The study aims to analyze the young men‘s senses attributed to the relation masculinity-violence. The methodology of this study bases on a qualitative approach, in that it tried to understand and situate the underlying senses to the speeches of the...
The research has analysed the causes for turnover rate of doctors and nurses in family health strategy teams with at least two years of implementation on March 2006 in vale do Taquari-RS. It is a quantitative and qualitative study identifying 31teams...
ABSTRACT According to Health Ministery, Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in Vale do Jequitinhonha/Minas Gerais. Thinking of it, this study verified the night blindness prevalence, the first vision manifestation of the deficiency, an...
Brazil is one of the most unequal countries in income distribution. The influence of this factor on people’s health is controversial. This article reviews the contextual effects and possible pathways linking income inequality to health. Contextual ...
Introduction: Many are the Brazilians who present limitations to keep independence and to exert the citizenship freely. Approximately one quarter of the population of Brazil is elderly, or present restrictions to move with independence due to the urb...
Along the years, the rights of children and adolescents including those related to hospital context have been proclaimed in Brazil. The low level knowledge about the rights by health professionals can be a factor that contributesto that non observanc...
Characterize social and economically the Pomeranian community from “Alto Santa Maria” in the municipality of Santa Maria de Jetibá in Espírito Santo State and investigate the main factors of exposure by pesticides to the rural community. A cros...
The aim of this study was to carry out diagnosis about the destination given to the urban solid wastes in AMAI-SC region, which has fourteen cities. It was applied questionaries to the city halls, and it was done cities visits to search for active an...
