Abstract Objectives With the spread of COVID-19, Netherlands implemented a policy to keep citizens physically distanced. We hypothesize that consequent reduction in frequency social contacts, personal losses, and experience general threats society reduced well-being. Methods Data were collected from 1,679 Dutch community-dwelling participants aged 65–102 years comprising longitudinal online panel. Social emotional loneliness mental health measured May 2020, is, 2 months after implementation...

Turnover in the health workforce is a concern as it costly and detrimental to organizational performance quality of care. Most studies have focused on influence individual factors an employee's intention quit. Inspired by observation that providing care based duration practices, tasks processes (issues time) rather than exchange values (wages), this paper focuses working-time characteristics wages stay.Using data from WageIndicator web survey (N = 5,323), three logistic regression models...

Since the 1990s, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has promoted voluntary “buyout” programs to relocate property owners out of floodplains. In this paper we evaluate perceived voluntariness these initiatives. We use local mitigation official interviews and owner surveys conducted in four post-disaster buyout program sites. show that there is considerable variability property-owner's experience their sense voluntariness, despite high acceptance rates. find paradox...

Of all natural disasters, flooding causes the greatest amount of economic and social damage. The United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) uses a number hazard mitigation grant programmes for flood victims, including offers to relocate permanently repetitive loss victims. This study examines factors that help explain degree difficulty victims experience when they make decisions about relocating after multiple losses. Data are drawn from interviews with FEMA officials survey...

Community health worker (CHW) programmes have received much attention since the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata, with many initiatives established in developing countries. However, CHW often suffer high attrition once initial enthusiasm volunteers wanes. In 2002, Uganda began implementing a national programme called village teams (VHTs), but their performance has been poor communities. It is argued that community involvement selection CHWs affects embeddedness communities and success. The...

Abstract Background The importance of integrating the social sciences in epidemic preparedness and response has become a common feature infectious disease policy practice debates. However to date, this integration remains inadequate, fragmented under-funded, with limited reach small initial investments. Based on data collected prior COVID-19 pandemic, paper we analysed variety knowledge, infrastructure funding gaps that hinder full epidemics present strategic framework for addressing them....

Workplace violence has been documented in all sectors, but female-dominated sectors such as health and social services are at particular risk. In 2007-2008, IntraHealth International assisted the Rwanda Ministries of Public Service Labor Health to study workplace Rwanda's sector. This article reexamines a set findings that directly relate influence gender on violence, synthesizes these with other research from Rwanda, examines subsequent impact policy environment. Fifteen out 30 districts...

After major flooding associated with Hurricane Floyd (1999) in North Carolina, mitigation managers seized upon the "window of opportunity" to woo residents accept residential buyout offers despite sizable community resistance. I present a theoretical explanation how post-crisis periods turn into "opportunities" based on temporal referential theory that complements alternative explanations coincidence, panarchy, and shock-doctrine theories. Results from fieldwork conducted 2002 2004...

Community-based programmes, particularly community health workers (CHWs), have been portrayed as a cost-effective alternative to the shortage of in low-income countries. Usually, literature emphasises how easily CHWs link and connect communities formal care services. There is little evidence Uganda support or dispute such claims. Drawing from linking social capital framework, this paper examines claim that village teams (VHTs), an example CHWs, with Data were collected through ethnographic...

This article represents the first attempt to explore remuneration in Human Resources for Health (HRH), comparing wage levels, ranking and dispersion of 16 HRH occupational groups 20 countries (Argentina, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Republic South Africa (RSA), Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom (UK), States America (USA)). The main aim is examine what extent rankings, standardized are...

Since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, male involvement in reproductive health issues has been advocated as a means to improve maternal child outcomes, but date, providers have failed achieve successful pregnancy care especially rural remote areas where majority of underserved populations live. In an effort enhance community participation maternity care, TBAs were trained equipped ensure better quick referral. 1997, after advent World Health Organization's...

A major challenge to outbreak control lies in early detection of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) local community contexts during the critical initial stages an epidemic, when risk spreading is its highest ("the first mile"). In this paper we document how a Ebola effort central Uganda 2012 was experienced from perspective community. We ask what extent became resource for detection, and identify problems encountered with health worker social mobilization strategies. Analysis based on...

The article draws on the Cynefin framework to illuminate how distinct sensemaking boundaries appeared co-exist among two main group of actors, health experts and political leaders, during crucial early response phase COVID-19 outbreak in Denmark. Danish government was a chaotic frame where major decisions needed be made fast avoid an impending disaster, scientific evidence not pivotal decision-making process. leading authorities, other hand, complicated evidence-based still modus operandum,...

High rates of motorization in urban areas Africa have adverse effects on public health. Transport-related mortality will increase as a result inadequate transport infrastructure, air pollution and sedentary lifestyles. Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) proven to be successful tool predict mitigate negative health impact planning policies, programmes or projects. Yet, there is gap evidence African countries. The aim this study assessing the impacts scenarios Port Louis (city 119,018...

To address increasing flood risks and ensure management interventions are appropriate for local contexts, the English system of risk strives devolution responsibilities to actors previously uninvolved in professional decision-making, advocates a comprehensive community engagement management-related policy making delivery. This paper explores influence histories on its sustainability over time, England. Building an ethnographic case-study one County Berkshire, England, we examine how two...

Like in many other low- and middle-income countries, the recent development of an HIV epidemic Vietnam has led to a growing need for prevention, treatment, care, support services people living with (PLHIV). This puts greater demands on national services, primarily health workers, which increases importance their job satisfaction working conditions. study describes worker perceptions explores factors that influence dissatisfaction personnel response Vietnam. Spector's model was used as...