query: who is responsible for providing immunizations and direct care services

pos: Indian Health Service immunizations, pediatrics, physical rehabilitation, and optometry. A more extensive list can be found at the official IHS website, and it is recommended for patients to contact their particular IHS facility to confirm services provided since benefits may differ by location. To qualify for health benefits from the IHS, individuals must be of American Indian and/or Alaska Native descent and be a part of an Indian community serviced by IHS. Individuals must be able to provide evidence such as membership in a federally-recognized tribe, residence on tax-exempt land, or active participation in tribal affairs. Federally-recognized tribes are annually defined by the

pos: Indian Health Service Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). IHS is responsible for providing direct medical and public health services to members of federally-recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native people. IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its mission is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. The IHS provides health care in 36 states to approximately 2.2 million out of 3.7 million American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). As of April 2017, the

pos: Indian Health Service department from the survey reported operating at or over capacity. This may contribute to emergency department crowding. Since its beginnings in 1955, the IHS has been criticized by those it serves and by public officials. Native Americans who are not of a federally-recognized tribe or who live in urban areas have trouble accessing the services of the IHS. Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). IHS is responsible for providing direct medical and public health services to members of federally-recognized Native American Tribes and

pos: Health insurance in the United States are provided to active duty service members, retired service members and their dependents by the Department of Defense Military Health System (MHS). The MHS consists of a direct care network of Military Treatment Facilities and a purchased care network known as TRICARE. Additionally, veterans may also be eligible for benefits through the Veterans Health Administration. The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides medical assistance to eligible American Indians at IHS facilities, and helps pay the cost of some services provided by non-IHS health care providers. In 1976, some states began providing guaranteed-issuance risk pools, which enable individuals who are medically uninsurable

neg: French Defence Health Service the SSA is to provide medical support to armed forces personnel. It is responsible for ensuring their suitability for operations, at their application, throughout their careers, and beyond, assessing their physical and mental health. (selection, fitness, immunizations, care, protection, health education etc.). On operations, the SSA support the sick and wounded from outset until full recovery. It is organised into four levels: The French Defence Health Services is committed to providing optimal emergency and routine health care to the injured and ill military patients overseas. Therefore, it sets up medical and surgical facilities as close to the operations as possible.

neg: International health International health International health, also called geographic medicine, international medicine, or global health, is a field of health care, usually with a public health emphasis, dealing with health across regional or national boundaries. One subset of international medicine, travel medicine, prepares travelers with immunizations, prophylactic medications, preventive techniques such as bednets and residual pesticides, in-transit care, and post-travel care for exotic illnesses. International health, however, more often refers to health personnel or organizations from one area or nation providing direct health care, or health sector development, in another area or nation. It is this sense of the term that is

neg: HIJRA displaced by providing health care through static and mobile outreach services. HIJRA works through its communities to hire local health experts to ensure emergency needs in preventive, promotive and curative care are met. HIJRA’s activities in health include the provision of primary healthcare services, treatment and control of communicable disease, immunizations, delivery of safe motherhood services in emergency obstetric and neonatal Care (EmONC), antenatal (ANC), delivery, postnatal (PNC), and gynecological care through the provision of essential medicines, equipment and expertise. HIJRA’s programs in education work to address the growing needs of urban refugees through the provision of basic education materials

neg: Palos Township, Cook County, Illinois responsible for the maintenance of Township roadways, the governance of the General Assistance program and the assessment of real property. In Cook County, Townships are not responsible for assessing real property as the Cook County Assessor performs that function. Some Townships have adopted other duties including the provision of health services. Palos Township runs a Health Service providing low or no cost physical examinations, sick visits, cholesterol tests and screenings, pregnancy tests, blood pressure screening, immunizations, podiatry services for senior citizens and other services. Other services provided by Palos Township include free tax preparation for senior citizens, free fax service,

neg: Healthy Way LA services are provided, as well as access for referrals to a range of specialty services, a nurse support telephone line, interpreter services and acute care services. A large emphasis has been placed on providing access to mental health services, which are also available to enrollees. Summary of HWLA benefits: Health services not covered by HWLA include dental services, cosmetic and plastic surgery, infertility treatments, immunizations for work or travel, non-medical devices, physicals for work or sports, and investigational treatments. HWLA clinics can be found in the following regions within LA County: Antelope Valley, East L.A, Metro/Downtown LA, Northeast LA, San

neg: Islamic American Relief Agency care (particularly for children and pregnant women) by providing primary health care, immunizations, nutrition counseling, and supplementation, prenatal care, infectious disease prevention, and sanitary water supplies. IARA-USA also helped to establish medical and therapeutic facilities for rape victims, and to train medical personnel at those facilities. These projects have been especially strong in Mali, Bangladesh, Somalia, and the Balkans. Education and vocational training was a vital part of all IARA-USA’s development initiatives. It sponsored educational projects supporting elementary and secondary schools as well as community education services. Many of IARA-USA’s development projects involved vocational training in sewing, welding, carpentry, and

neg: Combat medic Combat medic Combat medic or field medic is a US term for military personnel who have been trained to at least an EMT-B level (16-week course in the U.S. Army), and are responsible for providing first aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield. They are also responsible for providing continuous medical care in the absence of a readily available physician, including care for disease and battle injuries. Combat medics are normally co-located with the combat troops they serve in order to easily move with the troops and monitor ongoing health. Other countries have similar services, but this article is

neg: Ministry of Health (Ghana) Ministry of Health (Ghana) The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the government ministry of Ghana that is responsible for the health of Ghana. It is involved in providing public health services, managing Ghana's healthcare industry, and building Ghana's hospitals and medical education system. Ministry main offices are located in Accra. The ministry is responsible for all health related issues in Ghana. It was responsible for direct public health service delivery or provision in the country. However, with the enactment of an ACT 525 of parliament, the functions of promotion, preventive, curative and rehabilitative care has been delegated to the Ghana

neg: Broward Health two-thirds of the county. With programs such as caregiver assistance programs, Kinship Care Initiative for non-traditional families, care coordination programs, hundreds of classes, community relations councils and medical care for the homeless and those unable to afford it, Broward Health continues to be the leading provider of healthcare services in Broward County. Broward Health Community Health Services offers primary care and other services such as dental care, social services, behavioral care, immunizations, lab services, nutritional counseling, physicals, HIV research, and more. Community Health Services is composed of the following facilities; Annie L. Weaver Health Center, Bernard P. Alicki Health Center,

