Sökning: "Child health services health surveillance"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden Child health services health surveillance.

  1. 1. Counted - and then? : trends in child mortality within an Ethiopian demographic surveillance site

    Författare :Anders Emmelin; Stig Wall; Peter Byass; Tord Kjellström; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child mortality; developing countries; demographic surveillance; equity; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background Knowledge of the state of health of a population is necessary for planning for health services for that population. It is  a paradox that the health of populations is most commonly measured by mortality and cause of death patterns, but the absence of medical services available to a majority of the world population has made it unavoidable to equate “state of health” with “cause of death pattern”. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Lika för alla? : Social position och etnicitet som determinanter för amning, föräldrars rökvanor och kontakter med BVC

    Författare :Thomas Wallby; Anders Hjern; Claes Sundelin; Lars-Åke Persson; Boel Andersson Gäre; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ethnic; infants; smoking; socio-economic status; second hand smoke; breastfeeding; child health services; child health care; health services research; mothers; parent participation; supportive care; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Child Health Services (CHS) in Sweden are offered free of charge to all Swedish parents with children 0-5 years of age.  The regular service schedule includes home visits, health examinations, vaccinations and participation in parenting groups. The CHS should pay extra attention to disadvantaged families. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Targeting toddlers’ communication difficulties at the Swedish child health services – a public health perspective

    Författare :Anna Fäldt; Steven Lucas; Helena Fabian; Natalie Durbeej; Gunilla Thunberg; Carmela Miniscalco; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Child; Child Health; Screening; Child Health Service; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Communication is fundamental for human interaction. Communication difficulties have a negative impact on children’s learning, relations, and quality of life and are regarded as a public health problem. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Dying to make a fresh start : mortality and health transition in a new South Africa

    Författare :Kathleen Kahn; Anneli Ivarsson; Stig Wall; Michel Garenne; Debbie Bradshaw; Vinod Diwan; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; age-specific mortality; agincourt; demographic surveillance system; epidemiologic transition; health transition; mortality trends; rural; South Africa; verbal autopsy; vital registration.; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Rationale: Vital registration is lacking in developing settings where health and development problems are most pressing. Policy-makers confront an “information paradox”: the critical need for information on which to base priorities and monitor progress, and the profound shortage of such information. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Striving against adversity. : the dynamics of migration, health and poverty in rural South Africa

    Författare :Mark A Collinson; Peter Byass; Gunnar Malmberg; Kathleen Kahn; Michael White; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; migration; temporary migration; permanent migration; refugee settlement; socioeconomic status; HIV transmission; adult mortality; child mortaality; returning to die; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning :  Background: The study is based in post-apartheid South Africa and looks at the health and well being of households in the rural northeast. Temporary migration remains important in South Africa because it functions as a mainstay for income and even survival of rural communities. LÄS MER