Community- and Data-Driven Services for Multi-Policy Pedestrian Routing.

Pedestrian routing is important in a multitude of public spaces, especially those characterized by a large number of newcomers. Their needs may be diverse, with priority for the shortest path, the less crowded or the less polluted one, the accessibility for reduced mobility, or the sheltering from unfavorable weather conditions. Hence, typical graph-based routing must be enriched to support multiple policies, at the choice of each person.

Detection of depressive-anxiety symptomatology and associated risk factors among pregnant women in a low-income neighborhood.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of anxiety-depressive symptomatology and associated risk factors in a population of pregnant women in the low-income neighborhood of Roquetes (Barcelona, Spain).

Design: Quasi-experimental, cross-sectional study.

Location: The study was carried out at the Primary Care Center, Roquetes Canteres, Barcelona.

Involving the public in NHS service planning.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a study that examined the development of an assessment framework for public involvement.

Design/methodology/approach: The paper has adopted a multi-method approach that includes: a focused review of literature relating to tools that might be used to provide valid and reliable assessments of public involvement; key informant interviews with people with experience from various perspectives of efforts to involve the public in the planning and development of health services; and a detailed study of a specific public involvement initiative involving a range of "stakeholder" interviews.

Findings: The paper finds that there are uncertainty and a lack of consensus about how assessment of public involvement should be undertaken.