neg: International Association of Sufism scientific principles; provide a forum for a continuing dialogue between the different schools of Sufism; preserve and advance the study and goals of Sufism. Through its journal: Sufism an Inquiry, the Conferences, Lecture Series, Classes, Educational Programs and Projects, Publication and Productions and Newsletters, the IAS has expanded its founding goals to also include programs focused towards global peace and non-violence, education, human rights, women's rights and leadership, ending world's hunger, supporting freedom of religious beliefs, providing children immunizations and school supplies, and working in partnership with grassroots organizations providing free medical care, portable water, and other critical services where

neg: Community health centers in the United States likely to seek medical care consistently, as many of these patients tend to be from vulnerable populations in terms of socioeconomic background and insurance status. Nevertheless, those who use community health centers as a regular source of care are likely to have a positive patient experience and receive high-quality preventative services. Medicaid's shift to managed care has helped created more medical homes for patients, allowing for greater continuity of care within CHCs. Studies have indicated that CHCs provide preventive services at similar rates to private physicians. Preventative services studied included cancer screenings, diet and exercise counseling, and immunizations. CHCs performing

neg: Indian Railway Medical Services Indian Railway Medical Services The Indian Railway Medical Service (IRMS) is an organized Group 'A' service (cadre) of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for providing comprehensive health care to the serving railway employees, retired railway employees and their dependents as well as other categories of staff such as contractors, vendors and licensed porters. The direct recruitment to the cadre is done through the Combined Medical Services Examination held by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). As of 2011, the approximate cadre strength of IRMS is 2,506. Training of the probationers is done in "Railway Staff

neg: Cheluvamba Hospital Cheluvamba Hospital Cheluvamba Hospital for Women and Children (formerly Vanivilas Hospital) in Mysore, was established in 1889 by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. It is a tertiary referral center and teaching hospital attached to the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute. It is located on Irwin Road, in Mysore opposite the medical college and in the same campus as Krishnarajendra Hospital. The hospital offers services to obstetrics, gynecology and paediatric patients, and has specialized units providing neonatal care, paediatric surgery, diarrhoel diseases treatment, immunizations and others. It has about 410 beds including 130 pediatric beds and 280 beds in obstetrics and gynecology

neg: Rick Scott now Memorial Hospital in 1995. Solantic opened its first urgent care center in 2002. It provides urgent care services, immunizations, physicals, drug screening, and care for injured workers. The corporation attracts patients who do not have insurance, cannot get appointments with their primary care physicians, or do not have primary care physicians. Solantic is an alternative to the emergency department care that these types of patients often seek, or for not seeing a doctor at all. In 2006, Scott said that his plans for Solantic were to establish a national brand of medical clinics. In August 2007, the company received

neg: Primary care case management of July 1, 2010, approximately 21% of the almost 39 million Medicaid enrollees who were enrolled in a comprehensive managed care plan were enrolled in a PCCM program. In most PCCM programs, PCPs are paid a per member per month fee for each Medicaid beneficiary or an increase in preventive service fees to pay for case management services. In addition, PCPs are paid on a fee-for-service reimbursement for all primary care services that he/she provides. HMOs are not involved. In return, the PCP is responsible for providing primary care and for prior authorizations to hospitals and specialty care providers. Physicians

neg: Urban Health Resource Centre collaborators and providing training to their staffs to help run UHCs, conducting GIS mapping of cities and slums to determine the most effective locations to place UHCs, and developing and piloting guidelines for women's group programs through its experience in its other program cities such as Indore and Agra. Key activities of UHCs include providing maternal and child healthcare, providing antenatal and postnatal care, providing immunizations for newborns and children, care coordination through collaboration with other NGOs, behavior change education with regards to health and sanitation, resource awareness education for slum-dwelling families, and community capacity building through collective action initiatives.

neg: Vancouver Coastal Health of British Columbia’s four-million population who live in a geographic area of 58,560 square kilometres including 12 municipalities, four regional districts and 14 Aboriginal communities, including: Vancouver Coastal Health administers 13 hospitals and 3 diagnostic and treatment centers and 15 community health centers and more than 500 facilities provide a range of direct and contracted services including home and community care, mental health services, population and preventive health, addictions services and primary care. VCH is not responsible for all health care within Metro Vancouver. Other hospitals such as BC Children's Hospital, B.C. Women's Hospital & Health Centre, and agencies such

neg: St. James Infirmary Clinic district of San Francisco, the mission of the St. James Infirmary is to provide compassionate and non-judgmental health care and social services for all sex workers while preventing occupational illnesses and injuries through a comprehensive continuum of services. Annually, St. James provides 8,000 clinic and venue based services to thousands of sex workers in the Bay Area. The St. James Infirmary services include Primary Care, Gynecological and Urological Care, Transgender Hormone Therapy, HIV/STI, TB & Hepatitis Counseling and Testing, STI treatments, Hepatitis A & B Immunizations, Acupuncture, Massage & Reiki Therapy, Peer and Mental Health Counseling, Support Groups, Food and

neg: Iris Paul move back into her parents’ home. In 1993, Iris Paul founded Reaching Hand Society, which stands for “Jesus’s hand uplifting people both spiritually and physically,” as an organization dedicated to reaching the villages of Malkangiri with the spirit of Christianity. Reaching Hand Society works to provide medical care, immunizations, health education, literacy programs, water resource management, and prisoner rehabilitation programs in its target villages. Along with providing these services, the organization seeks to empower the local people through women’s empowerment programs, legislative defense, and political education. Reaching Hand Society has since contacted over 700 out of the 926 villages in

neg: Marie Manthey were experiencing extreme frustration with their chaotic work environment. The result was a nursing delivery system that was "too fragmented and diffuse -- one in which 'everybody's responsible for everything and nobody's responsible for anything'." At the time, it was quite revolutionary to allow the nurse providing care for the patient to determine the amount and type of nursing care the patient would receive. Nurses had been expected to follow policies and orders rather than making decisions based on their own professional judgment. Nurses providing direct care also did not generally communicate with physicians. Instead, patient information was communicated by

