual health and rights more accessible

New guide makes data on young people’s sexual health and rights more accessible

Working in partnership with the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Guttmacher has created a new resource that provides clear explanations of a comprehensive set of indicators of adolescent sexual health and rights and guidance on how to effectively use these data in a variety of contexts including advocacy, sexuality education and service delivery. The guide also provides a wealth of data for 30 featured countries...more Please visit our Web site to download the guide and more...

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Melissa Martin on May 15, 2013

Primary healthcare providers’ views on improving sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua

Primary healthcare providers’ views on improving sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua

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By Lina Jaruseviciene, Miguel Orozco, Marcia Ibarra, Freddy Cordova Ossio, Bernardo Vega, Nancy Auquilla, Joel Medina, Anna C. Gorter, Peter Decat, Sara De Meyer, Marleen Temmerman, Alexander B. Edmonds, Leonas Valius, Jeffrey V. Lazarus Objectives: To elicit the views of primary healthcare providers from Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua on how adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) care in their communities can be improved. Methods: Overall, 126 healthcare providers (46 from Bolivia more...

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Umeå Centre for... on May 15, 2013

Reviews: To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation

Reviews: To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation

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Paul Edward Farmer is best known for his humanitarian work providing "first world" health care for "third world" people, beginning in Haiti. He is co-founder of the international social justice and health organization Partners In Health (PIH). To Repair the World is a recently published a collection of his short speeches on the reform of health service systems, especially those serving the poor in poor countries. This website from GoodReads.com provides reviews of the book, and will more...

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John Daly on May 15, 2013

Correlates of physical activity in adolescence: a study from a developing country

Correlates of physical activity in adolescence: a study from a developing country

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By Behjat Shokrvash, Fereshteh Majlessi, Ali Montazeri, Saharnaz Nadjat, Abbas Rahimi, Abolgasem Djazayeri, Davoud Shojaeezadeh Background: Physical activity is important for adolescent health. The current study aimed to explore factors that predict physical activity among adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of physical activity among a sample of adolescents in Tabriz, Iran. Information on physical activity was collected using a modified version of the Adolescent Physical more...

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Umeå Centre for... on May 13, 2013

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