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Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute Studies
Established in 1974, the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute is dedicated to making a difference by; creating authoritative and trusted information, engaging strategic decision makers and implementers, promoting actions based on research findings and exchanging state of the art international experience with the Jewish world and the international community.
Here are some of the most recent publish studies. To read the full report please visit Myers — JDC — Brookdale Institute.
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Coping with the Needs of Adolescent Girls in Services for Youth in Israel
Public attention to the needs of adolescent girls, as distinct from those of adolescent boys, continues to grow… This report presents an overview of the services and programs for girls ages 12-18 in Israel, based on a mapping conducted between July and November 2003.
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Private Medical Services in Jerusalem Hospitals: Selected Issues
While Israel's health system is largely publicly financed, private medical services (known as "SHARAP") are available in voluntary, non-profit hospitals. Whether to permit extension of private medical services to government and other public hospitals is one of the most controversial issues…
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Recipients of Disability Pensions from the National Insurance Institute: Employment Characteristics of Recipients of General Disability Pension and Recipients of Work Disability Pension
This report is one of a series based on a comprehensive survey of recipients of National Insurance Institute disability pensions, including the general disability pension, the special services pension, the work injury pension, the mobility pension, and the pension for victims of terrorist acts…
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Welfare-education After-school Programs of the Children and Youth Service at the Ministry of Social Affairs
What characterizes the children in welfare-education after-school programs? How are these programs implemented? How does the programs' staff maintain a connection with the children's parents? How do the programs differ among sectors and regions? How does the programs' staff feel about their job? These and other questions were answered…
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The Warm Home Program for the Elderly: An Evaluation Study
Studies have indicated the positive correlation between an elderly person having a social network and his or her well-being. Social networks become increasingly important as a person ages, and needs more support; but it is then that the accessibility of social support networks decreases…
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Data and Decision Making in the NHI Era: A Summary Report
The Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute has conducted a multiyear study of the role that data and research have played in key governmental decisions related to the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Law...
March 2006
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