Lessons from a project to create performance measures for public health

This paper uses a specific example to illustrate complications that arise in formulating and implementing performance measures. The context of this demonstration is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded project to explore the feasibility of performance measures developed at the national level for local sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention and control programs. Grantees provided local data and reported on their experience in eliciting the data and using the results for program development. The experience of this project suggests that measures can be made operationally feasible and programmatically useful only if terminologies are subjected to extensive definition and clarification activities. These activities must include development of common language, mapping of workflows, and clarification of spheres of influence. Finally, performance measures must be used with some caution, as they often unintentionally capture extraneous program elements.     

Consumer Debt Repayment Behavior as a Precursor to Bankruptcy

The passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) of 2005 culminated years of debate over the escalating number of bankruptcy filings and whether or not consumers were abusing the bankruptcy system. Our study focuses on the extent to which households seek bankruptcy protection without first attempting to restructure their debt or experiencing indicators of financial distress. Through multivariate regression analyses of longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we find a significant relationship between having prior financial problems and filing for bankruptcy. Our results also indicate that households that obtained consolidation loans were equally likely to file for bankruptcy as those that did not. We conclude that early interventions with financially distressed consumers may provide opportunities to reduce bankruptcy filings.

The Impact of Nonagility on Service Level and Project Duration*

“Why projects are late” is a fundamental issue in theory and in practice. One well‐established explanation is that a project's network structure can be a significant factor—the “fatter” or more parallel the project, the later the project completion. Herein we show that a lack of agility, which may frequently arise in projects when there are external resources, can also be a significant factor in project delays—both in more serial‐like projects as well as more parallel ones. Specifically, this article formally characterizes the concept of agility in projects, shows how a lack of agility can have a significant impact on a project, and gives some general properties on agility with respect to a project's structure.     

关于地方性流动人口计划生育管理法规的几点探讨

论文简要回顾了地方性流动人口计划生育法规的建设与发展 ,指出了在法规建设中各地方法规之间存在的一些需要协调的问题 ,还指出了地方性法规在可操作性上存在的问题 ,最后论文对流动人口计划生育管理工作和相关法规建设提出若干建议 :一是给流动人口给出一个比较合理的定义 ;二是注意与当前的户籍管理体制改革相配套 ;三是实行以居住地计划生育政策为主要标准的管理模式。     

外来人口聚集地区户籍制度改革过程中的计划生育工作对策

论文根据外来人口的基本特征,提出这一人口群体在户籍制度改革进程中可能产生的一些问题,及这些问题对计划生育工作可能的影响,建议有关职能部门对一些可能发生的情况要有足够的准备与对策。     

流动妇女计划生育与生殖健康权益保障情况调查

当前女性流动人口研究主要侧重于生殖健康和计划生育与生殖健康管理服务两个方面 ,甚少从她们的计划生育与生殖健康权益保障角度进行研究。本文通过文献研究与实证研究的方法对流动妇女的计划生育与生殖健康权益保障情况进行调查研究 ,旨在全面了解当前这些权益实现的程度和实现的障碍 ,从而为有效保障流动妇女计划生育与生殖健康的权益提供有益的探索。     

20世纪80年代以来我国区域人口发展的不平衡态势及其对策

改革开放以来,由于地区经济发展的差异性、就业制度和户籍制度的改革,原本人口密度较小的中西部地区出现了大量人才和劳动力大军"挥师南下"的现象。这虽然有利于满足经济发达地区对人才和劳动力的需求,有利于提高人民的收入和生活水平,但从长远来讲,不利于落后地区经济的长远发展和国家经济发展的整体战略。为了实现全面建设小康社会的战略目标,就必须解决落后地区的人口问题,坚持区域人口的适度增长和科学有效的管理,促进我国区域人口的合理布局,使各个地区实现人口与经济、社会、资源、环境的协调发展。     

论中国计划生育事业对全面建设小康社会的历史贡献

20世纪70年代以来,中国的计划生育工作取得了巨大成就,对全面建设小康社会做出了不可磨灭的历史贡献:实现了低生育水平,提高了社会生产力;改善了人民生活,创造了社会稳定力;保护了资源、环境,增强了发展的持续力;建设了新型生育文化,培育了先进的文化力。     

对计划生育政策的反思应理性——评易富贤的《以人为本，用科学的发展观看待人口问题》

在计划生育政策实施一段时间后,有必要对其进行反思。可是易富贤的《以人为本,用科学的发展观看待人口问题》,却通过种种不合逻辑的推理,得出了有悖于事实的结论。因此,对计划生育政策的反思应理性,既要充分肯定其历史贡献,又要看到其不足,对其进行适时的调整,以保证我国人口、资源、环境、经济的协调发展。     

广州市就业服务资金近年来变动趋势之浅析

为促进广州市下岗失业人员再就业而开展的“一三一”就业服务,针对不同的服务对象与服务性质,对职业指导、职业介绍、职业培训采取不同的资助额度,有效地制止了失业率的上升,产生了积极的社会效益。