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31	Péče o duševně nemocné v Česku: problémy a řešení / Mental Health Care i the Czech Republic: Problems and solutions Skalník, Michal January 2009 (has links) Problems of mental health care in the Czech republic have been defined in the early nineties. Yet after nineteen years of progress in this area, these problems are still major topics in mental health care policy documents. Main purpose of diploma paper is therefore to analyse mental health care problems and at the same time also might-be solutions. Mental health care problems definitions as conceptualized in mental helth care policy documents are found to be plausible. Though the amount of supportive data is sufficent, there are differences in decisiveness of some arguments. Available solutions are brought up and described in various manners in order to show their own logic, rules and after all their usability. Final conclusions consider the roles and responsiblities of various policy actors.
32	Between Bureaucracy and Democracy: Regulating Administrative Discretion in Japan Lebo, Franklin Barr 19 April 2013 (has links) No description available. Political Science Public Administration Japan Bureaucracy Discretion Principal Agent Theory National Personnel Authority NPA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare
33	A condução federal da política de atenção primária à saúde no Brasil: continuidades e mudanças no período de 2003 a 2008 / Conduct of the federal policy of primary health care in Brazil: continuities and changes in the period 2003 to 2008 Castro, Ana Luisa Barros de January 2009 (has links) Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-04T12:36:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009 / Este estudo analisa a atenção primária na política nacional de saúde brasileira no período de 2003 a 2008, a partir da compreensão da inserção dessa política na nova agenda federal que se inicia com a ascensão de Lula à presidência da república. A metodologia do estudo se baseou no marco teórico do institucionalismo histórico e no conceito de path-dependence, compreendendo uma diversidade de estratégias, tais como: realização de revisão bibliográfica; análise documental; análise de bases de dadossecundários; análise orçamentária e realização de sete entrevistas com atores-chave. A pesquisa identificou elementos de continuidade e mudança na condução federal da política nacional de atenção primária à saúde (APS) no governo Lula. Dentre as estratégiasfederais prioritárias no âmbito da APS, identificou-se a ênfase no Programa de Saúde da Família (PSF), que permanece ao longo de todo o período analisado. Entretanto, observou-se no período de 2003 a 2005 a presença de visões distintas em relação ao modelo de atenção básica e a inserção do PSF, enquanto no período seguinte, 2006 a 2008, houve a reafirmação deste programa como a estratégia prioritária de organização da APS no país. A inovação mais expressiva pode ser atribuída à criação dos Núcleos de Apoio à Saúde da Família. No que concerne ao modelo de intervenção do gestor federal nesta política específica, destaca-se o papel residual de execução direta das ações e serviços de saúde,fragilidades no que diz respeito ao planejamento e ênfase na regulação e no papel de financiador de programas e políticas. Em todo o período analisado a formulação da política de APS no âmbito nacional foi amplamente compartilhada com os diferentes atores nos espaçosformais de pactuação e deliberação. / Avanços ocorreram no que diz respeito à APS no governo Lula. Foi possível observar além de elementos de continuidade, mudanças incrementais e algumas inovações importantes, tais como a ampliação da cobertura e do escopo das ações no âmbito da atenção primária à saúde, ainda que desafios antigos não tenham sido superados. / This study examines the primary care in the Brazilian national health policy between 2003 and 2008, from the understanding of the integration agenda of the new federal policy that begins with the rise of Lula to the presidency of the republic. The methodology of the study was based on the theoretical framework of historical institutionalism and the concept of path-dependence, including a variety of strategies, such as: completion of literature review, document analysis, analysis of secondary databases, budget analysis and execution of seven interviews with key actors. The study identified elements of continuity and change in the conduct of the federal policy of primary health care (PHC) in the Lula government. Among the strategies under the federal priority APS, identified to focus on the Family Health Program (FHP), which remains throughout the period analyzed. However, it was observed between 2003 and 2005 the presence of different views on the model of primary care and integration of the FHP, while the following period, from 2006 to 2008, there was the reaffirmation of this program as a strategic priority for the organization of the PHC in the country. The most significant innovation can be attributed to the creation of Centers of Support for Family Health (NASF). Regarding the model of the authorizing federal intervention in this specific policy, there is the role of residual direct implementation of activities and health