neg: Direct Payments Direct Payments The Direct Payments scheme is a UK Government initiative in the field of Social Services that gives users money directly to pay for their own care, rather than the traditional route of a Local Government Authority providing care for them. The Cabinet Office Strategy Unit calls direct payments "the most successful public policy in the area of social care". Direct Payments are seen as making an important contribution to the independence, well being and quality of life of people with disabilities. When introduced, they were seen as a victory for the rights of disabled people. Direct Payments were

neg: Chronic condition all health care spending in 2006 was for the 50% of the population who have one or more chronic medical conditions (CDC, 2014). A growing body of evidence supports that prevention is effective in reducing the effect of chronic conditions; in particular, early detection results in less severe outcomes. Clinical preventive services include screening for the existence of the disease or predisposition to its development, counseling and immunizations against infectious agents. Despite their effectiveness, the utilization of preventive services is typically lower than for regular medical services. In contrast to their apparent cost in time and money, the benefits of

neg: Vaccinate Alaska Coalition member and each organization affiliated with the coalition has one vote, which can be exercised at quarterly general assembly meetings. The coalition is managed by a coordinator, with an executive board composed of a president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary. The coalition focuses on publicizing and promoting immunizations. In addition to providing literature about immunizations to doctors and patients, the coalition provides a resource to physicians and nurses as well as health care organizations for information and concerns about vaccines. The coalition acts as a forum to encourage cooperation between the different members of the public health community in Alaska and

neg: Health maintenance organization were coming into existence, indemnity plans often did not cover preventive services, such as immunizations, well-baby checkups, mammograms, or physicals. It is this inclusion of services intended to maintain a member's health that gave the HMO its name. Some services, such as outpatient mental health care, are limited, and more costly forms of care, diagnosis, or treatment may not be covered. Experimental treatments and elective services that are not medically necessary (such as elective plastic surgery) are almost never covered. Other choices for managing care are case management, in which patients with catastrophic cases are identified, or disease management, in

neg: Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set adults. Other health care concerns covered by HEDIS are immunizations, cancer screenings, treatment after heart attacks, diabetes, asthma, flu shots, access to services, dental care, alcohol and drug dependence treatment, timeliness of handling phone calls, prenatal and postpartum care, mental health care, well-care or preventive visits, inpatient utilization, drug utilization, and distribution of members by age, sex, and product lines. New measures in HEDIS 2013 are “Asthma Medication Ratio,” “Diabetes Screening for People With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Who Are Using Antipsychotic Medications,” “Diabetes Monitoring for People With Diabetes and Schizophrenia,” “Cardiovascular Monitoring for People With Cardiovascular Disease and Schizophrenia,”

neg: Dr. Dynasaur a system of coverage in concert with private health insurance that ensures universal health insurance coverage for all Vermont children. This access to care is essential to successfully achieve a number of key outcome indicators of Healthy Vermonters 2020, a major initiave of the Vermont Agency of Human Services. A secondary goal is to assist working families to maintain their self-sufficiency. This complements the Vermont's welfare reform initiative by offering health coverage to low and middle-income families who do not receive welfare cash assistance. Coverage under Dr. Dynasaur is comprehensive prenatal care, routine check-ups, immunizations, hospital care (both inpatient and

neg: Residential child care community direct-care staff understand children’s behaviour by consideration of attachment theory and neurodevelopment. Staff should act, not observe, recognize the importance of authoritative parenting as well as the emotional demands they have to deal with themselves by doing this job. In the early 2000s, Florida tried to preserve families by providing wrap-around services and not taking children away from their parents. This resulted in the death of 477 children, as social workers cannot possibly provide a 24h-service to all the families they are responsible for. Additionally, the child maltreatment report of 2016 states a number of 1,539 children that have been

neg: Maternal and Child Health Bureau national and state needs, including efforts to: reduce infant mortality; provide access to comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care for women; increase the number of children receiving health assessments and follow-up diagnostics and treatment; and provide access to preventive care (including immunizations)and rehabilitative services for children. States must allocate 30% of their funding on children with special health care needs, and 30% on primary and preventive care for children. MCHB funds public and private non-profit institutions of higher learning to provide leadership training in MCH. The aim of the MCH Training Program is to promote quality health services for families through

neg: Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 have such a contract for providing hospital care and medical services to such veterans, if such care and services cannot be provided within the VHA's wait-time goals in a facility with which the VA has a contract. Sets the reimbursement rate for such care or services at the greatest of the VA, Medicare, or TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) payment rate for such care or services. The bill would terminate the Secretary's authority to reimburse non-VA facilities for the provision of such care and services two years after this Act's enactment. Section 4 would direct the

neg: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for administering the health care system and providing services to the province of Ontario. Christine Elliott is the incumbent Minister as of June 29th 2018. The Ministry also regulates hospitals and nursing homes; operates psychiatric hospitals and medical laboratories; and co-ordinates emergency health services for the Province. The Ministry once operated ambulance services outside of major cities in Ontario, but the services were off-loaded to municipalities circa 1998. In the early years of confederation, health was still considered primarily a

neg: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Ministry of Health in a government wide restructuring. In 1999 the Ministry of Health was renamed the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for administering the health care system and providing services to the province of Ontario. Christine Elliott is the incumbent Minister as of June 29th 2018. The Ministry also regulates hospitals and nursing homes; operates psychiatric hospitals and medical laboratories; and co-ordinates emergency health services for the Province. The Ministry once operated ambulance services outside of major cities

neg: Preventive healthcare 80 million US dollars, respectively. Some challenges with evaluating the effectiveness of child obesity interventions include: The cost-effectiveness of preventive care is a highly debated topic. While some economists argue that preventive care is valuable and potentially cost saving, others believe it is an inefficient waste of resources. Preventive care is composed of a variety of clinical services and programs including annual doctor’s check-ups, annual immunizations, and wellness programs. Recent models show that these simple interventions can have significant impacts. "Clinical Preventive Services & Programs" Research on preventive care addresses the question of whether it is cost saving or cost

neg: Care UK additional GP and said that the service was still considered safe. Care UK Care UK is a British company providing health and social care. The company works with councils, Clinical Commissioning Groups and doctors to deliver care and support for older people and those with learning disabilities or mental health problems, as well as a range of healthcare services for NHS patients. The company was formed as Anglia Secure Homes in 1982, becoming Care UK PLC in 1994. In 1997, the company acquired Care Solutions Limited, a provider of residential services for people with learning disabilities responsible for 59 homes

