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La directiva está estructurada de manera jerárquica basándose en la funcionalidad de cada señalización, desde la identificación del establecimiento de salud, de cada uno de sus edificios y sus unidades funcionales, así como de las rutas principales y secundarias que las conectan, las señales orientadoras de ubicación a través de mapas y directorios, proporcionando información crucial, regulando comportamientos e identificando los servicios y ambientes en forma automática.
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Guidelines as Topic , Health Facilities , Location Directories and SignsABSTRACT
Objective. To assess the informational, educational and instrumental environments among Mexican healthcare settings for their potential to promote physical activity (PA). Materials and methods. The Environmental Physical Activity Assessment Tool for Healthcare Settings (EPATHS) was developed to assess the PA environments of 40 clinics/hospitals representing the three Mexican healthcare systems in Guadalajara. The EPATHS assessed the presence and quality of PA enhancing features in the informational (e.g. signage), educational (e.g. pamphlets), and instrumental (e.g. stairs) environments of included clinics/hospitals. Results. 28 (70%) clinics/hospitals had more than one floor with stairs; 60% of these had elevators. Nearly 90% of stairs were visible, accessible and clean compared to fewer than 30% of elevators. Outdoor spaces were observed in just over half (55%) of clinics/hospitals, and most (70%) were of good quality. Only 25% clinics/hospitals had educational PA materials. Conclusions. The PA instrumental environment of Mexican healthcare settings is encouraging. The informational and educational environments could improve.
Objetivo. Evaluar el entorno informacional, educacional e instrumental de clínicas/hospitales en México y determinar su potencial para promover la actividad física (AF). Material y métodos. Se desarrolló una herramienta (Environmental physical activity assessment tool for healthcare settings [EPATHS]) para evaluar los entornos de AF en 40 clínicas/hospitales de Guadalajara afiliados a los tres sistemas de salud de México. Con el EPATHS se evaluó la presencia y calidad del entorno informacional (pe.: letreros), educacional (ep.: panfletos) e instrumental (pe.: escaleras). Resultados. Del total de clínicas/hospitales incluidos, 28 (70%) tuvieron más de un piso y escaleras; de éstos, 60% tuvo elevadores. Cerca de 90% de las escaleras eran visibles, accesibles y limpias, lo que contrasta con menos de 30% para los elevadores. En 55% de las clínicas/hospitales se observaron áreas verdes, la mayoría de éstas (80%) de buena calidad. En sólo 25% de las clínicas/hospitales se observaron materiales educativos sobre AF. Conclusiones. El entorno instrumental en clínicas/hospitales mexicanos es alentador. Los entornos informativos y educativos podrían mejorar.
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Humans , Exercise , Environment Design , Facility Design and Construction , Health Facilities , Health Promotion , Pamphlets , Primary Health Care , Hospitals, Urban , Cross-Sectional Studies , Stair Climbing , Gardens , Hospital Design and Construction , Location Directories and Signs , MexicoABSTRACT
Background: Sense of orientation in hospitals can be tricky considering the large extension of buildings and the inadequate signage. Aim: To report some of the findings of a larger research project on wayfinding and patient navigation in Chilean hospitals. Material and Methods: Five hundred nine hospital users waiting for attention in three hospitals were contacted and asked to answer a survey that lasted 10 minutes, about wayfinding and sense of orientation within the hospital. Results: Users declared to have a good opinion of existing signage in the three hospitals analyzed as well as their architectural organization in terms of their capacity to orient people. However, the vast majority of users asked for directions to navigate within the hospital to staff and medical personnel. Conclusions: Patient navigation problems are imposing a great “hidden” cost to hospitals management due to missed appointments.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Hospital Design and Construction/standards , Location Directories and Signs/standards , Orientation , Chile , Educational Status , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Background. Smoking tobacco affects the health of smokers as well as non-smokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke. The Government of India enacted the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act in 2003, which included a ban on smoking in public places and on sale of tobacco around educational institutions. We assessed the extent of compliance with these laws in restaurants and educational institutions in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional survey using an observation checklist in restaurants and educational institutions in Chennai. We used cluster sampling for restaurants and random sampling for schools and colleges. We collected data regarding the signage displaying prohibition of smoking as per the law and sale of tobacco products around educational institutions. We estimated the proportions for various indicators. Results. Among the 400 restaurants surveyed, 371 (92.8%) did not have any signage displaying prohibition of smoking and of the 29 restaurants with signage, only 4 were as per the specifications. There were 62 (15.5%) smoking events in restaurants at the time of visit for survey. Among the 287 schools surveyed, only 8 (2.8%) had the signage displaying prohibition of smoking and 2 (0.7%) had the signage for ban on sale of tobacco products. Of the 54 colleges surveyed, 8 (14.8%) had the signage displaying prohibition of smoking and 7 (13%) had the signage for ban on sale of tobacco products. Conclusion. There was low compliance of smoke-free laws in restaurants and educational institutions in Chennai. We recommend a robust monitoring mechanism to ensure the enforcement of smoke-free laws in public places.
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Humans , India , Law Enforcement , Location Directories and Signs/statistics & numerical data , Public Health/legislation & jurisprudence , Public Policy , Restaurants/legislation & jurisprudence , Schools/legislation & jurisprudence , Smoking/legislation & jurisprudence , Tobacco Smoke Pollution/legislation & jurisprudenceSubject(s)
Aged , Old Age Assistance , Location Directories and Signs , Salaries and Fringe BenefitsABSTRACT
Contiene: Presentación; Base legal; Objetivos; Señalización; Identificación de los establecimientos; Anexos
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Architectural Accessibility/standards , Audiovisual Aids/standards , Location Directories and Signs/standardsABSTRACT
El presente documento normativo proporciona un nuevo estilo de comunicación directa mediante la imagen visual que identifica al establecimiento y orienta sobre el tipo de servicios que brinda el establecimiento de salud. Contiene: presentación, base legal, objetivos, señalización, identificación de los establecimientos, anexos
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Location Directories and Signs/standards , Health Facilities/standardsSubject(s)
Autistic Disorder , Cerebral Palsy , Directory , Down Syndrome , Location Directories and Signs , Ecuador , Public Health , Reference BooksABSTRACT
El documento contiene el directorio de las unidades médicas de la Secretaría de Salud, México, al año de 1991; se agrupan por Entidad Federativa, el número de la jurisdicción que les corresponde, el municipio, la localidad, el tipo de unidad, domicilio, codigo postal, teléfono y clave de la unidad
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Health Infrastructure , Health Resources , Location Directories and Signs , MexicoABSTRACT
El manual fue elaborado para mantener una sistematizacion de las campañas de salud con toda la operatividad de su contenido. Recoge informacion tecnica y operativa diriigida a los grupos que coordinan estas actividaes en el nivel nacional, SILAIS, municipal y local. Servira como material de apoyo de trabajo del personal sirviendo tambien, para la elaboracion del material de capacitacion, divulgacion y esquemas simplificados para la organizacion y puesta en marcha de la campaña de vacunacion. En anexos contiene Manual de Sectorizacion para la jornada de vacunacion con sus estrategias, cuadros de seguimiento y la Cartilla del delegado de vacunacion (personal de la comunidad) con sus delegados y funciones antes, durante y despues de la vacunacion