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Telessaúde no consumo e comportamento alimentar em adultos: uma revisão rápida de revisões sistemáticas
2023-03-31
[RESUMO]. Objetivo. Sintetizar as evidências sobre os efeitos de intervenções de telessaúde oferecidas por meio de apli- cativos de celular e de mensagens de texto no comportamento de adultos com vistas à alimentação saudável. Métodos. Foi realizada ...
Abordaje de la violencia sexual infantil: un llamado a la acción para los profesionales de América Latina
2023-03-31
[RESUMEN]. El objetivo de esta comunicación es delinear los elementos clave de la capacitación en violencia sexual infan- til (VSI) para profesionales de la salud en diferentes disciplinas medicina, psicología, odontología, enfermería, trabajo social, ...
Perspectives of health practitioners on the challenges to accessing sexual and reproductive health care services for Venezuelan migrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quito, Ecuador
2023-03-31
[ABSTRACT]. Objectives. To describe the perspectives of health practitioners on the barriers, gaps, and opportunities that Venezuelan migrant women experienced to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services during the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
Guidelines for the Prophylaxis and Management of Patients with NON-SEVERE COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean. Abridged version, third edition
2023-03-24
In this third edition of the abridged version of the Guidelines for the prophylaxis and management of patients with NON-SEVERE COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, the evidence-based recommendations for the prophylaxis of people at risk of ...
Mapeo de la formación en salud pública en América Latina: perspectivas para las instituciones formadoras
2023-03-20
[RESUMEN]. Objetivo. Cartografiar los cursos y programas de formación en salud pública ofrecidos en América Latina e identificar estrategias formativas y competencias desarrolladas en la formación regional de salubristas. Métodos. Se realizó una búsqueda ...
Cholera in Haiti: A public health challenge in the Dominican Republic and Americas Region
2023-03-20
[EXTRACT] Vibrio cholerae is a bacterium that can causes watery diarrhea, and if untreated, severe dehydration can lead to death. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes the global chol- era burden with 1.3−4 million cases and 21 000−143 000 ...
Industrially produced trans fat and saturated fat content of food products in Jamaica
2023-03-20
[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To estimate industrially produced trans and saturated fatty acid levels in foods within the Jamaican food system. Methods. A total of 308 commonly consumed foods were selected for analysis based on their potential to contain ...
Facilitators of and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in Grenada: a qualitative study
2023-03-20
[ABSTRACT]. Objectives. To identify the factors contributing to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy in Grenada. Methods. A phenomenological study was conducted using semi-structured interviews at vaccination and pop-up testing clinics ...
