In the Nation's Compelling Interest

In the Nation's Compelling Interest
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2004-06-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309166616

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The United States is rapidly transforming into one of the most racially and ethnically diverse nations in the world. Groups commonly referred to as minorities-including Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, and Alaska Natives-are the fastest growing segments of the population and emerging as the nation's majority. Despite the rapid growth of racial and ethnic minority groups, their representation among the nation's health professionals has grown only modestly in the past 25 years. This alarming disparity has prompted the recent creation of initiatives to increase diversity in health professions. In the Nation's Compelling Interest considers the benefits of greater racial and ethnic diversity, and identifies institutional and policy-level mechanisms to garner broad support among health professions leaders, community members, and other key stakeholders to implement these strategies. Assessing the potential benefits of greater racial and ethnic diversity among health professionals will improve the access to and quality of healthcare for all Americans.

Georgia Preliminary State Health Plan

Georgia Preliminary State Health Plan
Author: Georgia. State Health Planning and Development Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 57
Release: 1980
Genre:
ISBN:

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Georgia: transitioning from external health financing

Georgia: transitioning from external health financing
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 6
Release: 2024-03-04
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9240085432

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The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Department of Financing and Economics within the World Health Organization have supported a series of research studies aimed at understanding how and why countries have (or have not) been able to sustain or increase effective coverage of health interventions previously funded by donors. The studies also explore the enablers and barriers to this. This briefing focuses on the context of Georgia.

Health Education for Georgia Middle Schools

Health Education for Georgia Middle Schools
Author: Georgia. Division of Curriculum Services
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1982
Genre: Education, Elementary
ISBN:

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From Policy to Practice

From Policy to Practice
Author: Sarah C. Blake
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2013
Genre: Family planning
ISBN:

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The purpose of this research was to examine the implementation of Georgia's Medicaid family planning program, known as Planning for Healthy Babies or P4HB. This program is the first such program to provide both family planning services and inter-pregnancy care services through a Medicaid expansion to low-income, uninsured women. An evaluative case study design was employed using mixed methods. These methods incorporated process measures to study the implementation of P4HB and to assess whether P4HB was implemented as planned We incorporated theory from the policy implementation and health care access literatures to understand what served as facilitators or barriers to successful implementation. Findings suggest that despite precise goals and objectives, formal guidance about the program did not incorporate clear implementation planning. Many stakeholders, including advocates, providers, and representatives from implementing agencies felt left out of the implementation process and did not feel invested in the program. Considerable confusion existed among eligible clients and providers about the nature and scope of the P4HB program. This lack of awareness and understanding about P4HB likely contributed to the program's low enrollment and participation in the first year of its implementation. As many states prepare to expand their Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), this study provides important lessons for policy planning and implementation.