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Health and health care provision are one of the most important topics in public policy, and often a highly debated topic in the political arena. The importance of considering trust in the health care sector is highlighted by studies showing that trust is associated, among others, with poor...
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This paper presents findings from a multimethod study of pilot elections held to choose members of health boards in the …-structured interviews with candidates, elected Board members and other stakeholders, we demonstrate that the introduction of elections did … ‘quick fix’ for policymakers seeking to ensure accountability of health care organizations, elections may produce remarkably …
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At the start of the twenty-first century, two arms of U.S. immigration policy shape the lives of families and children. The first, enforcement practices, lead to the involuntary separation of parents and children—or the fears of this outcome—when the United States government detains and...
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The international migration of parents from the global south raises questions about the health impacts of family separation on those who stay behind. This paper uses data collected in 2008 and 2009 for a project on Child Health and Migrant Parents in South-East Asia (CHAMPSEA) to address a...
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absence were more common among younger than older employees, but no gender differences were observed. …
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Until recently, most studies on social capital and health have been cross-sectional making it difficult to draw causal conclusions. This longitudinal study used data from 33,621 individuals (15,822 men and 17,799 women) from the Västerbotten Intervention Program, to analyse how changes in...
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“preventable” causes of death, and less preventable causes of death. We further explore race/ethnic and gender variation in these … by race/ethnicity and gender. …
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, we theorized health behaviors as a product of one's own time and spouses' work time as well as gender expectations. We …
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Self-directed health information seeking has become increasingly common in recent years, yet there is a substantial body of evidence suggesting that females are more likely to engage in information seeking than males. Previous research has largely ignored the significance of this difference as...
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, which is presumed to exploit women and children and to impede gender equality, are violated in Canada's bureaucratic …
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