What Price?: Healthcare Dilemma: Do Other Nations Have the Answer?, The
Are there approaches to health care or decision-making models other countries use that might prove helpful? Dr. William Schwartz comments on the results of his investigation of the British healthcare system. From an inte..
What Price?: Healthcare Dilemma: Efficiency of the Healthcare Delivery System
Another factor in the healthcare equation is the efficiency of the delivery system itself. Many hospitals have not been operating at full capacity; some are closing for this reason. Hospitals with trauma centers find it ..
What Price?: Healthcare Dilemma: No Easy Answer, The
Competing need...limited dollars. Should more people be served a little less well or should medical care be provided, regardless of cost, to anyone who can afford to pay for it? Renowned health policy experts and health ..
What Price?: Healthcare Dilemma: Solution Strategies, The
In the last few years, many healthcare solution strategies have been placed on the table. The fact that no definitive course of action has been adopted reflects the complexities of the issues involved. Equitable access t..
What Price?: Staggering Costs of Healthcare in the United States
The figures are staggering. Forty-four million people in the United States are not covered by health insurance of any kind; two-thirds of the unprotected are children. At the same time costs for even simple tests and pro..
What You Don't Know...: Environment, A Crucial Factor in Health, The
The environment is a crucial factor in the health of an individual. Although regulations have reduced environmental pollution, many chemicals are still difficult to escape. They reside in the atmosphere that surrounds us..
What You Don't Know...: Ocean Pollution
The ocean has historically been treated as a vast dumping ground. For example, the beaches south of San Diego are closed during much of the year because high levels of pollution pose a danger to swimmers and surfers. Alm..
What You Don't Know...: On-site Monitoring of Employee Health
To avoid liabilities, industries with potential workplace hazards will often hire medical personnel and industrial hygienists to monitor employee health a safety. Two such employees at Boeing Corporation demonstrate thei..
What You Don't Know...: Pest Control Service Introduces Toxic Substances into Homes in Chicago Neighborhood
Health hazards can be introduced into the home in ways people don't anticipate as families in one Chicago neighborhood learned when an enterprising pest control service started using an agricultural chemical to destroy t..
What You Don't Know...: Study of Air Pollution's Effects on 5000 School-age Children in Southern California
The California Air Resources Board studied the effects of air pollution on 5000 school-age children living in southern California communities. Researchers measured each child's lung development and function in relation ..