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Bhutan Living Standards Survey 2012 Report

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB); … - 2013

health, education, employment, income and expenditure, housing, access to public facilities and services, social capital and … also in terms of non-traditional measures, such as self-rated poverty and happiness. The BLSS 2012, together with the BLSS …

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Strategic Framework and Action Plan for Human Resource Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (2013-2017)

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

vocational education and training, (iii) cooperating in higher education and research, (iv) addressing regional health issues, (v …

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Assessing Impact in the Greater Mekong Subregion: An Analysis of Regional Cooperation Projects

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

representative projects in the road transport, health, tourism, and energy sectors were selected for detailed analysis, and research …

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Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

In 2011, Uzbekistan celebrated 20 years of independence. The transition has not been smooth for any country in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Uzbekistan, too, has experienced both positive and negative developments in gender equality. The status of women and men in Uzbekistan is...

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Enhancing the Primary Care Team to Provide Redesigned Care: The Roles of Practice Facilitators and Care Managers.

Taylor, Erin Fries; Machta, Rachel M.; Meyers, David S.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

This article co-authored with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, examines the distinct and complementary roles practice facilitators and care managers play in redesigning and improving primary care delivery. Practice facilitators coordinate practice quality improvement and redesign...

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Politics and Policy of Comparative Effectiveness: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.

Rich, Eugene C.; Docteur, Elizabeth - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

Interest in evaluating which health care interventions work best under what circumstances has surged in recent years as … health care spending has risen. This brief, the first from Mathematica’s Center on Health Care Effectiveness, looks at the … new comparative effectiveness research (CER) initiative passed as part of health care reform. The authors discuss the …

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Girls Shape the Future Study: Findings and Lessons Learned from an Effort to Assess the Effectiveness of the Girls IncorporatedÂ® Will Power/Won't PowerÂ® Program.

Zief, Susan Goerlich; Rangarajan, Anu; Pisciotta, Caterina - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

This report presents findings from the Girls Shape the Future study, which was designed to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Girls IncorporatedÂ® Will Power/Won’t PowerÂ® curriculum developed to reduce sexual intercourse, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections...

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Consumer and Provider Perspectives on Shared Decision Making: A Systematic Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature.

Williams, Nyna; Fleming, Chris - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

This brief reports on findings from a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature on consumer and provider perspectives on shared decision making, the process by which consumers join providers in the clinical decision-making process. The use of comparative effectiveness research rests on...

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Building Quality Improvement Capacity in Primary Care: Supports and Resources.

Taylor, Erin Fries; Genevro, Janice; Peikes, Deborah; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

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Tobacco Taxes: A Win–Win Measure for Fiscal Space and Health

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012

This study analyzes the potential fiscal, health, and poverty impacts of increasing cigarette taxes in five countries …, but do reap a substantial proportion of the health benefits of reduced smoking. …

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