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100			_aMangoud, Abdallah M.
245			_aEstablishing a health promoting setting: an experience in an Albanian polyclinic
260			_c2000
300			_ap.1-20
362			_aJan
520			_aA "health promoting polyclinic" based on the "health promoting setting concept" has been developed in Tirana, the capital of Albania. This paper discusses the implementation and intervention of the project, whereas the final evaluation results will be presented in another article. An important aspect of the whole program is the training of the administrators and staff members in the necessary skills relating to their allocated roles, such as creating a healthy environment, health education, out-reach activities and total quality management. In this approach the International Relief Organization (IRO) acting as an external agent took the initiative of enabling, mediating and advocating, as well as providing support for the polyclinic's staff and its clients. The model appears to be effective in promoting health at the secondary health care level (the polyclinic). This may encourage health planners to adopt a similar concept at other settings i.e. general or specialized hospitals. - Reproduced
650			_aHealth services
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
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