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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011254939
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890156
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010942331
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010942333
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923785
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Girls Shape the Future Study: Findings and Lessons Learned from an Effort to Assess the Effectiveness of the Girls Incorporated® Will Power/Won't Power® 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 Incorporated® Will Power/Won’t Power® curriculum developed to reduce sexual intercourse, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924205
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924597
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276458
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262286
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Home- and Community-Based Service Use Among Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees with Functional Limitations, 2007-2008
Dodd, Allison Hedley; Malsberger, Rosalie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
This issue brief presents the results of the first study conducted using data from Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data and the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to assess the use of home- and community-based services by the presence and level of functional limitations, as measured by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262618