neg: Care UK Care UK Care UK is a British company providing health and social care. The company works with councils, Clinical Commissioning Groups and doctors to deliver care and support for older people and those with learning disabilities or mental health problems, as well as a range of healthcare services for NHS patients. The company was formed as Anglia Secure Homes in 1982, becoming Care UK PLC in 1994. In 1997, the company acquired Care Solutions Limited, a provider of residential services for people with learning disabilities responsible for 59 homes in Newcastle, Bradford, Staffordshire and Guildford. In 1998, it took on

neg: Footscray, Victoria research hospital responsible for providing a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient acute health services. The hospital currently conducts research in gastroenterology, colorectal cancer, emergency care, oncology, respiratory medicine, sleep disorders, and vascular surgery. Key services at the Western Hospital include acute medical and surgical services, intensive and coronary care, emergency services, renal services, specialist drug and alcohol services, aged care and palliative care. The hospital also serves as one of the teaching campuses for the University of Melbourne's medical program. The Western Region Health Centre was established in 1964. Services include an African community worker, refugee health nurse, women's

neg: Refugee camp, or is in the process of third country resettlement. The UNHCR recommends integrating access to primary care and emergency health services with the host country in as equitable a manner as possible. Prioritized services include areas of maternal and child health, immunizations, tuberculosis screening and treatment, and HIV/AIDS-related services. Despite inclusive stated policies for refugee access to health care on the international levels, potential barriers to that access include language, cultural preferences, high financial costs, administrative hurdles, and physical distance. Specific barriers and policies related to health service access also emerge based on the host country context. For example,

neg: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Wisconsin Department of Children and Families The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a governmental agency of the U.S. State of Wisconsin responsible for providing (and overseeing county provision of) services to assist children and families, including services for children in need of protection or services for their families, adoption and foster care services, licensing of facilities that care for children, background investigations of child caregivers, refugee family services, and child abuse and neglect investigations. It administers the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program, including the child care subsidy program, child support enforcement and paternity establishment, and programs related to

neg: Classification of Chinese Hospitals Classification of Chinese Hospitals Hospitals in China are organized according to a 3-tier system that recognizes a hospital's ability to provide medical care, medical education, and conduct medical research. Based on this, hospitals are designated as Primary, Secondary or Tertiary institutions. A primary hospital is typically a township hospital that contains less than 100 beds. They are tasked with providing preventive care, minimal health care and rehabilitation services. Secondary hospitals tend to be affiliated with a medium size city, county or district and contain more than 100 beds, but less than 500. They are responsible for providing comprehensive health services,

neg: Vaccinate Alaska Coalition helps coordinate efforts to expand immunization programs throughout the geographically challenging state. The most prominent program of the VAC is the I Did It By 2 campaign which utilizes the popularity of the Iditarod dog sled race to promote immunization awareness. The campaign involves providing Iditarod-themed promotional supplies to health care providers and materials to parents of infants to help keep track of their child's required immunizations. The coalition also highlights prominent members of the Alaskan health care community with the annual Excellence in Immunization Award,< given to recognize individuals or organizations who have demonstrated commitment to improving the immunization

neg: Punjab Health Department Punjab Health Department The Punjab Health Department is a government agency of Punjab, Pakistan that delivers preventive healthcare, as well as curative care health care services from the primary health care level to the tertiary care level. The Department runs: The Directorate is responsible for overseeing the provision of primary and secondary health care services throughout the province. The functions of the Directorate General of Nursing are: The Foundation assists and promotes the private sector in providing better grassroots health care. The Punjab Pharmacy Council regulates the practice of pharmacy. The Provincial Quality Control Board was established under the Drugs

neg: Likhaan Likhaan Likhaan is a non-government organization (NGO) engaged in providing direct health care services to women in marginalized communities. Dr. Junice Melgar is its director and one of its co-founders. These services also allow Likhaan an entry point to organizing grassroots women in health care advocacy. Likhaan is an acronym for "Linangan ng Kababaihan. Likhaan", a Filipino phrase which means "A Place for the Honing or Development of Women". Reproductive Health and Rights is a major focus of Likhaan's programs, reflected in its clinical services, education work and advocacy. The organisation works for a humane and non-hierarchical health care system.

neg: WIC parents of their child's immunization status as well as provide educational materials on the different immunizations. For families in the community, local WIC agencies should be able to identify providers who offer immunizations in the community. At the state level, the WIC agencies can choose to document immunization screening and referrals, along with many other optional activities. These other activities include making appointments for immunizations, making copies of immunization records, entering immunization records into a registry, and providing other educational material. The usual responsibilities of a WIC recipient are: The WIC program is primarily funded through two separate federal grants:

neg: Health care in the Philippines Health care in the Philippines Health care in the Philippines varies with private, public and barangay health centers (many in rural municipalities). Most of the national burden of health care is taken up by private health providers. The Ministry of Health, or the Department of Health, provides national health policies and standards. The provision of health services is overseen by local government units and private sector agencies, both of which are responsible for providing health services to communities. Health services are brought by barangay health units, rural health units, city health offices, municipal or district hospitals, provincial and regional hospitals,

neg: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) – Serving ages 0 to 23, Children’s National Medical Center operates a full-service medical clinic at THEARC. Care includes preventive health care, sick visits, immunizations, chronic illness management, and psychological, legal aid, referral management and social support services. Fully staffed by a professional medical team of doctors and nurses, the clinic provides 24-hour, seven-day-a-week on-call service to patients. Comprehensive dental services are available through Children's Mobile Dental Unit. The Children's Health Project of DC @ THEARC is also the medical home for all children in the DC Foster Care system. The Health Access Project (HAP) offered via the Children’s Health

neg: Oklahoma Health Care Authority Oklahoma Health Care Authority The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OKHCA) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing health insurance benefits for the state's SoonerCare (Oklahoma Medicaid) members. The Authority is the state-level counterpart to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Authority is led by a Board of Directors, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The Board in turn appoints the Administrator of the Authority, who serves as the chief executive officer of