services, weaknesses in regard to planning and emphasis on the role of regulation and funding of programs and policies. Throughout the period analyzed the formulation of policy at the national PHC was widely shared with all actors in the areas of agreement and formal approval. Progress occurred in respect of APS in the Lula government. It was observed in addition to elements of continuity, incremental changes and some important innovations, such as expansion of coverage and scope of actions within the primary health care, though not old challenges have been overcome. Atenção primária à saúde Ministério da Saúde Programa de Saúde da Família Serviços de Saúde/utilizaçäo Programa Saúde da Família Política de Saúde Formulação de Políticas Primary health care Ministry of Health Family Health Program Serviços de Saúde/utilizaçäo Programa Saúde da Família Política de Saúde Formulação de Políticas -Brasil Políticas de Controle Social
34	Uso de informações de saúde para suporte à decisão: uma metodologia focada no consumidor da informação / Use of health information for decision support: a methodology focused on consumer information Azevedo, Luiz Fernando de Aguiar January 2009 (has links) Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-04T12:36:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009 / O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar os passos necessários para a construção de data marts /data warehouses como uma solução para um ambiente de suporte à decisão. Seu foco não é, entretanto, o aprofundamento de cada uma das etapas deste método (uma vez que existe uma ampla literatura sobre o assunto), mas realçar a importância do envolvimento do usuário aqui denominado consumidor da informação durante o processo de criação e manutenção destes data marts / data warehouses. O consumidor da informação é chamado a participar de um plano integrado com os membros das áreas detentoras do conhecimento necessário para a construção destas soluções de suporte à decisão, incluindo a área de tecnologia da informação. A disseminação das informações contidas nestes bancos de dados para os diversos tipos de consumidores da informação(com diferentes recursos de hardware, software e humanos disponíveis), e sua aplicação no controle social, também são discutidas aqui. / The purpose of this work is to present the required steps for the construction of data marts / data warehouses as a solution for a decision support environment. However, its focus is not to go deeper in each of the steps of this method (since there is a broad literature about the subject), but to highlight the importance of the user – here called information consumer – engagement during the process of creating and maintaining these data marts / data warehouses. The information consumer is called to take part in an integrated plan together with the members of the areas who own the necessary knowledge to build these decision support solutions, including the information technology (IT) area. The spread of the informations contained in these databases to the different types of information consumers (with different hardware, software and human resources available), and its application in social control, is also discussed here. Ministério da Saúde Suporte à decisão Usuário Data Mart Data Warehouse Armazém de Dados Tecnologia da Informação. Sistemas de Informação/utilizaçäo Tecnologia da Informação Disseminação de Informação Software Gestão em Saúde Validação de Programas de Computador Ministry of Health Decision Support User Data mart Data warehouse Information technology Sistemas de Informação/utilizaçäo Tecnologia da Informação Disseminação de Informação Software Gestão em Saúde -Validação de Programas de Computador
35	Aktéři v procesu transformace nemocnic na akciové společnosti na Slovensku (2010-2011) / Actors in the transformation process of hospitals into joint stock companies in the Slovak Republic (2010-2011) Baranková, Soňa January 2013 (has links) This thesis is focused on the transformation of hospitals into joint stock companies from 2010 to the end of 2011. It is primarily aimed at actors, their actions, positions, attitudes and interests in this process. Furthermore, it is concerned with the question of the public vs. private interests in terms of health protection, ensuring the availability and quality of healthcare. The transformation process of hospitals and the position of actors is explained by the combination of economic and public policy theory - neoliberalism, economic globalization, New Public Management and Advocacy Coalition Framework. We explain actions, attitudes and interests of actors in the transformation process of hospitals by using research methods such as an analysis of selected events in health care and research of actors' actions. These research methods are based on different methods of data collecting such as semi-structured and informal interviews, a questionnaire survey and the study of secondary sources. The main aim of this thesis is an analysis of the transformation process of hospitals into joint stock companies in context of selected events in health policy, with a focus on research of actors' actions, attitudes and interests in this process. Keywords hospitals, transformation, actors, joint stock company,...
