32 hasil untuk "Toby Freeman"
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Why Community Health Systems Have Not Flourished in High Income Countries: What the Australian Experience Tells Us
Background Despite the value of community health systems, they have not flourished in high income countries and there are no system-wide examples in high income countries where community health is regarded as the mainstream model. Those that do exist in Australia, Canada, the United States and the…
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Privatisation of government services in Australia: what is known about health and equity impacts
Abstract Background Historically in Australia, all levels of government created collective wealth by owning and operating infrastructure, and managing natural assets, key public goods and essential services while being answerable to the public. This strong state tradition was challenged in the…
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Assessing organisational capacity for evidence-informed health policy and planning: an adaptation of the ORACLe tool for Australian primary health care organizations
Abstract Background Many nations have established primary health care (PHC) organizations that conduct PHC planning for defined geographical areas. The Australian Government established Primary Health Networks (PHNs) in 2015 to develop and commission PHC strategies to address local needs. There has…
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A Framework to Determine the Extent to Which Regional Primary Healthcare Organisations Are Comprehensive or Selective in Their Approach
BackgroundThere is an increasing emphasis on the importance of comprehensive primary healthcare (CPHC) in improving population health and health equity. There is, therefore, a need for a practical means to determine how comprehensive regional primary healthcare organisations (RPHCOs) are in their…
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Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Healthcare Access and Equity: Are They Only Relevant to Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
Background Community Health Workers (CHWs) are proven to be highly effective in low- and middle-income countries with many examples of successful large-scale programs. There is growing interest in deploying CHW programs in high-income countries to address inequity in healthcare access and outcomes…
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Factors that influence evidence-informed meso-level regional primary health care planning: a qualitative examination and conceptual framework
Abstract Background Evidence-informed primary health care (PHC) planning in decentralised, meso-level regional organisations has received little research attention. In this paper we examine the factors that influence planning within this environment, and present a conceptual framework. Methods We…
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Use of evidence to inform regional primary health care planning in Australia
Abstract Background Use of evidence to inform health policy and planning decisions is important to ensure effective, efficient and equitable interventions, yet there has been little examination of decentralized, regional health bodies. This study aimed to examine the extent, purposes and sources of…
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Evaluating local primary health care actions to address health inequities: analysis of Australia’s Primary Health Networks
Abstract Background Meso-level, regional primary health care organisations such as Australia’s Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are well placed to address health inequities through comprehensive primary health care approaches. This study aimed to examine the equity actions of PHNs and identify…
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The value of a causal loop diagram in exploring the complex interplay of factors that influence health promotion in a multisectoral health system in Australia
Abstract Background Despite calls for the application of complex systems science in empirical studies of health promotion, there are very few examples. The aim of this paper was to use a complex systems approach to examine the key factors that influenced health promotion (HP) policy and practice in…
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Universal Health Coverage for Non-communicable Diseases and Health Equity: Lessons From Australian Primary Healthcare
BackgroundUniversal health coverage (UHC) is central to current international debate on health policy. The primary healthcare (PHC) system is crucial to achieving UHC, in order to address the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) more effectively and equitably. In this paper, we…
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Regional primary health care organisations and migrant and refugee health: the importance of prioritisation, funding, collaboration and engagement
Abstract Objective: This paper examines whether Australian regional primary health care organisations – in this case, Medicare Locals (MLs) and Primary Health Networks (PHNs) – have engaged with migrant and refugee health, and what factors encourage work in this area. Methods: The study used mixed…
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Universal Health Coverage for Health Equity: From Principle to Practice; A Response to the Recent Commentaries
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Universal and Targeted Policy for Health Equity in the Neoliberal Era; A Response to the Recent Commentaries
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Global health activists’ lessons on building social movements for Health for All
Abstract Background The People’s Health Movement (PHM) was formed in 2000 and drew inspiration from the Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care’s ‘Health for All’ (1978). Since then PHM has been an active part of a global counter-hegemonic social movement. This study aimed to gain insights on…
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Advancing Indigenous self-determination and health equity: Lessons from a failed Australian public policy
The 2007 Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) targeted Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory in Australia. The NTER imposed draconian measures unfavourable to health, contributing to health inequities. There is little research investigating why the NTER was framed so negatively…
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Developing a screening tool to recognise social determinants of health in Australian clinical settings
Objective and importance of study: The importance of social determinants for individual health recovery outcomes is well recognised in public health. However, no succinct social health screening (SHS) tool exists that has been developed with information from clinicians and patients. This…
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Insecure employment and the social determinants of suicide: a narrative synthesis review
Abstract Background Employment-related suicide is a global public health problem, which is becoming more urgent as the world’s workforce is increasingly employed under insecure conditions. Workers who lack secure employment—including those who are unemployed and in various forms of precarious…
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Interagency collaboration in primary mental health care: lessons from the Partners in Recovery program
Abstract Background Collaborative care is a means of improving outcomes particularly for people with complex needs. The Partners in Recovery (PIR) program, established in Australia in 2012, provides care coordination to facilitate access to health and social support services for people with severe…
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Cultural respect strategies in Australian Aboriginal primary health care services: beyond education and training of practitioners
Abstract Objective: There is little literature on health‐service‐level strategies for culturally respectful care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. We conducted two case studies, which involved one Aboriginal community controlled health care service and one state…