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La iniciativa Todas las Mujeres Todos los Niños brinda apoyo a los países de América Latina y el Caribe para reducir las desigualdades sociales en la salud

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022
La iniciativa Todas las Mujeres Todos los Niños América Latina y el Caribe (EWEC-LAC, por su sigla en inglés) se estableció en el 2017 como un mecanismo interinstitucional regional.
Antonio Sanhueza, Liliana Carvajal, Daniel A. Cueva, Sonja Caffe, Alma Virginia Camacho, María Alejandra Berroterán, Deborah Horowitz, Amparo Gordillo-Tobar, Oscar J. Mujica, en nombre de “Todas las Mujeres Todos los Niños América Latina y el Caribe”   +9 more
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Picturing the populations who could benefit from health insurance access expansions: An analysis of US health insurance television ads airing in 2018

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 15, Issue 4, Page 336-355, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Efforts to expand access to health insurance in the United States are key to addressing health inequities and ensuring that all individuals have access to health care during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Yet, attempts to expand public insurance programs, including Medicaid, continue to face opposition in state and federal policymaking.
Margaret Tait, Cynthia Pando, Cydney McGuire, Sarah Perez‐Sanz, Laura Baum, Erika Fowler, Sarah Gollust   +6 more
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Desigualdades en salud: nuevas perspectivas teóricas

Salud Colectiva, 2020
En este texto pretendo articular la problemática teórica de las desigualdades económicas y sociales con la determinación social de la salud. Inicialmente presento una síntesis de las teorías de justicia y equidad de Rawls y Sen, que ilustran la ...
Naomar Almeida-Filho
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Desigualdades socioeconómicas en la salud de la población mayor en España

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To examine socioeconomic inequalities in health in the older population in Spain. METHOD: A systematic search and review of the literature published between 2000 and 2017 in English and Spanish was conducted in Social Science Citation Index, Sociology Database, Scopus, PubMed and Embase.
Machón, Mónica, Mosquera Metcalfe, Isabel María, Larrañaga Padilla, María Isabel, Martín Roncero, Unai, Vergara Mitxeltorena, María Iciar   +4 more
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Backsliding among indicators of democratic stability relevant to public health: Risks in OECD nations

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 15, Issue 4, Page 455-475, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Oppression and inequality, as critical social and structural determinants of health, are key threats to public health. Democratic stability provides institutional measures to mitigate oppression and inequality. We investigate trends in democratic backsliding in the Organization for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) nations, overall,
Charley E. Willison, Michelle Falkenbach, Scott L. Greer, Phillip M. Singer   +3 more
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The Every Woman Every Child initiative: supporting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to reduce social inequalities in health

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Resumen La iniciativa Todas las mujeres, Todos los niños América Latina y el Caribe (EWEC-LAC, por su sigla en inglés) se estableció en 2017 como un mecanismo interinstitucional regional.
Antonio Sanhueza, Liliana Carvajal, Daniel A. Cueva, Sonja Caffe, Alma Virginia Camacho, María Alejandra Berroterán, Deborah Horowitz, Amparo Gordillo-Tobar, Oscar J. Mujica, Every Woman Every Child Latin America and the Caribbean   +9 more
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The global challenge of cancer governance

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 15, Issue 4, Page 672-681, December 2023., 2023
Abstract The global cancer statistics are stark, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, around one in six of all deaths globally. The World Health Organization estimates that 70% of these cancer deaths occur in low‐ and middle‐income countries and cancer will continue to rise as a proportion of deaths in these settings.
Neil Lunt
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Sociedades justas: una nueva visión para la equidad en la salud en la Región de las Américas después de la COVID19

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2020
Los importantes desafíos a la equidad en la salud en la Región de las Américas, como se detalla en el informe de la Comisión Independiente de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud sobre Equidad y Desigualdades en Salud en las Américas (1), fueron el ...
Anna Coates, Arachu Castro, Michael Marmot, Oscar J. Mújica, Gerry Eijkemans, Cesar G. Victora   +5 more
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Body mass index and incident cardiometabolic conditions in relation to obesity‐related cancer risk: A population‐based cohort study in Catalonia, Spain

Cancer Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 19, Page 20188-20200, October 2023., 2023
Disease trajectories as indicated by red arrows were investigated for the associations between BMI and obesity‐related cancer risk. A BMI increment of 5 kg/m2 in multivariable‐adjusted models was associated with an 8% (HR: 1.08, 95% CI: 1.06‐1.10) higher relative risk of obesity‐related cancers among “healthy” individuals and a 5% higher relative risk ...
Martina Recalde, Andrea Pistillo, Vivian Viallon, Emma Fontvieille, Talita Duarte‐Salles, Heinz Freisling   +5 more
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A narrative literature review on media and maternal health in Africa

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 15, Issue 2, Page 123-147, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Health communication is a strategy used to disseminate health information to individuals and communities to enable them to make decisions that will enhance their health and well‐being. Particularly in the era of digital health, such strategies tend to emphasize health promotion and disease prevention.
Magdalena Ohaja, Ephraim K. Senkyire, Olabanji Ewetan, Ernestina Asiedua, Dominic Azuh   +4 more
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