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What is Home Help Care Program (HHC)

Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems
The Home Help Care program established from the Ministry of Health in Greece to help people in Greece in their homes. The administration, application, and recognition of the program Home Help is under the recognition of the Administration Work Group (AWG), which is established with the No.DY1d/oik. 10024/1.6.2001 recognition No. of the Government (FEK 726/t.?/2001 paragraph 18 article 18 ?. 2503/1997 (Government Newspaper FEK 107/r?/97), and still exists today.
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Healthcare Training for the Greek Municipalities' Citizens in the Program of "Home Help" With the Medical Educational Websites
Bill Ag Drougas (Higher Technological Institute of Epirus, Greece)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-889-5.ch084
Abstract
Today, the Internet is one of the most useful tools for information, education, business, and entertainment. It is one of the modern technology tools giving us many applications. One of the most important applications of the Internet is the health educational Web sites. These sites can be used not only by researchers but also by everyone easily taking important information for continuing self-training. In the division of public health, this part is very important. Medical Web sites give us access to information about our health or about prevention methods. In Greece today, there is a new 12-hour program offering home health help and care to citizens. This program is under the organization of the local municipalities and the affiliation of the Ministry of Health.
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