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The influence of the Great Recession on perinatal health-an ecological study on...
Doetsch, Julia Nadine; Almendra, Ricardo; Severo, Milton; Leão, Teresa; Teixeira, Raquel; Marques, Sandra; Pilot, Eva; Krafft, Thomas; Barros, HenriqueBackground Few studies examine the relationship between socioeconomic factors and trends in mortality in highincome European countries. Due to the lack of regional-level data, most recent studies on social inequality in Portugal do not investigate regional differences. This study analyses time trends and regional disparities in the evolution of perinatal mortality (PMR) and infant mortality (IMR) associated wit...
Dengue surveillance system in Brazil : a qualitative study in the Federal District
Angelo, Marco; Ramalho, Walter Massa; Gurgel, Helen da Costa; Belle, Nayara; Pilot, EvaDengue’s increasing trends raise concerns over global health and pose a challenge to the Brazilian health system, highlighting the necessity of a strong surveillance system to reduce morbidity, mortality, and the economic burden of this disease. Although the Brazilian surveillance system reports more dengue cases than any other country, recent studies suggest that non-reported cases are the majority. The aim of...
The Role of Cohesion Policy Funds in Decreasing the Health Gaps Measured by the...
Santana, Paula; Freitas, Ângela Mendes; Costa, Cláudia; Stefanik, Iwona; Santinha, Gonçalo; Krafft, Thomas; Pilot, EvaSocial, economic, and environmental differences across the European Union significantly affect opportunities to move forward in achieving greater equity in health. Cohesion Policy (CP) funds can contribute positively through investments in the main determinants of health. The aim of this study is to analyze to what extent the planned investments for 2014-2020 are addressing the regional health gaps, in light of...
Dengue Surveillance System in Brazil: A Qualitative Study in the Federal District
Angelo, Marco; Ramalho, Walter Massa; Gurgel, Helen; Belle, Nayara; Pilot, EvaDengue's increasing trends raise concerns over global health and pose a challenge to the Brazilian health system, highlighting the necessity of a strong surveillance system to reduce morbidity, mortality, and the economic burden of this disease. Although the Brazilian surveillance system reports more dengue cases than any other country, recent studies suggest that non-reported cases are the majority. The aim of...
Evaluation of data availability on population health indicators at the regional...
Costa, Cláudia Margarida Pereira da; Freitas, Ângela Mendes; Stefanik, Iwona; Krafft, Thomas; Pilot, Eva; Morrison, Joana; Rodrigues, Ana Paula SantanaBackground: The ability to measure regional health inequalities across Europe and to build adequate population health indices depends significantly on the availability of reliable and comparable data at the regional level. Within the scope of the EU-funded project EURO-HEALTHY, a Population Health Index (PHI) was built. This model aggregates 39 indicators considered relevant by experts and stakeholders to evalu...
Potential barriers in healthcare access of the elderly population influenced by...
Doetsch, Julia; Pilot, Eva; Santana, Paula; Krafft, ThomasBackground: The recent economic and financial crisis in Portugal urged the Portuguese Government in April 2011 to request financial assistance from the troika austerity bail out program to get aid for its government debt. The troika agreement included health reforms and austerity measures of the National Health Service (NHS) in Portugal to save non-essential health care costs. This research aimed to identify po...