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Read  full  paper  at： http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54057#.VOBXkizQrzE Author(s)  Fábia Barbosa de Andrade 1* , Iris do Ceu Clara Costa 2 , Tainara Lôrena dos Santos Ferreira 1 , Dayane Caroliny Pereira Justino 1 , Luanni Rayssa de Medeiros Souza 1 , Cláudia Janiele Batista Fonsêca 1 , Paula Thayse Costa Fernandes 1 , Andréia Geíse Gomes de Araújo 1   Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi (FACISA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Santa Cruz, Brazil . 2 Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil . ABSTRACT The quality of service to people in Primary Healthcare (PHC) is linked to the provision of quality service by professionals who integrate this service in the community. Accordingly, this study aims to evaluate the service given by health professionals in primary health care, from the user’s perception. This is an evaluative and...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53721#.VNB0iCzQrzE Author(s)    Sandul Yasobant 1 , Kranti Suresh Vora 1 , Carl Hughes 2 , Ashish Upadhyay 1 , Dileep V. Mavalankar 1   Affiliation(s) 1 Indian Institute of Public Health-Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, India . 2 McGill University, Montreal, Canada . ABSTRACT Use of GIS in public health is currently limited to tracking immunizations, disease surveillance, and establishing new service areas. The potential of GIS to improve planning, implementation and monitoring of programs and to inform policymaking processes for universal access to healthcare is grossly underutilized. Major reasons for restricted use are paid access to GIS software and difficult interpretation for non-GIS professionals. WebGIS technologies present an opportunity for non-GIS public health professionals to present complex data and findings in simpler manner. Conventional GI...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51837#.VHfUAmfHRK0 Author(s)   Érico Faustini 1 , Claus D. Stobäus 2 , Juan J. M. Mosquera 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Postgraduate Program in Medicine, Pontifical Chatolic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil . 2 Postgraduate Programs in Education and in Biomedical Gerontology, Pontifical Chatolic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil . 3 Postgraduate Program in Education, Pontifical Chatolic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil . ABSTRACT In the field of Health Education, understanding human development is essential, taking into account a set of actions that can promote the protection...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51371#.VGVbPWfHRK1 Author(s) Albert Coleman Affiliation(s) Centre for Bioethics, Medical Law and Patient Advocacy, Sekondi, Ghana . ABSTRACT This paper highlights the increasing problem of road traffic accident (RTA) related morbidity and mortality in Ghana, and the public health measures needed to control the problem. Descriptive data in the public domain from statutory bodies and media houses reports on country RTA information, as well as academic papers on the problem, were used as source of information about the problem. The observed trend in Ghana indicates that RTA related fatalities and injuries continue to be increasing,...