Social participation in the unified health system of Brazil: an exploratory study on the adequacy of health councils to resolution 453/2012 [PDF]
Introduction Social participation is one of the guidelines of the Brazilian health system. Health councils are collegiate instances of participation established by Law 8.142/90.
Rita de Cássia Costa da Silva +2 more
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Permanent education as an inalienable responsibility of health councils: the current scenario in the Unified Health System [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To verify whether health councils in Brazil carry out permanent education activities for municipal, state and federal district councilors.
Rita de Cássia Costa da Silva +2 more
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Civil society participation in the health system: the case of Brazil's Health Councils. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Brazil created Health Councils to bring together civil society groups, heath professionals, and government officials in the discussion of health policies and health system resource allocation.
Martinez MG, Kohler JC.
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Preface: Understanding Women’s Lives and Trauma Through Narrative Research and Analysis
Welcome to this special issue titled “Women’s Life and Trauma in Individual and Collective Narratives” of the East European Journal of Psycholinguistics.
Martha Bojko
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Social connection and physical health outcomes among long-term care home residents: a scoping review
Background Social connection is recognized as an important determinant of health and well-being. The negative health impacts of poor social connection have been reported in research in older adults, however, less is known about the health impacts for ...
Kaitlyn Lem +10 more
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INVESTIGATION OF URBAN GREEN SPACE (UGS) ACCESSIBILITY IN ADELAIDE METROPOLITAN AREA USING NETWORK ANALYST [PDF]
Urban Green Space (UGS) is one of the essential components of the urban systems for promoting quality of life in urban areas and sustainability. Planning and designing accessible public green spaces are critical for urban life as cities' most available ...
R. Teimouri +4 more
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Participatory mechanisms and inequality reduction: searching for plausible relations
Brazil is known for being one of the most unequal countries in the world. Since the 1990s many scholars, both in Brazil and those analyzing the country¹s trajectories from abroad, have been describing a decrease in country¹s inequalities. In this article
Laura Waisbich, Vera Schattan Coelho
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Background and Aims Social connection is associated with better physical and mental health and is an important aspect of the quality of care for nursing home residents. The primary objective of this scoping review was to answer the question: what nursing
Sara Clemens +12 more
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This article describes two patient advisory councils (PACs) in Canada in order to contribute to the limited evidence base on how they might facilitate patient engagement in health research. Specifically, members of PACs from Newfoundland and Labrador and
Mike Warren BSc (Hons) +11 more
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Background Partnership between local government and local health districts is imperative, given their overlapping goals. However, the need for further evidence-informed actions to address health inequities remains.
Vilas Kovai +3 more
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