Objective: To analyze the association between alcohol consumption and abdominal adiposity in adults. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted at baseline dataELSA-Brasil (2008- 2010). The sample consisted of 15,065 civil servantssix education and re...
The study aimed to develop a prototype of the GISSA ChatBot Mom-Baby Application (GCBMB), a conversational agent aimed at promoting child health, as well as evaluating the experience of use and satisfaction with the referred technological solution. I...
LARIISA lab has been conducting research and development of technological solutions to support decision making in health systems since 2009. Among the solutions produced is the GISSA, a cloud system resultingthe scientific and technological evolution...
Health policies in Brazil have sought to expand healthcare access and mitigate inequities, but recent revisions have weakened the Brazilian Unified Health System. This study estimates three healthcare indicators across three national surveys conducte...
The city of Rio de Janeiro implemented, on a large scale, the Social Organizations (OSS) model for the management of primary care (PHC). This option makes the understanding of the city\'s experience very relevant, especially since, until then, the OS...
Tobacco-related diseases kill 8 million people worldwide/ year and in Brazil are responsible for thousands of cases of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other illnesses. Cigarette filters are perceived as a technology that would reduce health risks....
The objective of the article is to show the problems related to the accessibility of health services by re-reading four case studies that illustrate the different dimensions of the definition of health needs and their reflexes on the accessibility of...
This study aimed to describe the prevalence of leprosy and to verify the factors associated with multibacillary clinical forms in a scenario of the Family Health Strategy that is a priority for the control and surveillance of the disease in northeast...