36	Análise do quadro de trabalhadores do Ministério da Saúde e entidades vinculadas nos anos 2000 / Analysis of the framework for employees of the Ministry of Health and entities linked in the 2000 Alberto, Luciane Galdino January 2010 (has links) Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-04T12:36:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010 / Este estudo analisa a situação do quadro de trabalhadores do Ministério da Saúde e entidades vinculadas Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (ANS) e Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) _ noperíodo de 2000 a 2008, segundo algumas variáveis selecionadas, com destaque para o tipo de vínculo desses trabalhadores. Além da análise da evolução quantitativa da força de trabalho federal em saúde, procurou-se relacionar a situação atual com os condicionantes históricos e as políticas recentes voltadas para o funcionalismo público federal. O institucionalismo histórico é a principal corrente utilizada como referencial teórico do estudo, por reconhecer a importância do Estado como ator político e valorizar os condicionantes históricos, o papel das instituições e dos atores na conformação das políticas. As estratégias metodológicas utilizadas foram: revisão bibliográfica, análise documental e análise de dados primários e secundários sobre o quadro de trabalhadores federais em geral e na saúde. Os resultados sugerem que, no período recente, após o início do governo Lula em 2003, houve uma inflexão na tendência de redução do funcionalismo público federal, a qual vinha sendo observada desde os anos 1990, relacionada ao aumento dos concursos públicos para reposição de quadros. Tal movimento não atinge de forma homogênea todas as áreas,sendo que a saúde apresentou um aumento no quadro de servidores ativos inferior à média total do Executivo Federal. Foram observadas diferenças na situação do quadro de trabalhadores do Ministério da Saúde e entidades vinculadas incluídas no estudo. O nível central do Ministério foi pouco beneficiado com a realização de concursos e o funcionamento de áreas estratégicas do nível central do Ministério permanece dependente de profissionais inseridos como consultores ou por contratos temporários. As agências reguladoras da saúde, criadas no início dos anos 2000, foram beneficiadas com concursos para a contratação de servidores de carreiras específicas, principalmente a partir de 2005, mas ao final do período ainda apresentavam uma quantidade expressiva de trabalhadores com outros tipos de vínculos. Já na FIOCRUZ, observou-se um aumento do número de servidores no período, porém um aumento ainda maior na incorporação de trabalhadores terceirizados. Por fim, discutem-se os desafios de conformação de uma força de trabalho federal na saúde suficiente, estável e adequada para dar conta das atribuições estratégicas do Ministério da Saúde e entidades vinculadas, visto que, no Brasil, a esfera federal tem um papel fundamental para a consolidação do Sistema Único de Saúde, mesmo em um contexto de descentralização político-administrativa. / This study investigates the staffing of the Brazilian Ministry of Health and associated entities – namely, the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA, National Agency for Supplementary Health Care (ANS) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) – during the period from 2000 to 2008, in terms of a selected set of variables,with particular focus on the types of employment relation. As well as an analysis of the quantitative growth of the federal work force in health, the study involved relating the current situation to historical factors and recent policies aimed at the federal civil service. Historical institutionalism is the main theoretical branch referenced in the study as it recognizes the importance of the State as a political actor and values the historical conditioning factors and the role of the institutions and actors in policy making. The methodological techniques used were a bibliographical review, documental analysis and analysis of primary and secondary data on federal staffing in general and in health care. The results suggest that since the dawn of the Lula government in 2003, the trend of a shrinking federal civil service observed since the 1990s has been reversed as a result of increased civil service admissions to replenish staffing levels. However, this movement has not affected all the different areas in a uniform manner, and the increase in active public health workers is lower than the average increase of the Federal Executive. Differences were found in the staffing situations of the Ministry of Health and of the associated entities included in this study. The central office of the Ministry benefitted only slightly from the civil service admission examinations conducted and the operations of strategic areas of the Ministry central office remain dependent on professionals hired as consultants or by temporary contracts. The health regulatory agencies, created in the early 2000s, have benefitted from civil service admission examinations for the admission of specific professions, especially since 2005, but at the end of the period there was still a considerable proportion of workers employed under alternative types of engagement. Meanwhile at FIOCRUZ, although an increase was observed in the number of civil servants in the period, there was an even greater increase in the number of workers employed under other types of contracts. Finally, a discussion is developed on the challenges involved in forming a federal work force in health which is large enough, stable and adequate to address the strategic 10 responsibilities of the Ministry of Health and associated entities, bearing in mind that in Brazil the federal governmental sphere plays a fundamental role in consolidating the Unified Health System (SUS), even against the backdrop of political-administrative decentralization. Política de saúde Estado e burocracia Funcionalismo federal Ministério da Saúde Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Setor Público/recursos humanos Política de Saúde Estado Institutos Governamentais de Pesquisa Recursos Humanos em Saúde Saúde Suplementar Health policy State and bureaucracy Federal civil service Ministry of Health Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Setor Público/recursos humanos Política de Saúde Estado Institutos Governamentais de Pesquisa Recursos Humanos em Saúde -Serviços Terceirizados Brasil Modernização do Setor Público Administração Pública/politicas
