Although data by reporting date is often and typically scrambled by artificial factors such as health system alertness, public response, and government responsiveness, the Richards model is able to capture the turning points of outbreaks because they are often results of these artificial factors.
Countries were provided with increasingly stringent guidance for GHI grant applications on themes such as accountability, equity, financial risk assessment, openness, performance, public participation, responsiveness, and quality.
These managers and their staff represent the face of the health system to the public, are responsible for its responsiveness to people and patients, and should be among the first to pick up community health needs and concerns.
Policy-wise, the government may be hamstrung by the European Union, yet without any trappings of public accountability or responsiveness the very ethos of the democratic state comes into question.
"In this country, we do set research agendas through a combination of public interest, political responsiveness and scientific interest," said Arthur Caplan, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics.
An important goal of HTP is to ensure public and patients' responsiveness [ 11].
Although a few respondents were satisfied with the responsiveness of public officials regarding sludge, many reported a lack of public notification about land application in their neighborhoods, as well as difficulty reporting concerns to public officials and influencing decisions about how the practice is conducted where they live.
To achieve inclusive growth – ensuring that economic prosperity benefits the largest possible number of people – governments must commit to two things: responsiveness to public opinion and flexibility around policy.
In a similar sign of judicial responsiveness to public and media alarm, senior judges announced in 2011 that "superinjunctions" – bans on reporting – were being granted far too readily and they should henceforth only be used sparingly.
Despite growing concern about other kinds of values, such as responsiveness to public needs, justice and equal treatment, and citizen involvement in government decisions, efficiency continues to be a major goal.