neg: Palliative care their Medicare Part B (acute hospital payment) and enrolls in the MHB through Medicare Part B with direct care provided by a Medicare certified hospice agency. Under terms of the MHB the Hospice agency is responsible for the Plan of Care and may not bill the person for services. The hospice agency, together with the person's primary physician, is responsible for determining the Plan of Care. All costs related to the terminal illness are paid from a per diem rate (~US $126/day) that the hospice agency receives from Medicare – this includes all drugs and equipment, nursing, social service, chaplain

neg: Collaborative practice agreement chronic conditions. Pharmacists involved in CPAs may participate in clinical services that are outside of the traditional scope of practice for pharmacists. Notably, pharmacists do not need to participate in CPAs to provide many pharmacy practice services that are already covered by their traditional scope of practice, such as performing medication therapy management, providing disease prevention services (e.g. immunizations), engaging in public health screenings (e.g. screening patients for depressive disorders, such as major depressive disorder, via administering the PHQ-2), providing disease-state specific education (e.g. as a certified diabetes educator), and counseling patients on information regarding their medications. Expanded pharmacy services

neg: Elderly care care being given, and the possibility of elder abuse is a continuing source of concern. The Adult Protective Services Agency, a component of the human service agency in most states, is typically responsible for investigating reports of domestic elder abuse and providing families with help and guidance. Other professionals who may be able to help include doctors or nurses, police officers, lawyers, and social workers. Promoting independence in self-care can provide older adults with the capability to maintain independence longer and can leave them with a sense of achievement when they complete a task unaided. Older adults that require assistance

neg: Thomas Embling Hospital Thomas Embling Hospital Thomas Embling Hospital is a high-security forensic mental health hospital located in Fairfield, an inner Melbourne suburb in Victoria, Australia. The facility is operated by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, known as Forensicare, who are responsible for providing adult forensic mental health services in Victoria. The hospital provides acute and continuing care for patients from the criminal justice system who are in need of psychiatric assessment, treatment or care (security or forensic patients) as well as patients from the Victorian public mental health system who need specialised management (compulsory patients). Purpose-built with 116 secure beds,

neg: Emergency Health Services Emergency Health Services Emergency Health Services (EHS), a Canadian emergency medical services (EMS) agency, is responsible for providing emergency and primary health care to patients outside of a hospital. It also deals with transportation between hospitals and medical facilities. In the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, EHS is a branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Health. With the goal of providing constant health services to all areas of Nova Scotia by paramedics that undertakes sophisticated interventions that are generally performed only by Emergency physicians. All ground ambulance and air ambulance service in Nova Scotia is contracted by EHS to

neg: Community Care Fund The target students are primary one to primary six students who receive full grant under the Student Financial Assistance Scheme and study in whole-day government-aided and Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) primary schools (including special schools). Covering Period: 2011-2012 academic year The programme aims at providing severely disabled persons who are requiring constant attendance, living in the community and not receiving the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance with a special care subsidy for assisting them to purchase care goods, services or for other purposes related to nursing care. Covering Period: October 2011 - Now More assistance programmes can refer to the official

neg: The Arc of Frederick County friends and family. This is accomplished by providing services, advocacy, and creating supportive communities. In 1984, The Arc of Frederick County created Funding Conduit Services to allow parents and individuals with disabilities to utilize state funding to locate and purchase the services they need in the community. This includes supporting individuals with disabilities and their families to employ their own direct support staff to provide skills education, respite care, and community integration. Supporting individuals and families to employ their own staff and decide who provides care proves to be a successful model. This approach supports the importance of person directed

neg: Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale Social Housing Co-ordination by the Institute of Public Policy Research. Adebowale joined Turning Point as Chief Executive in September 2001. Turning Point is a care organisation providing services for people with complex needs, including those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and those with a learning disability. In addition to providing direct services, Turning Point also campaigns nationally on behalf of those with social care needs. Adebowale has been involved in a number of taskforce groups, advising the government on mental health, learning disability and the role of the voluntary sector. He is Co-Chair of the Black

neg: Praxis Care Praxis Care provides a range of accommodation and support services for services users, including residential and supported living, domiciliary care, floating support, home response, drop-in centres, an advocacy project, a befriending department and workskills projects. Praxis Care has a dedicated in-house research department which monitors issues as diverse as staff and service user satisfaction and the evaluation of schemes, as well as doing research into relevant issues. The organisation also has its own in-house staff development department, which is responsible for regularly inducting new staff and for providing other relevant training, primarily though not exclusively to ensure that care staff

neg: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly health center services, home care, health-related transportation, minor modification to the home to accommodate disabilities, and anything else the program determines is medically necessary to maximize a member's health. PACE programs are health care providers which directly employ a comprehensive range of health care professionals (physicians, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, etc.) to provide care to frail older adults—they are reimbursed on a fixed per member per month rate (or capitation payment) and, in return for this fixed payment, are responsible for providing all health services, even extending to transportation. Because PACE programs enroll only the very frail and incapacitated,

neg: Shaw Broadcast Services Shaw Broadcast Services Shaw Broadcast Services (French: Services de Radiodiffusion Shaw) is the division of Canadian telecommunications company Shaw Communications that is responsible for providing and managing the distribution of television channels to cable companies via satellite. Shaw Communications also operates Shaw Direct, a Canadian direct broadcast satellite service. It was known as Canadian Satellite Communications (Cancom) prior to its acquisition by Shaw. On October 5, 2006, Shaw announced that CANCOM would be renamed Shaw Satellite Services, with CANCOM Broadcast becoming Shaw Broadcast Services, and CANCOM Tracking becoming Shaw Tracking, in 2007. As Cancom, the service was originally owned by

neg: Health care in Australia many immunizations free of charge by the federal government, the Australian Organ Donor Register, a national register which registers those who elect to be organ donors. Registration is voluntary in Australia and is commonly recorded on a driver's license or proof of age card are also managed by the federal government. The Therapeutic Goods Administration is the regulatory body for medicines and medical devices in Australia. At the borders, the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service is responsible for maintaining a favorable health status by minimising risk from goods and people entering the country. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

neg: 354th Fighter Wing medical clinic operates two primary care panels; one staffed by the primary care clinic and the other by the flight surgeons office. In addition, specialty clinics are available for pediatrics, optometry, physical therapy, immunizations, and life skills support. Pharmacy, laboratory and x-ray services are located in the clinic. Bassett Army Community Hospital (BACH) on Fort Wainwright serves as the Eielson clinic's referral source for some specialty and inpatient care. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, located twenty miles north of Eielson AFB, is a Level-II trauma center and is utilized as a local referral source for procedures beyond our scope of care. Other

