The paper addresses the issue of dynamic relationships between environment, health and growth. Its aim is to show that … variables . The hypothesis is that the state of the “natural†environment at first affects negatively health; later on its … improvement, due to sanitation and health infrastructures, possible because of income growth, leads to a better health, followed …

A new approach to quality policies in health companies concerns the valuation of the mission of top management … and afterwards to determine a pattern of social indicators of the quality of services and of the management of health …

hospital component’s share of total health expenditure (in Italy above the OECD average). The higher cost of hospital services …

kind of supply that meets the needs of the vulnerable elderly and guarantees prevention and health promotion. The key …

On the basis of a local household survey carried out in 2006, this paper examines health inequalities of people living … in the province of Modena, one of the richest areas in Italy. Health were considered using different point of view …: lifestyle habits (obesity, smoking, physical exercise), use of private and public health services and quality of life. The paper …

, power grids, water distribution, fixed and mobile telecommunication networks) and social (health care and waste management …