37	From the "rising tide" to solidarity: disrupting dominant crisis discourses in dementia social policy in neoliberal times MacLeod, Suzanne 26 March 2014 (has links) As a social worker practising in long-term residential care for people living with dementia, I am alarmed by discourses in the media and health policy that construct persons living with dementia and their health care needs as a threatening “rising tide” or crisis. I am particularly concerned about the material effects such dominant discourses, and the values they uphold, might have on the collective provision of care and support for our elderly citizens in the present neoliberal economic and political context of health care. To better understand how dominant discourses about dementia work at this time when Canada’s population is aging and the number of persons living with dementia is anticipated to increase, I have rooted my thesis in poststructural methodology. My research method is a discourse analysis, which draws on Foucault’s archaeological and genealogical concepts, to examine two contemporary health policy documents related to dementia care – one national and one provincial. I also incorporate some poetic representation – or found poetry – to write up my findings. While deconstructing and disrupting taken for granted dominant crisis discourses on dementia in health policy, my research also makes space for alternative constructions to support discursive and health policy possibilities in solidarity with persons living with dementia so that they may thrive. / Graduate / 0452 / 0680 / 0351 / macsuz@shaw.ca social determinants of health social exclusion crisis discourse Alzheimer's Alzheimer Society of Canada Suzanne MacLeod Susan Strega Donna Jeffery poststructural poststructuralism admission to long-term care funding for long-term care acute care aging demographic BC Psychogeriatric Association biomedical British Columbia Canada Health Act collective social responsibility competition corporate profit corporatization deresponsibilization elder friendly elderly citizens family caregivers Foucault found poetry genealogy of power knowledge incompetent Ministry of Health moral economics pharmaceutical bed blocker stigmatized tsunami absent-person action plan aging population alternative discourse apocalyptic demography appropriate archaeology archaeology of knowledge archaeological British Columbia burden Canada caregiver charity charitable collective collective car community community care condition of possibility conditions of possibility corporate counter-discourse dementia dementia care dementia policy dementia social policy dependent depoliticize discourse discourse analysis disruptive discourse economic burden economics economy elder emergency epidemic exclusion fear-monger Foucauldian found poem genealogy genealogical health authority health care health care staff health care system health policy document healthy lifestyle home and community care homogenization homogenize hospital imaginaries imaginary incapable individual responsibility individualism knowledge long-term care material effect materiality of discourse media moral panic national strategy neoliberal neoliberalism neoliberal rationality not prepared object objectification other person-centered people living with dementia person living with dementia persons living with dementia person with dementia poem poetic representation poetry policy policies political politics power power knowledge power relations private privatize privatization productivity of dominant discourse public health care residential care resistance responsibility responsibilization rising tide safety net shift costs to caregivers responsibility social policy imaginary social well-being social work social worker solidarity specialized stakeholder state stigma subject matter expert taxpayer threat unprepared unproductive voluntary volunteer wait time wave social policy
38	From the "rising tide" to solidarity: disrupting dominant crisis discourses in dementia social policy in neoliberal times MacLeod, Suzanne 26 March 2014 (has links) As a social worker practising in long-term residential care for people living with dementia, I am alarmed by discourses in the media and health policy that construct persons living with dementia and their health care needs as a threatening “rising tide” or crisis. I am particularly concerned about the material effects such dominant discourses, and the values they uphold, might have on the collective provision of care and support for our elderly citizens in the present neoliberal economic and political context of health care. To better understand how dominant discourses about dementia work at this time when Canada’s population is aging and the number of persons living with dementia is anticipated to increase, I have rooted my thesis in poststructural methodology. My research method is a discourse analysis, which draws on Foucault’s archaeological and genealogical concepts, to examine two contemporary health policy documents related to dementia care – one national and one provincial. I also incorporate some poetic representation – or found poetry – to write up my findings. While deconstructing and disrupting taken for granted dominant crisis discourses on dementia in health policy, my research also makes space for alternative constructions to support discursive and health policy possibilities in solidarity with persons living with dementia so that they may thrive. / Graduate / 0452 / 0680 / 0351 / macsuz@shaw.ca social determinants of health social exclusion crisis discourse Alzheimer's Alzheimer Society of Canada Suzanne MacLeod Susan Strega Donna Jeffery poststructural poststructuralism admission to long-term care funding for long-term care acute care aging demographic BC Psychogeriatric Association biomedical British Columbia Canada Health Act collective social responsibility competition corporate profit corporatization deresponsibilization elder friendly elderly citizens family caregivers Foucault found poetry genealogy of power knowledge incompetent Ministry of Health moral economics pharmaceutical bed blocker stigmatized tsunami absent-person action plan aging population alternative discourse apocalyptic demography appropriate archaeology archaeology of knowledge archaeological British Columbia burden Canada caregiver charity charitable collective collective car community community care condition of possibility conditions of possibility corporate counter-discourse dementia dementia care dementia policy dementia social policy dependent depoliticize discourse discourse analysis disruptive discourse economic burden economics economy elder emergency epidemic exclusion fear-monger Foucauldian found poem genealogy genealogical health authority health care health care staff health care system health policy document healthy lifestyle home and community care homogenization homogenize hospital imaginaries imaginary incapable individual responsibility individualism knowledge long-term care material effect materiality of discourse media moral panic national strategy neoliberal neoliberalism neoliberal rationality not prepared object objectification other person-centered people living with dementia person living with dementia persons living with dementia person with dementia poem poetic representation poetry policy policies political politics power power knowledge power relations private privatize privatization productivity of dominant discourse public health care residential care resistance responsibility responsibilization rising tide safety net shift costs to caregivers responsibility social policy imaginary social well-being social work social worker solidarity specialized stakeholder state stigma subject matter expert taxpayer threat unprepared unproductive voluntary volunteer wait time wave social policy

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