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S Alidina

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Going beyond triage in Tajikistan. Health reform in the former Soviet Union.

Tajikistan is among the few countries where life expectancy diminished during the 1990's. To rebuild a health system fractured by economic collapse, political disintegration and civil war, the Essential Hospital Services Project was initiated to restore essential hospital services, encourage structural reform and build the health system's capacity to sustain itself. The article provides an overview of these reform efforts, outlines some of the challenges of health reform in Tajikistan and illustrates the benefits global partnerships can achieve when sharing creative new approaches to health reform.

Canada↗

First line nurse managers: optimizing the span of control.

Span of control, the number of people reporting to a manager, is an important management concept. It determines the structure of an organization and has financial, human resource, and quality of care implications. In nursing, the first line manager fills one of the most critical roles in the administration of nursing services. For this manager to perform her responsibilities effectively, an optimal span of control is necessary. Span of control is influenced by a number of factors. By understanding these factors, we can influence them to optimize the span of control of the nurse manager.

British Columbia↗

A profile of cardiovascular disease in northern Ontario: public health planning implications.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in Northern Ontario and therefore considered an important issue. To this end, this paper examines CVD trends in Northern Ontario and the prevalence of known risk factors that give an insight into these trends. Ontario Health Survey 1990, Ontario Health Survey 1996, Canadian Institute for Health Information (1990-95) and Vital Statistics (1990-95) were examined. It was determined that CVD rates in Northern Ontario significantly exceeded those of the province. Further, high prevalence of modifiable risk factors, such as smoking, fat intake, physical inactivity and obesity are all experienced in Northern Ontario when compared to the province. Planning implications, as they relate to collaboration, delivery of services, determinants of health, multiple risk factors and monitoring and evaluation are also discussed.

Adolescent↗