neg: Gallatin, Tennessee Gallatin and Nashville, with a stop in Hendersonville. Sumner Regional Medical Center is a hospital located in Gallatin. It has an emergency room, a nationally recognized cancer-treatment program, a wound care center, a cardiac catheterization lab, and a diagnostic sleep center. The staff can also perform digital mammography, interventional cardiology, neurosurgery, computerized knee replacement surgery, and PET therapy, among other procedures. The Gallatin Health Department, with two locations, provides women and children's services, flu shots, special needs services, testing for sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis, family planning, and immunizations. The department also inspects restaurants, hotels, campgrounds, day care centers, schools,

neg: Health in Guatemala and social influences determine contraceptive use, child immunizations, prenatal care, and childbirth or delivery. For the two populations within Guatemala, there are many large disparities between family planning actions. Family planning services are as scarce as health care services in the rural areas of Guatemala. Indigenous people in Guatemala are more likely to have little to no education and are often living in poverty. High poverty and illiteracy rates directly correlate with lower rates of contraceptive use. This lower rate is both a result of limited contraceptive knowledge and also the negative social stigma behind contraceptives. Guatemala's high fertility rate

neg: Federally Qualified Health Center became effective October 1, 1991, when Section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act was amended by Section 4161 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. FQHCs provide Medicare beneficiaries with preventive primary health services such as immunizations, visual acuity and hearing screenings, and prenatal and post-partum care. However, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and preventive dental services are not covered under the FQHC preventive primary services. A FQHC Prospective Payment System (PPS) was scheduled to be implemented in 2014. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) collect and analyze health

neg: Nursing home care in the United States units. In a nursing home, the personnel may include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nursing assistants. Custodians, maintenance staff, and groundskeepers keep the inside and outside of the building in clean, working order, though direct staff are responsible for areas of personal cleanliness. Additional support personnel also include people who may have some contact with the patient in the nursing home. For example, nursing homes may have an activities director who is responsible for planning social activities, coordinating special visitors and religious services. Larger facilities may have multiple staff members, such as chaplains or activity assistants, who take on

neg: Health in Spain may suggest the introduction of new vaccines into Spain's Recommended Health Schedule and is under direct control of the Ministry of Health. Although the Ministry of Health is responsible for the oversight of health care services, the policy of devolution divides responsibilities among local agencies, including health planning and programing, fiscal duties, and direct management of health services. This decentralization proposes difficulties in collecting information at the national level. The Inter-Territorial Council's Commission on Public Health works to establish health care policies according to recommendations by technical working groups via letters, meetings, and conferences. The Technical Working Group on Vaccines

neg: Ecumen housing, hospice, memory care housing and nursing homes that provide long-term care and short-term rehabilitative services. In addition to direct-to-consumer services, Ecumen provides national senior housing development services, clinical consulting and management services to third parties. Ecumen has more than 12,000 customers and employs approximately 4,000 people. Its 2009 revenues were $125.8 million. Ecumen was named ten for straight years (2004 to 2014) as one of Minnesota's "Best Places to Work" by the "Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal". Ecumen began as a Lutheran social services agency in 1862, providing foster care services to children orphaned in the Dakota Conflict. By the

neg: Oxnard College also serves as a model lab for students who are learning to observe and work with children. Student Health Center The Health Center provides services including medical evaluations, individualized counseling, physicals for students and the Child Development department, emergency care and referral, immunizations, pregnancy testing, cholesterol testing, blood sugar testing, and accident insurance. Some over the counter medicines such as aspirin, Tylenol, ibuprofen, and cough drops are available. Most general medical consults and mental health counseling are free but some services require an additional fee. Writing and Reading Center The Writing and Reading Center can be found in the Library

neg: London Ambulance Service London Ambulance Service The London Ambulance Service is a NHS trust responsible for operating ambulances and answering and responding to urgent and emergency medical situations within Greater London. The service responds to 999 and 111 phone calls, providing triage and advice to enable an appropriate level of response. It is one of the busiest ambulance services in the world, and the busiest in the United Kingdom, providing care to more than 8.6 million people, who live and work in London. The service is currently under the leadership of chief executive Garrett Emmerson. The service employs around 4,500 staff. It is

neg: Universal health care Universal health care Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, universal care, or socialized health care) is a health care system that provides health care and financial protection to all citizens of a particular country. It is organized around providing a specified package of benefits to all members of a society with the end goal of providing financial risk protection, improved access to health services, and improved health outcomes. Universal health care does not imply coverage for all people for everything. Universal health care can be determined by three critical dimensions: who is covered, what services are

neg: Preventive healthcare accounted for nearly 46% of all deaths. Modifiable risk factors are also responsible for a large morbidity burden, resulting in poor quality of life in the present and loss of future life earning years2. It is further estimated that by 2023, focused efforts on the prevention and treatment of chronic disease may result in 40 million fewer chronic disease cases, potentially reducing treatment costs by $220 billion. "Childhood Vaccinations Reduce Health Care Costs" Childhood immunizations are largely responsible for the increase in life expectancy in the 20th century. From an economic standpoint, childhood vaccines demonstrate a very high return on

neg: Shaw Broadcast Services tracking via satellite. Specifically it provides tracking, two-way messaging and integrated transportation and logistics solutions to the Canadian trucking industry. Shaw Broadcast Services Shaw Broadcast Services (French: Services de Radiodiffusion Shaw) is the division of Canadian telecommunications company Shaw Communications that is responsible for providing and managing the distribution of television channels to cable companies via satellite. Shaw Communications also operates Shaw Direct, a Canadian direct broadcast satellite service. It was known as Canadian Satellite Communications (Cancom) prior to its acquisition by Shaw. On October 5, 2006, Shaw announced that CANCOM would be renamed Shaw Satellite Services, with CANCOM Broadcast

neg: NHS Haringey NHS Haringey NHS Haringey, formerly "Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust", is the regional authority of the National Health Service (England) responsible for providing and commissioning healthcare services for the population of the London Borough of Haringey. NHS Haringey provides healthcare to anyone normally resident in the borough with most services free at the point of use for the patient though there are charges associated with eye tests, dental care, prescriptions, and many aspects of personal care. The National Health Service (England) has agreed a formal constitution which sets out the legal rights and responsibilities of the NHS, its staff, and

