Globalization and Health Inequities in Latin America
Ligia Malagón de Salazar (Hrsg.), Roberto Carlos Luján Villar (Hrsg.)
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Springer International Publishing
Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Allgemeines
Beschreibung
This book critically analyses the influence of international policies and guidelines on the performance of interventions aimed at reducing health inequities in Latin America, with special emphasis on health promotion and health in all policies strategies. While the implementation of these interventions plays a key role in strengthening these countries’ capacity to respond to current and future challenges, the urgency and pressures of cooperation and funding agencies to show results consistent with their own agendas not only hampers this goal, but also makes the territory invisible, hiding the real problems faced by most Latin American countries, diminishing the richness of local knowledge production, and hindering the development of relevant proposals that consider the territory’s conditions and cultural identity. Departing from this general analysis, the authors search for answers to the following questions:
- Why, despite the importance of the theoretical advances r
Based on an extensive literature review, case studies, personal experiences, and interviews with key informants in the region, Globalization and Health Inequities in Latin America presents a strategy that uses monitoring and evaluation practices for enhancing the capacity of Latin American and other low and middle-income countries to implement sustainable processes to foster inclusiveness, equity, social justice and human rights.
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Health promotion in low and middle income countries, Health equity in Latin America, Globalization and health, Globalization of Health Promotion Strategy, Intersectoral action for health, Health administration in Latin America, Health inequities, PAHO, Health in all policies, Ottawa charter, Health promotion effectiveness in Latin America, Health promotion in Latin America, Evaluation of health promotion practices in Latin America, Public health in Latin America, Social determinants of health, IUHPE