Environment, economy, and publichealth problems in Belarus
Belorussia ; Crisis ; Economy ; Environment ; Health ; Non-governmental organization ; Pollution control ; Radioactivity
Particular emphasis is given to the impacts of the health effects of Chernobyl' on health care delivery. The effectiveness with which various institutional actors involved in health care have responded with programs of research, health care delivery
, and other efforts to ameliorate the health consequences of Chernobyl' and environmental pollution is examined.
Women's maternity health care and welfare, 1976-1986
Basic rights (to health care and to maternity leave). Publichealth| the health care of women during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth, public-health service activities in family planning, indicators of women's state of health during
Cartography ; Germany ; Health ; Information system ; Internet ; Niedersachsen ; Public sector
Allemagne ; Cartographie ; Internet ; Niedersachsen ; Santé ; Secteur public ; Système d'information
This paper addresses map-based information systems in the publichealth sector as an important application area in cartography. To illustrate the general overview, three examples of map-based information systems on infectious diseases from Lower
Saxony are presented. The article deals with publichealth sector, information systems and internet mapping. - (IfL)
Taking the bus : incorporating public transport timetable data into health care accessibility modelling
Accessibilité ; Devon ; England ; Hôpital ; Mesure ; Modèle ; Royaume-Uni ; Services de santé ; Trajet ; Transport ; Transport public
Accessibility ; Devon ; England ; Hospital ; Measurement ; Medical services ; Model ; Public transport ; Transport ; Trip ; United Kingdom
Accès géographique aux services hospitaliers par les transports publics. Evaluation des temps de transport par autobus sous des scénarios de trajets spécifiques. Exemple de l’Hôpital Derriford dans le Devon, Angleterre : étude socio-spatiale. Ecarts
substantiels entre transport public et privé. Les discontinuités dans le transport public doivent être mieux prises en compte pour améliorer la modélisation.
Public participation and environmental decisionmaking in South Africa - The Frankdale Environmental Health Project
The aims of the paper are, first, to highlight some of the problems and shortcomings in the field of public participation in South Africa, especially with regard to the involvement of poor, black communities. Secondly, through the presentation
of an environmental health case study, the procedures and techniques followed in order to ensure a high level of community involvement in an informal settlement, are described and evaluated. - (AJC)
Health ; India ; Pollution ; Regional disparities ; Water ; Water quality
In many parts of India, neither the quantity nor the quality of drinking water supplied to the public comply with required standards. In addition there are vast disparities between different regions and communities. The article deals with a chronic
Evidence for the temperature-mitigating capacity of urban blue space – a health geographic perspective
Climate ; Climatic change ; Health ; Impact ; Morbidity ; Mortality ; Temperature ; Urban climate ; Urban population
sites at defined distances or to urban reference sites in the same city. Future research is needed to help planners use urban blue space efficiently as a temperature-mitigating and health protecting and promoting factor.
[b1] Institute for Hygiene and PublicHealth, RG Medical Geography and PublicHealth, Univ., Bonn, Allemagne
[b2] School of PublicHealth, Dept. Environment and Health, Univ., Bielefeld, Allemagne
Atmospheric pollution ; Budapest ; Demography ; Disease ; Geographical information system ; Health ; Hungary ; Living conditions ; Medical geography ; Town
publichealth, such as demography and living conditions, environmental pollution, district surgeries' data and the spatial distribution of the registeres cases of certain diseases. The system is meant to be used by experts of local government who
are responsible for publichealth management. - (JS)
Public sector pay bargaining and regional labour markets : regional pay differentials for women working as nurses within the UK National Health Service
Infirmière ; Marché du travail ; Négociation salariale ; Royaume-Uni ; Région ; Salaire ; Secteur public ; Services de santé
Labour market ; Medical services ; Public sector ; Region ; United Kingdom ; Wage
Private contracting in the British National Health Service
Emploi ; Géographie humaine ; Politique de la santé ; Privatisation ; Royaume-Uni ; Secteur privé ; Secteur public ; Service ; Services de santé ; Syndicat
A la suite de la publication du Rapport Gibb sur les services de santé en Nouvelle-Zélande, l'accent a été mis sur la recherche de structures alternatives. L'A. décrit l'expérience britannique en matière de contrats avec le secteur privé, au cours
des années 1982-87. Importance de l'impact sur l'emploi et les conditions de travail dans le secteur public.