Up to 1997, 41 provinces (67%) implemented the vertical administration of the health network. 18 provinces (33%) implemented the local administration of the health network. The ASEAN members have implemented the vertical administration of the health network. The experiences and fact have shown that the method of the vertical administration found effectively and actively. It allowed exploiting the potential of all resources and developing the efficacy of health activity in the past and current period.
Community Networks ; Organization and Administration

An investigation was performed in 9048 villages, basing on a set of questionnaires. Results concerning the general state, health staff and equipment were reported.
Community Networks ; Delivery of Health Care

A survey was performed by using a set of questionnaires and by holding systematic interviews addressed to leading authorities of the health system from village to district and province. Results were analyzed and synthesized to establish a model of health service network as manifested on the governmental Decree No 01/1998.
Community Networks ; Epidemiologic Study Characteristics

Vietnam Communist party and Government established the strategy of the people protection and care during 1995-2000. One of the aims of this strategy was to strengthen the local health network that 100% villages and hamlet had the health staffs. This paper introduced the role of the village health staffs, number of health staff, functions and duties and right of village and health staffs
Community Networks ; Health Care Sector

A cross sectional study carried out on 3930 households with children under 5 years at 20 communes of Dong hy district, Thai nguyen province during 1998. Results: there was a big requirement of primary health care for people in the local level which required the local health staffs in the village or hamlet must have knowledge of the health education and communication in the epidemic control, implement properly the health regulation of consultation and treatment, know the method of first aid and morbidity situation in the area and manage the chronic diseases. Currently, the rate of village that has health staff was remainly low.
Community Networks ; Delivery of Health Care

After 20 years of deployment of the primary health care activity, Vietnam's health sector has obtained many important achievements in 10 contents of the primary health care in which the local health network played an important role. This paper introduced the role of the local health network (from village (hamlet) to district level) in the activities of primary health care, concurrently evaluated the situation and recommended the solutions for consolidation of the local health network to meet the requirement of the primary health care in the next time.
Community Networks ; Delivery of Health Care

Community Networks ; Humans ; Public Health

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate achievements of a community health center for vulnerable population in urban areas and to find out its strength and weakness. METHOD: This evaluative study employed system theories and analytic techniques. RESULTS: The purpose of improving vulnerable population's health-related self-care abilities adequately met the operation of programs. This center maintained close connection to a nursing college as a information resource. The subjects' satisfaction was high because team members who visited them were faithful and there were face-to-face contact, sufficient time set, closeness and resourcefulness. There were needs for regular meetings to discuss overall matters in organizing the program and to improve management skills. The mean score of health promotion lifestyle was 2.23 on a 4 point scale. This score indicates what in higher than vulnerable people in other communities. CONCLUSIONS: Community-based nursing centers for vulnerable population in urban areas should be developed as support organizations and community network.
Community Health Centers* ; Community Networks ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Life Style ; Nursing ; Self Care ; Vulnerable Populations*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the utility of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening tools using community network of home childcare center visiting nurses. METHODS: The design of this study is multilevel survey to find the ASD using modified checklist for autism in toddlers (M-CHAT) for first screening by childcare teachers, checklist for autism in toddlers (CHAT) for secondary screening by nurses, Autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS) and Autism diagnostic interview revised (ADI-R) for final diagnosis by pediatric psychiatrists. RESULTS: In first screening by using M-CHAT, 61 subjects(0.56%) were detected among 8,926 subjects. Among the first screened 61 subjects, 13 subjects were exempted for normal finding in CHAT. 24 subjects consented participation for final diagnosis and 23 of them were diagnosed ASD. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, M-CHAT and CHAT were verified their utility as screening tools for ASD in the community and the community health networks as a childcare visiting nurses can be useful network in early detection and referral of ASD.
Appointments and Schedules ; Autistic Disorder* ; Checklist ; Child ; Autism Spectrum Disorder* ; Community Networks ; Diagnosis ; Mass Screening* ; Nurses, Community Health* ; Psychiatry ; Referral and Consultation

PURPOSE: In most areas of the world, transfers between emergency centers are performed through direct communication between physicians of transferring and receiving hospitals. The emergency medical information center "1339" (or 1339, for short), which had mediated inter-hospital transfers for about 10 years, was recently discontinued. This study aimed to survey the stance of physicians at transferring and receiving hospitals on the importance of 1339 functions. METHODS: In May 2012, before the discontinuation of 1339 as a mediator, a questionnaire was distributed to emergency-related physicians at several hospitals on the level of emergency care in Busan. RESULTS: There were 202 answers. Physicians of high level emergency centers had a higher tendency to transfer patients without pre-contact for transfer (p=0.019). The physicians at each level of care thought that direct communication between physicians was more accurate (69.9%), but mediation through 1339 was more convenient (53.6%). Mediation through 1339 was the most frequent resource used for pre-contact of inter-hospital transfers (58.1%). CONCLUSION: Physicians at each level of care tended to find pre-contact between physicians more accurate for inter-hospital transfers; however, they also thought mediation through 1339 was more convenient and it was the most frequently used resource for pre-contact of inter-hospital transfers.
Community Networks ; Emergencies ; Emergency Medical Services ; Hospital Information Systems ; Humans ; Information Centers ; Negotiating ; Surveys and Questionnaires