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Improvements in data completeness in health information systems reveal racial inequalities: longitudinal national data from hospital admissions in Brazil 2010–2022

International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Race and ethnicity are important drivers of health inequalities worldwide. However, the recording of race/ethnicity in data systems is frequently insufficient, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Rony Coelho, Rudi Rocha, Thomas Hone
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Development and Psychometric Testing of the Breastfeeding Knowledge Scale (BKS) in Brazilian Healthcare Students

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Rationale Breastfeeding is recognized as a cornerstone of maternal and child health, yet health professionals frequently report insufficient knowledge to provide effective support. Strengthening the evaluation of educational outcomes in health professions training is therefore essential to improve clinical practice and patient care. This study
Patrícia Lima Pereira Peres, Rachele Simeon, Maria Helena do Nascimento Souza, Giovanni Galeoto, Thaís Emanuele da Conceição, Anna Berardi, Donatella Valente, Rosane Harter Griep   +7 more
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Using Pricing Policies to Promote Public Health: The Sugar Sweetened Beverages Taxation Experience in Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2018
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Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Alexandre Morais Nunes, Marisa Miraldo, Alexandra Bento, João Breda, Fernando Ferreira Araújo   +5 more
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Brazil's Public Administration and the Challenge of New Democracies: Promoting Social Inclusion

Public Administration Review, Volume 86, Issue 2, Page 548-563, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Brazil's public administration (PA) has sought to strengthen democratic governance through an emphasis on social inclusion. Since democratization in 1988, reforms have aimed to address entrenched inequalities along with decentralization and professionalism spurring innovations in social inclusion.
Evan M. Berman, Eduardo Grin, Gabriela Lotta, Fernando L. Abrucio, Lauro Gonzalez, Maira Gabriela Santos de Souza, Yasmim Marques de Melo, Jaedson Gomes dos Santos   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

POLÍTICAS DE SAÚDE EM PORTUGAL: REFORMAS, DESAFIOS E PERSPETIVAS FUTURAS [PDF]

, 2019
As políticas de saúde representam a planificação, decisão e a ação desenvolvida na assistência em saúde a médio e a longo prazo. O sistema de saúde português é reconhecido internacionalmente pelo seu Serviço Nacional de Saúde, universal (para todos os ...
Nunes, Alexandre Morais
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Risco de tromboembolismo venoso associado ao uso de contraceptivos orais combinados em mulheres em idade fértil: uma revisão crítica de evidências

Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia
Introdução: O uso de anticoncepcionais orais combinados (COC) vem despertando preocupação quanto ao risco de tromboembolismo venoso (TEV) em mulheres em idade fértil. Geralmente eles contêm dois componentes: o estrogênio e uma variedade de progestágenos.
Erika Barbosa Camargo, Viviane Cássia Pereira, Flávia Tavares Silva Elias   +2 more
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Naming the Wolves: Consumer Credit and Rentier Financialisation on the Brazilian Periphery

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Recent social policy in Brazil has centred on a vision for financial inclusion that claims to alleviate poverty through credit‐based consumption. We argue that, contrary to these claims, Brazil's consumer credit boom has entrenched a financialised macroeconomic model in which debt and rentierism have become motors of the national economy ...
Jessica Sklair, Catarina Morawska, Maíra Vale   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Planejamento estratégico e as políticas de saúde mental [PDF]

, 2008
This article discusses how mental health policies are prioritized in the process of strategic planning of mental health actions within the context of Brazilian psychiatric reform. The theoretical support of strategic planning provide health professionals,
Tonini, Nelsi Salete, Prado Kantorski, Luciane   +1 more
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O registro sanitário de medicamentos e as políticas de saúde [PDF]

, 2014
A legislação sanitária vigente no Brasil, embora se preste a cumprir os propósitos de garantir a qualidade, a eficácia e a segurança dos medicamentos colocados no mercado, não basta para defender o interesse público relativo à implementação da política ...
Luís Bernardo Delgado Bieber, Bieber, Luís Bernardo Delgado   +1 more
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Job Polarization in Solar Power Plants: A Systematic Literature Review

International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
With renewable energy (RE), particularly the scale of solar power expansion in India, the job scenario is changing. This systematic literature review examines job polarization in solar power plants resulting from automation or digital transformation, as well as the changes in required skill sets. A decline in mid‐skilled occupations, such as operations
U. Srividya, U. M. Gopal Krishna, Jedrzej Szmytkowski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source