... is inevitable. Further, since discrimination based on gender in every sphere of life be it at home or outside is quite evident in a patriarchal nation like India, therefore, an analysis of the child health based on their gender gains momentum. Thus, the present study analyzes the status of child health in West...

... behaviour. The Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) project aimed to describe the PC systems in detail, analyse their components and appraise them from a number of different viewpoints, including professional, public, political and economic lenses. It did this through nine work packages supported...

... of data systems and surveillance, nearly all systems in European society pay lip service to the importance of children, but do not accommodate them in a practical and statistical sense. Data indicators child health primary care database children medical record system computerised Counting...

...Abstract The 30 MOCHA (Models of Child Health Appraised) countries are diverse socially, culturally and economically, and differences exist in their healthcare systems and in the scope and role of primary care. An economic analysis was undertaken that sought to explain differences in child health...

...Abstract Given that the workforce constitutes a principal resource of primary care, appraisal of models of care requires thorough investigation of the health workforce in all Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) countries. This chapter explores this in terms of workforce composition...

... information sharing and digital diagnostic and imaging techniques. However, there remains little scientific knowledge base for optimal system content and function in primary health care, particularly for children. Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) aimed to establish the current e-health situation...

...Abstract There is considerable heterogeneity between primary care systems that have evolved in individual national cultural environments. Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) studied how the transfer of models or their individual components can be achieved across nations, using examples...

...Abstract The Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) project recognises that child health policy is determined to a great extent by national culture; thus, exploring and understanding the cultural influences on national policies are essential to fully appraise the models of primary care. Cultures...

... parents. The physiological changes related to increased risk of inflammation, could set children in immigrant families on pathways toward mental and physical health problems later in the life course. stress child health Hispanic paradox C-reactive protein health disparities parental SES Introduction...

... and illiteracy is still pervasive, may lead to better health behavior. Introduction Schooling immunization child health Abstract Child immunization is widely recognized as a cost-effective preventive medicine. Unfortunately, in India about 50% of the eligible children aged 12–23 months miss some essential...

... indices health inequalities Asia child health maternal health D63 I19 Introduction The performance in health in developing countries is increasingly attracting attention from policy-makers ( OECD & WHO, 2003 ). Indeed, three of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were related to health...

.... This general white/non-white difference increases immediately following the introduction of the $20 premium CHIP minorities public policy child health 1 Introduction In 1997, Congress passed the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to provide financial assistance to states for offering health...