Globalization and health inequities in Latin America. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ligia Malagón de Salazar, Roberto Carlos Luján Villar editors.
• Editors: Malagón de Salazar, Ligia; Luján Villar, Roberto Carlos
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Book Presentation; Acknowledgment; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Equity, Globalization, and Health; Introduction; The Pursuit of Social Equity: A Pending and Unstoppable Purpose; Equity Meanings; Social and Health Inequalities: A Value Judgment; References; Chapter 2: Global Response to Social and Health Inequities; Global Response to Social and Health Inequities; Improving Income and Health Outcomes; Extreme Poverty Eradication in Latin American and Caribbean Countries; Millennium Development Goals; Sustainable Development Objectives; Global Health Urban Health and Healthy Cities MovementTheoretical Approaches and Strategies to Reduce Health Inequities; Universal Coverage Through Primary Health Care; Health Promotion: A Sociopolitical Approach; Health in All Policies: A Sociopolitical Approach at a Higher Level; Some Considerations for Reflection; Rebuilding the Practice as a Learning Tool to Strengthen Territorial Capacity to Increase the Feasibility, Effectiveness, and Impact of Interventions; Background; Appendix; References; Chapter 3: Main Challenges to Reduce Health Inequities in Latin America; Introduction Potential Impact of Globalization on Strategies Aimed at Reducing Health InequitiesNeoliberal Economic Policies: Impact on Health; The Concept; The Requirements; Intersectoral Management; Governance and Balance of Power Relationships Among Key Actors; Social Structures and Health Systems; Appendix; References; Further Reading; Part II: Latin American Experiences; Chapter 4: REDLACPROMSA: Latin American and Caribbean Network of Health Promotion Managers; Background and Justification; Network Aims and Objectives; Method of Work; Organization of the Network; Activities Carried Out Strengths and WeaknessesFinal Remarks; Appendix A; Appendix B; Outline Placeholder; References; Chapter 5: Denaturalizing "Long-Lasting Endemic Diseases": Social Mobilization in the Context of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil; Context; The Territory as Locus of Social Mobilization; Territory and Social Participation in Facing Health Problems; Social Identity and Territory: Structuring Elements in Social Mobilization; Health Territorialization for Social Mobilization; Communication for Social Mobilization Social Mobilization and Vulnerable Territories in Contexts of Zika and Other Diseases: Experience ReportsCommunity Surveillance to Strengthen Social Mobilization to Tackle the Triple Epidemics of Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya: An Ongoing Proposal in the State of Minas Gerais; Final Considerations; References; Bibliography; Chapter 6: Health Promoting Schools: Implementation Challenges, Barriers, and Lessons from a Case Study; Introduction; Methodological Approach; Results; Process Evaluation; The Challenge of Information Collection and Interpretation; Different Expectations
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.1; Medicine; Globalization -- Health aspects -- Latin America; Public health -- Social aspects -- Latin America; Practice of medicine; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare; Globalization -- Health aspects; Public health -- Social aspects; Medical -- Administration; Medical administration & management; Medical -- Preventive Medicine; Public health & preventive medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health Administration; Latin America; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319672922; 3319672924; 3319672916; 9783319672915
• Related ISBNs: 9783319672915
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.