Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting new approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a health systems perspective and for people who use these interventions.
The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the following working definition of self-care: Self-care i...s the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a health worker. The scope of self-care as described in this definition includes health promotion; disease prevention and control; self-medication; providing care to dependent persons; seeking hospital/specialist/primary care if necessary; and rehabilitation, including palliative care. It includes a range of self-care modes and approaches. While this is a broad definition that includes many activities, it is important for health policy to recognize the importance of self-care, especially where it intersects with health systems and health professionals.
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This study was designed to examine the knowledge, attitude and beliefs about causes, manifestations and treatment of mental illness among adults in a rural community in
northern Nigeria.
Medical Journal of Zambia, Volume 36 Number 4 (2009)
Mental Health Atlas 2011 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization
WHO-AIMS REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM IN NEPAL
A report of the assessment of the mental health system in Nepal using the World Health Organization - Assessment Instrument for
...ute-to-highlight medbox">Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS).
Kathmandu, Nepal
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Special issue: Mental Health Challenges in Lithuania
Nos. 1-2 '11
Republic of The Gambia; Accessed on 31.01.2019
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2014;35(3):179–85
A new frontier for integrated care.
Until now, most efforts to promote integrated care have focused on bridging the gaps between health and social care or between primary and secondary care. But the NHS five year forward view has highlighted a third dimension – bringing together physical and ...n class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">mental health. This report makes a compelling case for this ‘new frontier’ for integration. It gives service users’ perspectives on what integrated care would look like and highlights ten areas that offer some of the biggest opportunities for improving quality and controlling costs.
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Updated 20 Nov. 2020
Countries can use this checklist of hospital governance, structures, plans and protocols to rapidly determine the current capacities of hospitals to respond to the COVID-19 pan...demic and to identify gaps and major areas that require investment and action for the development of hospital readiness improvement plans. The tool can be used periodically to monitor hospital emergency operational readiness capacity development
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Introducción
Capítulo A.10
Editores: Juan José García-Orozco, Matías Irarrázaval & Andrés Martin
Traducción: Juan José García-Orozco, Paula Placencia Morán & Laura Revert
Section I
Somatoform disorders
Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Chapter I.1