1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779448003321

Autore

Ang Cheng Guan

Titolo

Lee Kuan Yew's strategic thought / / Ang Cheng Guan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-12267-9

0-203-07589-7

1-283-89424-6

1-135-12268-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; ; 77

Disciplina

327.5957

Soggetti

Singapore Foreign relations

Singapore Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From the 1950s to the mid-70s -- 1975-1979 -- The 80s decade -- The 90s decade -- The new millennium.

Sommario/riassunto

"Lee Kuan Yew, as the founding father of independent Singapore, has had an enormous impact on the development of Singapore and of Southeast Asia more generally. Even in his 80s he is a key figure who continues to exert considerable influence from behind the scenes. This book presents a comprehensive overview of Lee Kuan Yew's strategic thought. It charts the development of Singapore over the last six decades, showing how Lee Kuan Yew has steered Singapore to prosperity and success through changing times."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810550203321

Autore

Goldsmith Francisca

Titolo

Libraries and the Affordable Care Act : helping the community understand health-care options / / Francisca Goldsmith ; book design by Alejandra Diaz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Illinois : , : ALA Editions, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8389-1289-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Disciplina

025.2/761

Soggetti

Libraries - Special collections - Medicine

Libraries - Special collections - Health education

Health education - Library resources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Libraries and the Affordable Care Act; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Affordable Care Act: Overview and Context; Legislation Facts and Texts; A Brief History of Affordable Health-Care Legislation in the United States; Affordable Care Act Synonyms and Editorial Names; Roles of the Federal and State Governments; Federal Law; Insurance Exchange (Marketplace) Types; Medicaid; Outcomes Already In Place; Insurance Enrollment; Who is Affected by the Enrollment Requirement?; Recognizing Local Needs; Project Management and Staff Awareness of Affordable Care Act News

Chapter One: Questions and Tasks Notes; Chapter 2. Health Insurance and Insurance Exchange Structures; Federal and State Insurance Exchanges: More than Enrollment Portals; Criteria for Exchange Shopping Eligibility; Insurance Exchange and Insurance Plan Coverage Structures; Research a Plan's Network Details; Certified Assisters; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP); Medicaid and the Health Insurance Exchange; Health-Care Access and the Library; Chapter Two: Questions and Tasks; Notes; Chapter 3. Know Your Community; What You Already Know; Digging More Deeply

Ethnicity, Culture, Language, and Health Linguistically Isolated Populations; Your Community around the Clock; Learn Firsthand;



Community Focus Groups; The Small Business Community; Growing Ties with Diverse Communities; Chapter Three: Questions and Tasks; Note; Chapter 4. From Affordable Care Act Policies to Functional Library Tactics; From Goals to Tactics; Goals of the Federal Health Agency; Five Policy Objectives of the Affordable Care Act; Strategies: What Has Happened Already and What Comes Next; Extracting ""Library Tactics"" from the Current Policy Strategies; Language Access

Access to Technology Expanding Diversity Awareness; Your Library's Tactics; Chapter Four: Questions and Tasks; Notes; Chapter 5. Ethics and Legal Matters Related to Health-Care Information Services; Ethics: Codes of Appropriate Behavior; Other Ethics Codes of Interest to You and Your Community's Health-Care Information Consumers; Ethics and Politics; Ethics and Diversity; Ethics and Library Collections; Legal Aspects of Health-Care Insurance Questions; Technical Access and Technology Access; Chapter Five: Questions and Tasks; Note; Chapter 6. Health-Care Related Reference Interviewing

Communication Best Practices: An Overview; Practicing Good Health and Health-Care Reference Interviewing Techniques; Building the Inquirer's Reference Capacity; Professional Interpretive Services a Must; The Adult Researcher; Responding to Health-Care Insurance Questions; Affordable Care Act Reference Questions beyond Health-Care Insurance; Evaluating Reference Interviewing Success; Inventorying the Environment for Best Practices in Health-Care Reference; Chapter Six: Questions and Tasks; Note; Chapter 7. Literacy, Health Literacy, and Financial Literacy; Many Literacies

Demystifying Health Insurance

Sommario/riassunto

This important guide, the first written specifically for library staff, offers best practices, advice, and examples of library responses from the first open enrollment period (October 2013-March 2014).