Health Needs Assessment. Part 2. Need for Health and Need for Health Care
Authors:
I. Koupilová; J. Holčík
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav sociálního lékařství a veřejného zdravotnictví LF MU, Brno
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 1999; : 67-69
Category:
Overview
Health needs assessment is primarily concerned with the benefits that can be expected from the provision ofdifferent kinds of health services. These are closely related to the levels of health risks and illness in the populationand the expected effectiveness of the service in reducing health risks and the consequences of illness as indicatedby results of evaluative research or by clinical consensus. Levels of disease and health risks in a population arecommonly referred to as needs for health, and the levels of expected benefit are referred to as the needs for servicesor care.
Key words:
needs for health, needs for services, felt need, normative need, comparative need, health policy.
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Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain management Dental HygienistArticle was published in
Journal of Czech Physicians
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