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A bewildering variety of performance measures and indicators in health management is evident in the literature and in … practice. Reviews measures useful for health management performance accountability, and expands on the traditional notion of … health performance measures to incorporate nominal and ordinal measures. The research is performed in the interest of …
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focus on the health sector as a representative social sector. Findings The results show that GBS in fact increases the … budget allocation for the health sector more than tax revenue does. However, the effect of government health expenditure on … health indicators is not necessarily improved by the introduction of GBS, which indicates that the introduction of GBS alone …
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evaluated the use and effectiveness of health information and advice services provided via the television. The assumption is …
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between architecture and health. In this context, there is heightened urgency for the construction sector to improve the … healthiness of buildings. Accordingly, the research identifies the feasibility of measuring various building health indicators … integrating the near ubiquitous use of BIM with a range of health indicators related to building design. Design …
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Purpose The COVID-19 global health crisis is undeniably a global housing crisis. Our study focuses on quality of life … between passive design strategies and health-promoting architecture or “restorative environmental design” principles. Findings … Post-pandemic, health-promoting apartment housing design must prioritize (1) window placement and views that support stress …
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Purpose The design of the built environment is a determinant of health. Accordingly, there is an increasing need for … greater harmonization of the architectural profession and public health. However, there is a lack of knowledge on whether … the compulsory inclusion of health across institutions and agencies that have the power to execute and mandate the scope …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of adult children migration on the health status of elderly … old) and their grown (working-aged) children in order to estimate the impact of adult child migration on the health of … health of elderly family members. Practical implications These findings are consistent with the explanation that migration …
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in China’s Township Health Centers (THCs), paying particular attention to equity between high- and low-income areas … Health mandates that all THCs have certain basic levels of medical equipment and facilities, many THCs in poor areas do not …’s government should pay more attention to THCs located in poor areas, especially in light of new initiatives to improve health care …
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Presents a model of “idleness” as a graceful and effective mental state for the execution of purposeful work. Uses examples from members of an open space conference, who described what they were offering. Reflects on the place of idleness in society, including the stress associated with some...
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Introduces necessary rules for balancing work and leisure time. Defines “playaholism” as leisure time that becomes as stressed as working. Suggests methods of balancing differing forms of leisure time to produce a period that is totally relaxing and recreational. Provides a playaholic...
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