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The role of a primary health care team in welcoming Afghan refugees

Background: In 2021, Afghanistan was the 2nd country in the world with the largest refugee population after a migration crisis triggered by war and political conflicts. Several European countries, including Portugal, welcomed refugees through organized programs. Migration is a social determinant of health, generating inequities and with a negative impact. Refugee reception medicine has several particularities, ...

As infeções respiratórias na infância como um fator de stress para a criança e ...

RESUMO: Tem sido referida a associação entre a frequência de infantários e a presença de doenças respiratórias na criança. As doenças respiratórias são comuns nos primeiros anos de vida, estando associadas ao absentismo escolar e são uma das principais causas da ida das crianças ao serviço de urgência. Concomitantemente, os problemas de saúde das crianças podem influenciar o funcionamento psicológico das mães. ...

Respiratory diseases in children attending kindergartens

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by an individual PhD studentship grant attributed to the first author by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BD/75970/2011). The ENVIRH project was funded by a research grant attributed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Techn...

Reported Drug Allergy among Children Attending Day Care Centers

Introduction: Data about drug allergy prevalence in the general population, particularly in children, are lacking. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of parent-reported drug allergy, in children attending day care centers in Lisbon and Oporto.Material and Methods: In Phase II of the “ENVIRH study – Environment and Health in Children Day Care Centers”, a health questionnaire which included questions abo...

Environment and Health in Children Day Care Centres

This project addresses a set of common clinical problems in the context of children attending day care centres. It is common sense that children get sick more often as soon as they start attending a day care centre on a daily basis and this is particularly true for some groups at risk, as wheezing infants and wheezing pre-school children. Concerning this, some questions remain unclear: 1. The role of indoor air...

Relationship between nitrate concentration in exhaled breath condensate and ind...

INTRODUCTION: Children spend a significant time of their days indoors, making it more susceptible to respiratory problems. Studies evaluating the relations between individual exposure to indoor pollutants and airways behavior are scarce. The evaluation of metabolites of nitric oxide (NO), namely nitrates (NO3-) in exhaled breath condensate (EBC), is a good biomarker of airways inflammation. Objective: Evaluate ...

Environment and health in children day care centers

This project addresses a set of common clinical problems in the context of children attending day care centres. It is common sense that children get sick more often as soon as they start attending a day care centre on a daily basis and this is particularly true for some groups at risk, as wheezing infants and wheezing pre-school children

CG Chair

Neste relatório de estágio damos conta da nossa integração e actividades desenvolvidas e, mais especificamente, relativa ao projeto final da cadeira empilhavel denominada CG Chair. O estágio desenvolveu-se na empresa de mobiliário escolar e de escritório VS - Vereinigte Spezialmobelfabriken GmbH Co. KG, em Tauberbischöfsheim - Alemanha. É uma empresa que existe há 114 anos, domina o mercado mobiliário escolar n...

Volatile organic compounds in day care centers constitute a risk factor for abs...

Indoor Air Quality in Portuguese Day Care Centers - ENVIRH Project

This paper describes field measurements of indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters, performed in 19 Portuguese Children Day Care Centers (CDCC) during the springtime of 2011 and aims to characterize the indoor environment. The results demonstrate an association between carbon dioxide and bacterial concentrations, which in turn are affected by the number of children present in each classroom. Indoor PM10 concentrati...