From the theoretical framework of environmental risk, this article discusses the management of air quality in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in relation to current and potential impacts of toxic gases and global climate change on population’s ...
The aim of this study was to analyze the reasons for missed appointments in dental Family Health Units (FHU) and implement strategies to reduce them through action research. This is an action-research study, conducted in 12 USF in Piracicaba/SP, from...
It is proposed to identify the prevalence of access to information about how to prevent oral problems among school children in public schools, as well as the factors associated with this access. This is a cross-sectional study, conducted between anal...
The objective of this study is to examine the effect of seasonal factors such as climate and "precipitation" variable were related to the risk of leptospirosis in the city of Rio de Janeiro between 2007 and 2012. This is an analytical ecolo...
Brazil has hosted mass gatherings (MG) of different natures. Participants are subject to different health risks. This work aimed to systematize the main relationships between mass gatherings and the occurrence of disasters that are of interest to the...
Using a critical perspective from Social Sciences, this study analyses some aspects of the technicist approach and discourse of the Brazilian Civil Defence in order to understand the usual indifference of its technical-operative body in front of the ...
Natural disasters are still poorly studied and understood under the Public Health context in this country, with impacts over the short and long term. The goal of this article is to analyze the relationship between disasters and their impact on healt...
Female-specific hospitalizations occurring in conditions sensitive to primary care (HSPCI) and factors that determine or affect the occurrence of such hospitalizations (social, economical and demographic factors; health control) are investigated. Ana...
