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Title: Assessing Convergence of Community Benefit Programs and Community Health Needs Among North Carolina's Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Author: Fos, Elmer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Health services administration
Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires tax-exempt hospitals to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, formulate implementation strategies, and report yearly to the IRS and the public the progress of their work. Th...

Title: Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
Author: Onsomu, Elijah
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Epidemiology
Description: BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...

Title: Health Legacy Foundations and the Pursuit of Charitable Healthcare
Author: Niggel, Sabrina
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Social sciences--Research, Medical sciences
Description: Endowed with proceeds from transactions involving nonprofit healthcare assets, health legacy foundations (HLFs) embody tremendous potential to improve health and healthcare in communities across the nation. This dissertation represents the culmina...

Title: Health services use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the developing country of Barbados
Author: Bushelle-Edghill, Jennifer
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Medical sciences
Description: Objective: This research examined hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) for the population of Barbados during 2003-2008. I examined differences in ACSH rates for females and males at the parish and population levels over ...

Title: Social determinants of prenatal care use in sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring equity in content and outcomes of care
Author: Taylor, Yhenneko
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy
Description: Objectives: This study examined prenatal care use among women in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the West African region. The primary analysis examined variations by individual and national measures of wealth and literacy. Secondary analyses exami...