Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Study published in the latest issue of the Journalof the American Medical Association and the basis for major news stories, as noted here yesterday. See also the JAMA abstract, the Adobe Acrobat version which is optimized for printing, and related JAMA articles, including National Trends in the Outpatient Treatment of Depression (2002) and Impact of Disseminating Quality Improvement Programs for Depression in Managed Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Reuters Health story - "While suicide rates have declined in most of the world, the problem is on the upswing in countries such as Russia, Australia and Ireland, according to a new report. In the case of Russia, the situation has become so serious that suicide is the major cause of death among young males. ...A summary of their findings is published in the June edition of the European Journal of Public Health."
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