Research Guides: Healthcare MBA: MHC 508 Resources

MHC 508 Resources Overview

This section of the Healthcare MBA Research Guide provides international health care information for MHC 508 on:

Databases

Global Road Warrior
Provides information about 175 countries, including "culture, customs, history and language."

Websites

Center for Disease Control (CDC) Traveler’s Health Advisories
Traveler's health information for specific countries. (select country)
NationMaster
NationMaster allows comparisons between countries on a variety of statistical data sets including health statistics.
World Health Organization Country Data
Country specific health statistics and information. (select country)

Articles

Baldwin, S. (2011). Healthcare Systems around the World. Global Health (1937-514X), 4(1), 1–13. Typically it is believed that modern countries of the world are developed in all areas, including healthcare, and that poor health is an affliction of poor, underdeveloped countries. The truth, however, is that inadequate healthcare is prevalent in all countries, and no country has a perfect healthcare system. Improvements in healthcare should be a continual goal of every country. Health is a basic human right, and care that improves the lives of all citizens will improve a country as a whole. This paper summarizes the healthcare systems of 17 countries around the world and makes suggestions for economic and political changes that can increase the availability of quality care at feasible financial costs. There is no set formula for change; each country is evaluated, and suggestions have been made respective to problems inherent in that country. The goal is to create a sustainable healthcare system that will provide quality care to all citizens.
Bigelow, R.; Wagner, J.; Mohler, J. Healthcare Systems around the World. Global Health (1937-514X), [s. l.], v. 4, n. 1, p. 1–7, 2011. Academic, secular, and religious organizations have shown an increasing interest in improving "Global Health" through international medical brigades. One major challenge is to convert resources and good intentions into tangible results that are culturally acceptable, empowering, and sustainable. Another challenge is to disseminate assessment tools to share as replicable resources. We shared a replicable Community Health Needs Assessment, designed by a chronic disease epidemiologist and undergraduate students with participation by a community health committee, under the auspices of the University of Arizona and the nongovernment organization (NGO) Salud Juntos in La Guacamaya, Yoro, Honduras, and to discuss the barriers to implementation. The door-to-door survey was conducted during the summer of 2008 by a team of trained bilingual undergraduate volunteers and contained a mixture of categorical and free response questions representing 17 public health domains, ranging from nutrition to perceived public health needs. Results are available elsewhere; this paper will discuss the design and implementation process. Following University of Arizona institutional review board approval and during the implementation of the survey, additional domains of interest were identified, and linguistic and cultural challenges were encountered. Surveys should be tailored to the specific community and, although logistically challenging, participatory action research methods are ideally incorporated in full partnership. Sound research methodology, community participation, and thorough training and piloting of surveyors can decrease cultural and linguistic barriers, assuring meaningful assessment that will truly benefit the community.

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