Toward Higher Levels of Analysis: Progress and Promise in Research on Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health
The Conference highlighted the contributions of social and cultural factors to health and illness in order to achieve a better understanding of the interdependence of social, behavioral, and biologica...
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Behavior, Sociocultural Factors, Advocacy, Equity, Living Conditions
Worldwide workshop on youth involvement as a strategy for social, Economic and Democratic Development
The Strategy for Social, Economic and Democratic Development took place in Costa Rica in January 2000. It had three purposes: to acknowledge and explore the potential of youth service as a strategy fo...
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Economics, 23927, Policy Making, Advocacy
Rural Poverty Report 2001 - The Challenge of Ending Rural Poverty
In this Rural Poverty Report 2001, the International Fund for Agricultural Development argues that, to be successful, poverty-reduction policies must focus on rural areas. To overcome disadvantages st...
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Poverty, Delivery of Health Care, Ethnicity, Social Justice, Equity, Living Conditions
CEDA: Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging
Apresenta informações básicas sobre a instituição , base de dados sobre mortalidade, pesquisadores da instituição, informações para contato, artigos publicados pelos pesquisadores e software ...
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Economics, 16008, Academies and Institutes
Projecto net@vô: educação intergeracional
Apresenta a descrição e os objetivos do programa, entidades participantes e local de realização das atividades. Aborda temas como sexualidade, alimentação, literatura, história e teatro.
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Intergenerational Relations, Education
TiO: terceira idade on line
Apresenta informações para idosos, seus familiares e cuidadores nas áreas de saúde, direito, lazer, notícias, cursos on-line e instituições que prestam ajuda a terceira idade.
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Alzheimer Disease, Osteoporosis, Geriatrics, 52503, Psychology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Urinary Incontinence, Accidents, Home, Hypertension, Arteriosclerosis, Menopause, Prostatic Neoplasms, Femoral Fractures, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Obesity, Vision Disorders, Hearing Disorders, Exercise, Social Security, Death, Wills, Social Work, Accidents, Home, Aged Rights, Envelhecimento (humano), Estrutura de acesso, Projeto de genoma humano
Climate change 2001: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
The scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of human induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for mitigation and adaptation. The IPCC has c...
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Policy Making, Environment, Socio-economic, Measuring, Methods and Indicators
Emerging solutions: Quebec's Clair Commission Report and Health Care Reform
The Quebec health care system is seen by many as a distinctive example of the positive role of the state in social affairs and the success of an integrated design of health and social services. The Cl...
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Delivery of Health Care, Policy Making, Advocacy
Total diet studies (TDS) - report of a joint USFDA / WHO international workshop
It presents a summary of selected presentations, and evaluation, conclusions and recommendations related to the critical assessment of TDS, planning, implementation and evaluation of such studies. Doc...
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Food Contamination, Diet, Anais de congresso
Alzheimer's Disease International
Apresenta informações para cuidadores, endereço de associações nacionais, informações sobre a doença, calendário de eventos, publicações da instituição, princípios para o cuidado de pess...
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Alzheimer Disease, Societies
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