Publications by authors named "Elizabeth Halley"
Impact of the 'Seguro Médico Siglo XXI' medical insurance programme on neonatal and infant mortality in Mexico, 2006-14: an ecological approach to estimation.
Health Policy Plan
June 2020
Article Synopsis
- The 'Seguro Médico Siglo XXI' (SMSXXI) program, launched in 2006 in Mexico, aims to provide universal medical coverage for children under five to reduce health-related financial burden on poor families without social security.
- The study analyzed data from 2006-2014 across 2,457 municipalities, focusing on neonatal and infant mortality rates among those not covered by social security, finding that increased SMSXXI coverage significantly lowered these mortality rates up to around 70% coverage.
- Ultimately, the SMSXXI program is credited with preventing an estimated 11,358 infant deaths during the study period, highlighting diminishing returns in mortality reduction at near-complete coverage levels due to potential saturation of healthcare services and quality concerns.
The complexity in adopting health information technology (IT) standards is not from lack of standards. Rather, there are a vast number of standards that overlap and some that are missing. The objective of this article is to provide nurses with an understanding of the importance of the National Health IT Agenda and be empowered to influence the processes to ensure nursing is represented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Compare the influence of ethnicity in the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in various Mexican populations using two normal dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) reference databases: manufacturer's incorporating US Hispanic population and a normal mestizo Mexican population.
Material And Methods: MMP included 9 946 subjects participating in an ongoing long-term cohort study focusing on lifestyle and chronic diseases, of which 6 487 MMP males and females aged 7 to 80 years were the normal subjects used to determine bone density T- and Z-scores, following WHO criteria, and peak bone mass values. Abnormal bone mass density values estimated by the manufacturer's and peak bone mass reference values were compared.
Objective: Recent evidence suggests that adiponectin may play a role in bone metabolism. Previous studies demonstrated that the adiponectin levels had a negative correlation with bone mineral density (BMD) in women. However, little is known about the relationship between adiponectin and BMD in men.
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