neg: Royal Australian Army Medical Corps the same year at Puckapunyal, Victoria, but it was moved to Portsea in 1950, and then later to the Army Logistic Training Centre at Latchford Barracks at Bonegilla, in 1998. Together with the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps and the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps, the RAAMC is responsible for providing the Australian Army's health capability. The corps is tasked with providing the Army with a range of medical services, ranging from pre hospital care including emergency battlefield care, initial wound surgery, post operative care, rehabilitation, and preventive and aviation medical support. Regular and reserve soldiers and officers of the

neg: NHS West Essex NHS West Essex NHS West Essex was a NHS primary care trust (PCT) in Essex, England. Formed in October 2006 following the merger of the three previous primary care trusts - Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford, it has an annual budget of £370m. It covers approximately , from Buckhurst Hill to Steeple Bumpstead with a population of about 280,000. It is responsible for improving primary care and the health of the local population and with a statutory responsibility for providing health services. NHS West Essex web site www.westessexpct.nhs.uk NHS West Essex also plans and commissions (purchases) health services from hospitals

neg: Posti Group in Estonia. As of February 2011, Finland will be the first country in the world to receive all letters, publications, packages and direct advertisements through carbon-neutral delivery by Posti. This does not involve any extra fees to the customers. Posti Group is solely responsible for providing postal services. In its current form, the Post Act entered into force in 2011. By virtue of this act, postal services must be provided on a permanent basis and for reasonable prices to all users, throughout the country. In each municipality there must be at least one outlet providing postal services. The responsibility for

neg: Healthcare in West Bengal and super specialty care. A Chief Medical Officer of Health (C.M.O.H.) heads each of the eighteen districts. The responsibility of CMOH is to manage the primary health care sector and ensure the effective implementation of the various medical, health and family welfare programmes. The secondary level hospitals (sub-divisional and district hospitals) are headed by superintendents who report to the C.M.O.H. and are accountable to a hospital management committee. At the block level, the Block Medical Officer of Health (BMOH) is responsible for providing services and for monitoring and supervising the primary health centres and health programme implementation. West Bengal Health

neg: Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and other crosscutting areas. The Division of Health Care Delivery Systems is responsible for functions related to health services, health organizations and health care delivery systems. The division's focus includes consumer information such as patient's bill of rights, incentives for private health insurance and health care, matters concerning the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), health care organization, and the interaction between public and private health care and insurance. The Office of Human Services Policy (HSP) is responsible for policy development and coordination, and for the conduct and coordination of research,

neg: West Side Community Health Services West Side Community Health Services West Side Community Health Services (WSCHS) is a community health care organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that serves the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It is Minnesota's largest community clinic organization, providing health care at 18 locations to some 35,000 patients. WSCHS was founded in 1969 as People's Health Center, a group of volunteers who worked in a church basement to provide free health care services for Spanish-speaking residents of St. Paul's West Side. At first, they could work with only six or seven patients each day. Today it focuses on providing care

neg: CareSouth distinct lines of business evolved from CareSouth's infancy. The first was the direct delivery of patient care, and the second was the delivery of business services to others that owned homecare agencies. In 1998 the executive management team, working with the Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, Capitol Partners, acquired the company from Central Georgia Health System, which enabled both of CareSouth's business lines to grow. CareSouth has been providing in-home care services to seniors across the Southeastern US for more than 20 years. Today, CareSouth maintains more than 60 offices across country with services including home health care, hospice, and

neg: Nursing home care in the United States community-based services at $413.0 million. Administration of intermediate care facilities are the state offices of mental health or people with developmental disabilities through direct regional provision or local contracts, non-profit or profit. Administration of nursing homes are the state to local department of health direct to local contracts, generally for-profit. Depending on size, staff may include those responsible for individual departments (i.e., accounting, human resources, etc.). Nursing home administrators are required to be licensed to run nursing facilities. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities (ALFs) are housing facilities primarily for elders and may also have services for people with

neg: Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is a regional health authority providing direct and contracted health services including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care, home and community care, mental health services, population and preventive health and addictions services in part of Greater Vancouver and the Coast Garibaldi area. VCH is one of six publicly funded healthcare regions within the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Provincial Government of British Columbia, through the British Columbia Ministry of Health, sets province-wide goals, standards and performance agreements for health service delivery by the six health authorities. VCH serves the one in four

neg: Rural poverty same quality of care despite location. The CNO is responsible for providing quality care to the public including making healthcare accessible. For those living in rural Canada, they may face various challenges when trying to access health care. Difficulties which rural areas experience when accessing health care include long distances between health services, lack of transportation, increase amount of elderly, fewer health care providers, and limited awareness of resources available. To receive Federal funding from the government, the Canada Health Act acknowledges that five principles must be met, these include universality, accessibility, comprehensiveness, portability, and public administration. For those living

neg: Welfare schemes for women in India for lower income women in India. More recent programmes initiated by the Government of India include the Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS), the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana Conditional Maternity Benefit plan (CMB), and the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls – Sabla. The Mother and Child Tracking System was launched in 2009, helps monitor the health care system to ensure that all mothers and their children have access to a range of services, including pregnancy care, medical care during delivery, and immunizations. The system consists of a database of all pregnancies registered at health care facilities

neg: Susan Orr is responsible for child abuse prevention, foster care, and adoption programs. On October 15, 2007, the Bush administration appointed Orr to be acting head of the Office of Population Affairs an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Public Health and Science as Deputy Assistant Secretary. The office is responsible for $283 million in grants providing more than 5 million low-income families and others with family planning services including contraception (preventing nearly 2 million unintended pregnancies annually), STD and HIV education and testing, counseling and breast and cervical cancer screenings. Additionally, the office

neg: Direct Payments authority providing the care, the money remains public money belonging to the local government who makes the payments. Users must, therefore, account for the money every step of the way so the local government can maintain its auditing requirements. There is however, no requirement for a person to receive the entirety of their care needs through direct payments, people are free to mix direct payments for some of their needs with traditional methods of care provision. Direct Payments can be used to directly employ a personal assistant (in this case the Direct Payments recipient may legally be classed as an

neg: East of England Ambulance Service East of England Ambulance Service The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) is the authority responsible for providing National Health Service (NHS) ambulance services in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, in the East of England region. These consist of 5.8 million people and 7,500 square miles. It is one of 10 Ambulance Trusts providing England with emergency medical services, and is part of the NHS, receiving direct government funding for its role. There is no charge to patients for use of the service, and under the Patient's Charter every person in the United

neg: Widnes Hospital which is run by Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or to Whiston Hospital which is run by St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Halton Clinical Commissioning Group is responsible for NHS services in the area. They established the Widnes Urgent Care Centre in 2015 to ease pressure on local accident and emergency units. General practitioner services are provided in health centres and in separate medical practices. There are dental practices providing a mixture of National Health Service and private dental care. See also Healthcare in Liverpool Three men born in or near the village of

neg: NHS Grampian NHS Grampian NHS Grampian () is one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland. NHS Grampian is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray. NHS Grampian employ around 17,000 staff to deliver services. NHS Grampian is also very closely linked with both the University of Aberdeen and The Robert Gordon University, especially in the fields of research, workforce planning and training. The health board was formed on 1 April 2004 by the amalgamation of Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Grampian Primary Care NHS

neg: Healthcare in Belize Healthcare in Belize Healthcare in Belize is provided through both public and private healthcare systems. The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the government agency responsible for overseeing the entire health sector and is also the largest provider of public health services in Belize. The MoH offers affordable care to a majority of Belizeans with a strong focus on providing quality healthcare through a range of public programs and institutions. In contrast to the public health sector, the private health sector provides care to a smaller portion of the population. However, similar to the public sector, private health services are offered

neg: Ministry of Health (Ghana) Health Service and Teaching hospitals. Hence, the ministry is now responsible for only policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, resource mobilization and regulation of the health service delivery in the country. Ministry agencies include: Ministry of Health (Ghana) The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the government ministry of Ghana that is responsible for the health of Ghana. It is involved in providing public health services, managing Ghana's healthcare industry, and building Ghana's hospitals and medical education system. Ministry main offices are located in Accra. The ministry is responsible for all health related issues in Ghana. It was responsible for direct public

neg: Hospice care in the United States restrict access to hospice care to pediatric patients undergoing life-extending treatment. The cost of hospice care may be met by health insurance providers, including Medicare or Medicaid for eligible Americans. Hospice is covered 100% with no co-pay or deductible by Medicare Part A except that patients are responsible for a copay for outpatient drugs and respite care, if needed. (Respite care may be necessary, for instance, if a family member who is providing home hospice care is briefly unable to perform his or her duties and an alternative care provider becomes necessary.) As of 2008, Medicare was responsible for around

neg: New York City Administration for Children's Services million in 2015, when the agency was given a budget of $2.95 billion, out of the city's overall budget of $77 billion. New York City Administration for Children's Services The New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is a governmental agency that provides welfare services to children and their families in the City of New York. The agency is responsible for providing child welfare services. These services include protection of children from abuse and neglect, early care and education services, and juvenile justice. In 2013, the agency received 60,988 abuse reports. When the agency was first created under Mayor

neg: New York City Administration for Children's Services New York City Administration for Children's Services The New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is a governmental agency that provides welfare services to children and their families in the City of New York. The agency is responsible for providing child welfare services. These services include protection of children from abuse and neglect, early care and education services, and juvenile justice. In 2013, the agency received 60,988 abuse reports. When the agency was first created under Mayor John Lindsay's administration, it was known as the Bureau of Child Welfare (or BCW). In 1969, Lindsay placed it under the Human

neg: Direct primary care to seek medical advice. Because direct primary care payments are typically paid over time, rather than in return for specific services, the economic incentives are such that the long-term health of the patient is the most lucrative situation for the doctor. As such, preventative care gains greater emphasis under DPC. Opponents of direct primary care models assert that direct primary care is unethical, primarily benefitting providers and not patients. Opponents believe that the direct primary care model targets patients who do not have health insurance, as some insurance plans are more costly than entering into such a DPC arrangement. The

neg: Pediatric nursing is one component of direct nursing care. Awareness of the concerns of children and parents, being present physically at times of stress and implementing strategies to help children and family members cope are all part of the work. Neonatal nurses are registered nurses who specialise in working with these young, vulnerable patients. Neonatal nursing is a branch of health-care that is mainly focus in providing care and support for newborn babies who were born prematurely, or suffering from health problems such as birth defects, infections, or heart deformities. Many neonatal nurses work in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), providing highly

neg: Outpatient surgery have questioned the safety of outpatient surgery performed at ambulatory surgery centers. Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), also known as outpatient surgery centers, same day surgery centers, or surgicenters, are health care facilities where surgical procedures not requiring an overnight hospital stay are performed. Such surgery is commonly less complicated than that requiring hospitalization. Avoiding hospitalization can result in cost savings to the party responsible for paying for the patient's health care. An ASC specializes in providing surgery, including certain pain management and diagnostic (e.g., colonoscopy) services in an outpatient setting. Overall, the services provided can be generally called procedures. In

neg: British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure the province's rivers and lakes, although it generally contracts the operation of these services to private sector companies. The ferries provided by the ministry include: Coastal ferry services are not the direct responsibility of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Instead they are provided by BC Ferries. British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is the British Columbia government ministry responsible for transport infrastructure and law in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is currently led by Claire Trevena. The ministry is responsible for the planning of transportation networks, providing transportation

neg: Neglect Neglect Neglect is a form of abuse where the perpetrator, who is responsible for caring for someone who is unable to care for themselves, fails to do so. It can be a result of carelessness, indifference, or unwillingness. Neglect may include the failure to provide sufficient supervision, nourishment, or medical care, or the failure to fulfill other needs for which the victim cannot provide themselves. The term is also applied when necessary care is withheld by those responsible for providing it from animals, plants, and even inanimate objects. Neglect can carry on in a child's life falling into many long-term

neg: Vancouver Coastal Health (33,000 m2) of dedicated research space at VGH, UBC Hospital and GF Strong. VCH Research Institute is one of Canada’s top funded health science research centres with $98.6 million in total research funding in 2011/2012. VCHRI is the research body of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and is academically affiliated with UBC Faculty of Medicine. Other health authorities in British Columbia Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is a regional health authority providing direct and contracted health services including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care, home and community care, mental health services, population and preventive health and addictions services in