National indicators for health for all

This paper examines available international data relevant to the World Health Organization model of health status. It explores the possibility of constructing useful measures of health status, health policy, social and economic status, and provision of health care based on these data. A five-factor model is developed and tested empirically using World Bank statistical data from 123 countries. Two factors representing dimensions of country affluence and population density are found to explain 78 percent of the variations in the health status indicator. The countries with health status indicator levels worse than those predicted by the model are predominantly third-world countries; a majority are African. Countries with health status indicator levels better than predicted are mainly in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Some generally accepted causal relationships were not supported by the findings in this analysis.     

A technique for measuring preferences for spending reductions

A question format for assessing people's preferences for spending reductions which can be used as part of telephone-administered surveys is discussed. Experiences with two field tests of the format are promising in that the response rates to question series as well as the validities of measures obtained from using the format compare favorably with similar assessments of rank-order formats. While cautionary use of the cutback technique is recommended, the findings reported here are encouraging enough to warrant further experimentation with it.     

The Longing for Status The Searching for Idea

Song Guangzhi is a young engraver risen during recent years. His creation is quite representative in the modern conversion of context in China’s lithograph. Like other engraving     

流动人口生殖健康服务权利意识现状分析——以昆明市为例

本文采用国际计生联提出的生殖健康服务对象应享有的十大权利理论,以自设计问卷进行多阶段分层随机抽样,对其中的生殖健康服务对象的信息权、获得权、选择权、隐私权、保密权和尊重权六个方面的权利意识进行调研。研究发现,绝大多数流动人口的各项生殖健康服务权利意识均亟待提高。其中以获得权和隐私权意识最低;而信息权意识相对较高。目前,除完善社会保障机制,增强医疗机构及医务人员的法制观念和职业道德倡导外,应加大对流动人口相关生殖健康服务权利意识的宣传和教育。