This essay raises a question of whether and to what extent the stricto sensu Graduate Programs in Public Health contribute to the development of the SUS, inn Brazil. The hypothesis is positive, although one does not believe in an obvious and spontaneous movement, as scientific evidence is never mechanically adopted: implementation is a political act of management and not just an academic consequence. The positi...
Based on the 2019 National Health Survey carried out in a consortium between the IBGE, the Ministry of Health, and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, this article analyzes and contextualizes the module dedicated to knowing the violence experienced by the population and the impact on their health in 2019. Although the health survey covered people aged 15 and over, the violence module only covered people aged 18 and ov...
This essay asks whether and to what extent the stricto sensu graduate programs in public health contribute to the development of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). The hypothesis is positive, despite not supposing an obvious and spontaneous movement, as scientific evidence is never mechanically adopted; implementation is a political management act and not a simple academic consequence. The argument is t...
Este ensaio questiona se e até que ponto os programas de pós-graduação stricto sensu em saúde coletiva contribuem para o desenvolvimento do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). A hipótese é positiva, ainda que não se afirme um movimento óbvio e espontâneo, pois evidências científicas nunca são mecanicamente adotadas; a implementação é um ato político de gestão e não uma decorrência de estudos acadêmicos. O argumento é...
This article aims to discuss what we miss in relation to changes in the Brazilian educational system (via the dialogic method), taking into account existing data in recent governments (Bolsonaro, Dilma and Lula), specifically on Basic and Higher Education. Methodologically, it is a theoretical essay (bibliographic and documentary research) with a critical analysis approach. The justification for this study is t...
O artigo evidencia o avanço da ciência na interpretação de pandemias, em contraste com o fracasso de governos que politizaram a abordagem da emergência de saúde pública global decorrente da COVID-19. Trata-se de um estudo que apresenta uma reflexão sobre o processo de dissonância cognitiva causada pela infodemia e aborda a necessidade de aplicar a infodemiologia para mitigar os efeitos deletérios de notícias fa...
Abstract: This article presents and discusses the subjective and intersubjective relationship between health professionals and hospitalized children with complex chronic health conditions and their families. This is part of a qualitative research, built from ethnografic method, in a pediatric ward of a federal hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Was sought the understanding of logic and deficiencies of hospital care, f...
The situation of caregivers and family caregivers of dependent elderly people is presented and discussed, highlighting their dedication, problems and possible referrals to value them. It is known that the task of caring is eminently feminine, invisible, unpaid, but it affects society as a whole. The policies of some European countries, Canada and the United States in favor of caregivers and caregivers are descr...
This text describes and discusses policies of long term care offered to dependent elderly people. The objective is to analyze the content and strategies that guide the formulation of the so-called “dependency policies” in some European states, seeking guidance for the formulation of actions related to the same issue in the Brazilian case. The knowledge bases are official documents and scientific articles that a...
This study analyzes part of the results of a multicentric national research that investigated suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in older adults. The text aims to question the so-called “attention seeking” behavior, used by health professionals and families of older patients when referring to their motivation for self-destructive behavior. This qualitative research used semistructured interviews to thorough...