American Journal of Health Research

Special Issue

Resolving Global HealthCare Wicked Problems

  • Submission Deadline: Sep. 30, 2016
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Adegboye Adegboyega
About This Special Issue
When it comes to wicked problems, health care is certainly high on the list. The importance of healthcare to individuals and governments and its growing costs to the economy have contributed to the emergence of healthcare as an important area of research for scholars in business and other disciplines. Information and communication technologies (ICT) and its related fields have much to offer in managing healthcare costs and in improving the quality of care.

This special issue will identified and introduce the importance of studying wicked problems in health care. Author(s) submission should indicate why the topic is personally important to the researcher(s) and what they offer in the research area. The Guest Editor(s) will be looking for three things:

1. Relevance to wicked problems
2. Research questions, new theories and insights
3. Innovative implementation strategies.

Aims and Scope:

1.Stakeholders
2.Care networks
3.Financial concerns
4.Clinical standards
5.Protocols
6.Public relations
7.Government regulations
Lead Guest Editor
  • Adegboye Adegboyega

    Mathematical Science Department, Achivers University, Owo, Nigeria

Guest Editors
  • Muftau Abayomi

    Department of Economics, Achievers University, Owo, Nigeria

  • Modupe Adefalu

    Department of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre Owo, Owo, Nigeria

Published Articles
  • Impact of Economic Condition on Obesity

    Akwinder Kaur

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-2, November 2016
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: Sep. 16, 2016
    Accepted: Oct. 12, 2016
    Published: Nov. 22, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajhr.s.2016040602.11
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    Abstract: Prevalence of obesity has increased with alarming rate in the last two or three decades worldwide. The prevalence statistics shows that obesity pandemic is all-pervading even in the developing nations like India. In the present study an attempt has been made to report the prevalence of obesity on the basis of body mass index among school girls of P... Show More