BACKGROUND Dengue fever is a public health problem in the tropical and sub-tropical world. Dengue cases have grown dramatically in recent years as well as dengue mortality. Colombia has experienced periodic dengue outbreaks with numerous dengue related-deaths, where the Santander department has been particularly affected. Although social determinants of health (SDH) shape health outcomes, inclu...

OBJECTIVE The Brightening Our Home Fires (BOHF) project was conceptualized as an exploratory project to examine the issue of the prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) from a women's health perspective in the Northwest Territories (NT). While dominant discourse suggests that FASD is preventable by abstention from alcohol during pregnancy, a broader perspective would indicate that...

BACKGROUND Tanzania's socio-economic development is challenged by sharp inequities between and within urban and rural areas, and among different socio-economic groups. This paper discusses the importance of strengthening SDH research, knowledge, relevant capacities and responsive systems towards addressing health inequities in Tanzania. METHODS Based on a conceptual framework for building SDH...

Abstract The study aimed to understand the meanings attributed Worker’s Health (WH) by health professionals of Expanded Core for Family and Primary Care (Nasf-AB in Portuguese acronym), as well its consequences production care PHC. Interviews with 13 from different areas were analyzed based on Discourse Analysis. Meanings work a generator diseases those related Social Determinants (SDH) emerged...

Marriage is one of the closest and longest relationships in people’s lives. However, not everyone finds happiness a marital relationship. In recent years, rapid development social economy transformation structure have impacted on traditional marriage relationship China. The stability modern family has encountered severe challenges divorce rate increased year by year. This makes research into fa...

, number 6 , December 2016 :e 20162548 The adverse effects of poverty on health have been well documented. In response, pediatric clinicians have become increasingly focused on mitigating these effects on children’s health. 1 In March 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released the first-ever policy statement on poverty, calling for pediatricians to screen and address poverty and re...