Organizations - Organization & administration
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Reducing harm from alcohol: call to action.

25 Jun 2009 Despite clear evidence of the major contribution alcohol makes to the global burden of disease and to substantial economic costs, focus on alcohol control is inadequate internationally and in most countries. Expansion of industrial production and ... Read more...

The International Association for Danube Research (IAD)-portrait of a transboundary scientific NGO.

7 May 2009 INTRODUCTION: The International Association for Danube Research (IAD), a legal association (Verein) according to Austrian law, presently consists of 13 member countries and 12 expert groups covering all water-relevant scientific disciplines. IAD, ... Read more...

The health-care system: an assessment and reform agenda.

2 Mar 2009 Attempts to establish a health plan for the occupied Palestinian territory were made before the 1993 Oslo Accords. However, the first official national health plan was published in 1994 and aimed to regulate the health sector and integrate the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Organizations - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Global health initiatives and country health systems. 8 Oct 2009
• The future of harm reduction programmes in Russia. 8 Oct 2009
• Sexual and reproductive health and climate change. 17 Sep 2009
• Scientific community. Resignations highlight disagreement on vaccines in autism group. 8 Jul 2009
• Russia's health promotion efforts blossom. 25 Jun 2009
• Reducing harm from alcohol: call to action. 25 Jun 2009
• Sri Lanka's twin humanitarian crises. 14 May 2009
• The International Association for Danube Research (IAD)-portrait of a transboundary scientific NGO. 7 May 2009
• Stigma and schizophrenia. 16 Apr 2009
• Prepared or unprepared for pandemic flu? 30 Mar 2009
• The health-care system: an assessment and reform agenda. 2 Mar 2009
• Training YMCA wellness instructors to deliver an adapted version of the Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle intervention. 27 Feb 2009
• A case study of the changing nature of a non-government organisation: a focus on disability and development. 30 Dec 2008
• Evolution of co-management: role of knowledge generation, bridging organizations and social learning. 22 Dec 2008
• Role of routines in collaborative work in healthcare organisations. 15 Nov 2008
• [The impact of AIDS on the organizational development of nongovernmental organizations: a case study on Casa de Assistência Filadélfia] 30 Oct 2008
• Making a difference. 14 Oct 2008
• Strengthening health systems in poor countries: a code of conduct for nongovernmental organizations. 13 Oct 2008
• Utilising and promoting public health and health services research in complementary and alternative medicine: the founding of NORPHCAM. 29 Sep 2008
• [The Association for the development of volunteer palliative care] 29 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Organizations'

Definition: Administration and functional structures for the purpose of collectively systematizing activities for a particular goal.

Descriptor UI: D009938

Alternative terms: Organizations; Organization; Nongovernmental Organizations; Nongovernmental Organization; Organization, Nongovernmental; Organizations, Nongovernmental;

Related Mesh Headings: Societies;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N03.540;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: has a limited use since there are other more specific terms available; read notes under SOCIETIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL & SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC for likely exclusions: ORGANIZATIONS tends to be for groups with a common goal based on interest, SOCIETIES tends to be for groups with common educ or professional status: TN 174; policy: Manual 35.9; specify geog: Manual 36.15; DF: ORGAN but do not confuse with ORGAN ADMIN for ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION