their overall health risk with innovative wellness programs and strategies. Our business is based on two simple facts: 1. Healthy school age children are more productive than chronically ill and overweight children. 2. It costs less to prevent injuries or illnesses than to treat them after they occur. At NextGen Fitness, we tie learning ability and productivity directly to the health care issue. We believe that traditional approaches to the current fitness and health care crisis are misdirected
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for Health Information Technology (ONC) Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan 2011 – 2015 Table of Contents Introduction Federal Health IT Vision and Mission Federal Health IT Principles Goal I: Achieve Adoption and Information Exchange through Meaningful Use of Health IT Goal II: Improve Care, Improve Population Health, and Reduce Health Care Costs through the Use of Health IT Goal III: Inspire Confidence and Trust in Health IT Goal IV: Empower Individuals with Health IT to
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and controls various HIV and aids policy strategic response which is the national aids control council (NACC). It is the mandate of the Kenya Ministry of Health (MoH) to deliver quality, affordable health care to all citizens of Kenya. Various strategic documents have outlined plans towards achieving this goal, including the Second National Health Sector Strategic Plan (NHSSP II, 2005-2010) and the Kenya National AIDS Strategic Plan (KNASP, 2005-2010).They are various other documents which include
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21st-Century Health Care Profession Prepared by the American Physical Therapy Association January 2011 Foreword The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) created Today’s Physical Therapist: A Comprehensive Review of a 21st-Century Health Care Profession to provide accurate information for government entities and the public about the history, role, educational preparation, laws governing practice, standards of practice, evidence base of the profession, payment for physical therapy services, and
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Zusammenfassung Abbreviations i iii vii xi PART I: Introduction and overview Page Chapter 1: Background 1.1. Motivation for the thesis and overview ………………………………………………….….. 1.2. The burden of tuberculosis ………………………………………………………………..… 1.2.1. Public health indicators …………………………………………….……………….. 1.2.2. Economic indicators …………………………………………….…………….…….. 1.2.3. The burden of illness ……………………………………………….…………….….. 1.3. The control of
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Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Abstract • The global pharmaceutical supply chain is very complex and critical to a $650 billion dollar value industry which ensures the world population has necessary medicines. • Manufacturers have the responsibility to produce sufficient quantities of drugs to meet a growing global demand while maintaining quality to ensure safety. • Global and local regulatory agencies around the world have a daunting task to monitor manufacturers, raw material suppliers, and stem
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assets they are entitled to. It takes away their rights and liberties and it results in a loss of dignity. Now, despite many gains at the macro level and a generally healthy economic outlook, poverty still persists and continues to increase. This trend needs to be reversed. Fight against poverty has always remained on the agenda of the government. There has been a significant focus on poverty reduction through various development schemes and projects. Government of Punjab did not have a special
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Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) A vehicle to usher in inclusive growth and bridge the digital divide January 2011 www.deloitte.com/in 2 Contents Message from Chairman, TRAI Message from President, ASSOCHAM Message from Secretary General, ASSOCHAM Message from Deloitte Objective & Methodology Executive Summary Introduction What is MVAS? What is Utility MVAS? Key categories in Utility MVAS A Framework for Utility MVAS Drivers for Utility MVAS Categories in focus Category 1 : M-Commerce
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neighboring countries in order to improve their health. At first, mere traveling was considered to be a good therapy for mental and physical well-being. In the 21st century, relatively low-cost jet travel has taken the industry beyond the wealthy and desperate. Later, mostly wealthy people began traveling to tourist destinations like the Swiss lakes, the Alps and special tuberculosis sanatoriums, where professional and often specialized medical care was offered. In this century, however, medical
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methodology of the technique, and the modelling process. Then, we have discussed the applications of SDM ranging from conventional ones like project management and science and engineering to exploring the concepts of SDM in Brand management and public health issues. 2. Historical background This technique of solving problems was developed in 1950s by Prof Jay Forrester of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, during his involvement with General Electric. He developed his insights about the foundations
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