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The comparative performance of land sharing, land sparing type interventions on place‐based human well‐being

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 1804-1821, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Environment‐facing interventions impact the distribution, use of and access of natural resources and have important implications for all dimensions (material, relational, quality of life) of human well‐being (HWB). Yet conventional impact metrics routinely surpass the non‐material impacts which may be particularly salient in rural contexts ...
Rachel Carmenta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does conditioning cash transfers on health treatment harm the health of other families on low incomes who depend on public services? Evidence from Brazil

open access: yesDevelopment Policy Review, Volume 41, Issue 4, July 2023., 2023
Summary Motivation Cash transfers have become popular for relieving poverty in the Global South. Many programmes are conditional on beneficiaries complying with medical check‐ups, nutritional assessments, and vaccinations. Such conditions may improve the health of beneficiaries, above all the health of their young children.
Marika Csapo
wiley   +1 more source

Reflections on research ethics in a public health emergency: Experiences of Brazilian women affected by Zika

open access: yesDeveloping World Bioethics, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 138-146, June 2023., 2023
Abstract In Brazil, the epicenter of the Zika crisis, brown, black, and indigenous poor women living in municipalities with scarce resources were disproportionally affected. The gendered consequences of the epidemic exposed how intersectional lenses are central to understand the impact of public health emergencies in the lives of women and girls.
Ilana Ambrogi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I am going to break this logic of fear!”: Activism and subversive care at the periphery of Fortaleza, Brazil

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 141-150, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Based on ethnographic work conducted between 2015 and 2022 at the periphery of Fortaleza, in Northeast Brazil, this article analyzes the work of community activists as a form of subversive care. Women activists, many of whom work for the local public clinics, as social workers with local NGOs, or as schoolteachers, challenge dominant ...
Luminiţa‐Anda Mandache
wiley   +1 more source

Embracing Monogenic Parkinson's Disease: The MJFF Global Genetic PD Cohort

open access: yesMovement Disorders, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 286-303, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Background As gene‐targeted therapies are increasingly being developed for Parkinson's disease (PD), identifying and characterizing carriers of specific genetic pathogenic variants is imperative. Only a small fraction of the estimated number of subjects with monogenic PD worldwide are currently represented in the literature and availability of
Eva‐Juliane Vollstedt   +306 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managerial Competencies Engaged in Innovative Actions in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study of Brazilian Nurses

open access: yesJournal of Nursing Management, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023
Aim. To explore the managerial competencies engaged in innovative actions among Brazilian nurses working in primary health care. Background. The mobilization of managerial competencies favors environments that are in transformation. There is a lack of studies that recognize the managerial skills which influence the implementation of innovative actions ...
Iria Barbara de Oliveira   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Saúde da família: saúde da criança [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Abordam-se as bases legais de proteção à infância e as principais ações governamentais voltadas para o cuidado e atenção integral à criança, bem como seus indicadores de morbidade e saúde; os sistemas disponíveis para reuni-los e sua importância para a ...
Silva, Mae Soares da   +1 more
core   +6 more sources

Nurturing care indicators for the Brazilian Early Childhood Friendly Municipal Index (IMAPI)

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 18, Issue S2, March 2022., 2022
Abstract The Nurturing Care Framework (NCF) calls for establishing a global monitoring and accountability systems for early childhood development (ECD). Major gaps to build low‐cost and large‐scale ECD monitoring systems at the local level remain. In this manuscript, we describe the process of selecting nurturing care indicators at the municipal level ...
Gabriela Buccini   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and temporal trends in prepregnancy nutritional status and gestational weight gain of adult women followed in the Brazilian Food and Nutrition Surveillance System from 2008 to 2018

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2022., 2022
Abstract Prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) are the most investigated indicators of maternal nutritional status, which is a modifiable factor that plays a vital role in maternal and infant health. This study describes prepregnancy BMI and GWG of 840,243 women with 2,087,765 weight observations in the Brazilian Food and
Thaís Rangel Bousquet Carrilho   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting a place‐based policy: Transformations in Northeast Brazil

open access: yesGrowth and Change, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 2412-2436, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Despite being the second most populated region in Brazil, the Northeast has persistently accounted for a small share of national income. A well‐known attempt to develop the region was made in 1959 with the creation of SUDENE, a big push type of place‐based policy resulting in an intensification of industrial investments.
Solmaria Halleck Vega
wiley   +1 more source

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