Dorit Nitzan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3573344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dorit Nitzan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dorit |
| FAMILY NAME | Nitzan |
| SIGNATURE | NITZAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4280-2939 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Israel and Gaza
From 1967 until the mid-1990s, civilian health care in the Gaza Strip was administered by the Israel Defense Forces’ Civil Administration, under the direction of the Israeli Ministry of Health. During this period, the Palestinian population of Gaza, along with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, partnered with Israeli health experts in a series of initiatives that achieved dramatic gains in immunization coverage, mother–child care, and di…
The extension of social health protection to refugees
The target populations to be covered in this article on the extension of social protection coverage are refugees, as defined by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Our approach to their coverage is based on the pillars of public health and social protection, which together provide the rationale and legislative basis for coverage. The social protection benefits to be covered are comprehensive health services, providing entitlement t…
Health Information Systems in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction: The COVID-19 crisis provides an opportunity to reflect on what worked during the pandemic, what could have been done differently, and what innovations should become part of an enhanced health information system in the future. Methods: An online qualitative survey was designed and administered online in November 2020 to all the 37 Member States that are part of the WHO European Health Information Initiative and the WHO Central Asian …
Health insurance and accessibility to health services among Roma in settlements in Belgrade, Serbia—the journey from data to policy making
The Serbian constitution and health-related laws assert that citizens and residents are universally entitled to health care, provided that they hold health insurance. However, until 2010, persons who did not hold a national identification number (ID) were required to present a plethora of documents to be granted one. We assessed the relationship between citizenship, residency and possession of health insurance cards, together with utilization of …
Prevalence and determinants of physical activity and lifestyle in relation to obesity among schoolchildren in Israel
Objective To describe the relationships between physical activity, lifestyle determinants and obesity in adolescent Israeli schoolchildren. Design and setting Cross-sectional survey. Subjects The MABAT Youth Survey was a nationally representative, school-based study of youth in grades 7 to 12 (ages 11–19 years). Methods Self-administered questionnaires assessed health behaviours and anthropometric indices were measured. Logistic regression analys…
Self-reported health as a cultural health determinant in Arab and Jewish Israelis
Food security and nutrition – the Ethiopian case for action
Objective: To assess the 1999–2000 food security situation and the food relief programmes in Ethiopia, and evaluate the need for a national food and nutrition policy. Design: A systematic search of data sources from the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC), the Ethiopian Central Statistical Authority, the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the bibliographic database Medline and dire…
Food security and nutrition – the Ethiopian case for action
Objective: To assess the 1999–2000 food security situation and the food relief programmes in Ethiopia, and evaluate the need for a national food and nutrition policy. Design: A systematic search of data sources from the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC), the Ethiopian Central Statistical Authority, the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the bibliographic database Medline and dire…
Self-reported health as a cultural health determinant in Arab and Jewish Israelis
Prevalence and determinants of physical activity and lifestyle in relation to obesity among schoolchildren in Israel
Objective To describe the relationships between physical activity, lifestyle determinants and obesity in adolescent Israeli schoolchildren. Design and setting Cross-sectional survey. Subjects The MABAT Youth Survey was a nationally representative, school-based study of youth in grades 7 to 12 (ages 11–19 years). Methods Self-administered questionnaires assessed health behaviours and anthropometric indices were measured. Logistic regression analys…
Health insurance and accessibility to health services among Roma in settlements in Belgrade, Serbia—the journey from data to policy making
The Serbian constitution and health-related laws assert that citizens and residents are universally entitled to health care, provided that they hold health insurance. However, until 2010, persons who did not hold a national identification number (ID) were required to present a plethora of documents to be granted one. We assessed the relationship between citizenship, residency and possession of health insurance cards, together with utilization of …
Health Information Systems in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction: The COVID-19 crisis provides an opportunity to reflect on what worked during the pandemic, what could have been done differently, and what innovations should become part of an enhanced health information system in the future. Methods: An online qualitative survey was designed and administered online in November 2020 to all the 37 Member States that are part of the WHO European Health Information Initiative and the WHO Central Asian …
The extension of social health protection to refugees
The target populations to be covered in this article on the extension of social protection coverage are refugees, as defined by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Our approach to their coverage is based on the pillars of public health and social protection, which together provide the rationale and legislative basis for coverage. The social protection benefits to be covered are comprehensive health services, providing entitlement t…
Israel and Gaza
From 1967 until the mid-1990s, civilian health care in the Gaza Strip was administered by the Israel Defense Forces’ Civil Administration, under the direction of the Israeli Ministry of Health. During this period, the Palestinian population of Gaza, along with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, partnered with Israeli health experts in a series of initiatives that achieved dramatic gains in immunization coverage, mother–child care, and di…
Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works)