Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Cultural competence in a context of ethnic tension
This commentary describes how the first program for enhancing cultural competence in an Israeli healthcare facility was implemented at the ALYN Hospital Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Center in Jerusa...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:51Published on: 7 June 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:61Multidisciplinary work promotes preventive medicine and health education in primary care: a cross-sectional survey
Preventive medicine and health education are among the strategies used in coping with chronic diseases. However, it is yet to be determined what effect do personal and organizational aspects have on its’ imple...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:50Published on: 6 June 2019Applying local epidemiological data to national policy – the case study of the epidemiology of wrist and hand injury in Jerusalem
Recently, Luria et al. (2019) published a paper in The Israeli Journal for Health Policy Research describing the epidemiology of wrist and hand injuries in two hospitals in Jerusalem. In this important paper, the...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:49Published on: 5 June 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:7Mechanical ventilation in medical departments: a necessary evil, or a blessing in bad disguise?
In most countries there is a mismatch between demand for intensive care unit (ICU) beds and ICU bed availability. Because of a policy of low ICU-bed reimbursement this mismatch is much more profound in Israel,...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:48Published on: 3 June 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:20Point-of-sale marketing of heated tobacco products in Israel: cause for concern
Understanding how PMI markets IQOS at the point-of-sale in Israel is critical to determining whether marketing practices adhere to regulations and appeal to groups most at risk at initiating new tobacco produc...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:47Published on: 27 May 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:11The economic burden of health disparities related to socioeconomic status in Israel
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is often associated with excess morbidity and premature mortality. Such health disparities claim a steep economic cost: Possibly-preventable poor health outcomes harm societal we...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:46Published on: 27 May 2019Barriers to help-seeking in Israeli Arab minority adolescents with mental health problems: results from the Galilee study
The Galilee Study assessed mental health service needs among Israeli Muslim and Druze adolescents and their mothers. Studies show that mothers of adolescents belonging to the Arab minority have much lower help...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:45Published on: 23 May 2019RETRACTED ARTICLE: Workplace bullying and its preventive measures and productivity among emergency department nurses
Workplace bullying has adverse effects on nurses’ productivity and emotional well-being and increases nurses’ desire to leave their jobs. Bullying is a common phenomenon that has been reported worldwide. Emerg...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:44Published on: 17 May 2019The Retraction Note to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:59Factors affecting oral examinations and dental treatments among older adults in Israel
Routine dental examinations are important for early diagnosis and treatment of dental problems among older adults in order to improve their quality of life and avoid costly future treatments. In Israel, a sign...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:43Published on: 10 May 2019Home hospice for older people with advanced dementia: a pilot project
Dementia is a terminal illness making the palliative and hospice approach to care appropriate for older people with advanced dementia.Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:42Published on: 6 May 2019The Correction to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:56The promise – and pitfalls – of smoke-free policy adoption
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is a major, preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations. Policy measures, guided by the WHO’s Framework Convention of Tob...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:41Published on: 3 May 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:33Prevention, prevention and prevention
A recent study by Levy et al. presents the dental treatment needs of a large sample of combat soldiers. They found that 80% need some dental care.Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:40Published on: 2 May 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:24Ethnic inequality within the elderly population in utilizing healthcare services
The accessibility of minority ethnic groups to healthcare services is challenging in many societies, most especially among the elderly population. Elderly individuals from minority groups have been found to ha...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:39Published on: 1 May 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:25Learning from negative findings
A recent IJHPR article by Azulay et al. found no association between the patient activation measure (PAM) and adherence to colonoscopy after a positive fecal occult blood test result. This commentary will use ...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:38Published on: 1 May 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:74Disparities, variations, inequalities or inequities: whatever you call them, we need data to monitor them
Health inequalities are a problem in high, middle and low income countries. Most are unfair (‘inequities’) and could be minimised but primarily through policies outside the health service.Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:37Published on: 29 April 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:14The more health policies change, the more they change the same way
In a series of articles over the last 5 years, Richard Saltman, one of the foremost scholars in the field of comparative health systems has begun to question whether traditional pillars of these systems are in...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:36Published on: 26 April 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:8Optimizing the treatment of pain and anxiety in pediatric emergencies: the role of accreditation
Pervasive disparities exist in the treatment of pain and anxiety in pediatric patients presenting to hospitals with emergency conditions. This finding has been demonstrated worldwide, and is especially exacerb...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:35Published on: 8 April 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:17Data integration of electronic medical record under administrative decentralization of medical insurance and healthcare in China: a case study
In most regions of China, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems in hospitals are developed in an uncoordinated manner. Medical Insurance and Healthcare Administration are localised and organizations gather d...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:24Published on: 1 April 2019Preventing physician burnout: satisfaction or something more?
Physician burnout and depression have been recognized as serious international problems and the secondary costs of poor physician mental health are substantial. Interventions to address this problem can be spl...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:34Published on: 27 March 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:2Is the oral health reform in Israel optimally distributed? - A commentary
A traditional and ethical principle recognizes a country’s primary general welfare responsibility to the young and the old. However, the middle, adult, age group cannot and should not be disregarded. The curre...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:33Published on: 20 March 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:58The courts as political players
Courts are political animals; as a result, they strive not only to carry out their assigned role in national governance but also to balance that role within the political and social system in which they operat...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:32Published on: 18 March 2019The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:71Public educational psychology services in Israel on the internet
The public Educational Psychology Services provide mental health services for children and youth in Israel, alongside the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Services. The Psychological a...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:31Published on: 18 March 2019Assessing and monitoring the impact of the national newborn hearing screening program in Israel
The Israeli Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP) began operating nationally in January 2010. The program includes the Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) test for all newborns and Automated Auditory Brainstem Resp...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:30Published on: 11 March 2019Minorities and foreign born are disproportionately affected by injuries due to violence: an analysis based on a National Trauma Registry 2008–2017
Populations of different ethnicity and country of origin living in the same country may possess particular features of violence-related injuries. This study aims to compare violence-related injury characterist...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:29Published on: 7 March 2019Fake bus stops for persons with dementia? On truth and benevolent lies in public health
Fake bus stops are one strategy to keep persons with dementia (PwD) from wandering. By setting up authentic looking shelters and benches in hallways or gardens, nursing homes create the illusion of bus stops, ...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:28Published on: 7 March 2019Optimal continuous support accompanying labor - the midwives’ and laboring women’s point of view
Women who have continuous intrapartum support are more likely to have a shorter labor and spontaneous vaginal birth, and are less likely to need intrapartum analgesia than women who receive usual care without ...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:27Published on: 6 March 2019Mini research projects as a mechanism to improve the quality of dementia care
Several models have been proposed to connect academia and practice in order to improve long-term care. In this paper we propose and describe the “Mini-Research Group” as an alternative model of such collaborat...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:16Published on: 20 February 2019
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