The nurse workforce in the Eastern Caribbean : meeting the challenges of noncommunicable diseases

xix, 160 Seiten

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Overview of the eastern caribbean health sector -- The noncommunicable disease landscape in the Eastern Caribbean -- NCD service delivery -- Implications of a changing burden of disease -- Strategies to address NCDs -- Needs based analysis of the Eastern Caribbean nurse workforce -- Density level -- Lack of primary-health-care and specialized skills -- Assessing the Eastern Caribbean nurse workforce through a health labor market approach -- Supply -- Demand -- Productivity -- Performance -- The nurse education and training in the Eastern Caribbean -- Dominica -- Grenada -- St. Lucia -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines -- Legislation to support HRH planning and management -- HRH planning to address NCDs -- The role of HRH planning in combatting NCDs -- Analysis of core HRH planning functions in the Eastern Caribbean -- Analysis of enhanced HRH planning functions in the Eastern Caribbean -- Managing HRH to address NCDs -- The role of HRH management in addressing NCDs -- Analysis of core HRH management functions in the Eastern Caribbean -- Analysis of enhanced HRH management functions in the Eastern Caribbean -- Toolkit of resources to strengthen HRH planning and management -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Education -- Management and planning

10.1596/978-1-4648-0830-2 [DOI]

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