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Economic Analyses of policies to reduce cervical cancer

The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (hereafter referred to as the Partnership) completed an environmental scan in 2018 of cervical cancer screening in Canada.(6) The scan found that organized cervical cancer screening programs are available in most provinces, with the exception of Quebec.(6) Organize...

Sumário de resumos sobre custos de uma equipe de saúde bucal no Brasil
Summary of abstracts on oral health professionals costs in Brazil

Levantamento de estudos que descrevam o valor de remuneração de uma equipe de saúde bucal (cirurgião dentista, técnico em saúde bucal e auxiliar em saúde bucal) no Brasil....

Determining the features of managed alcohol programs

There are growing concerns globally of the health and social harms caused by alcohol.(1) The harmful use of alcohol resulted in approximately three million deaths worldwide in 2016 (5.3% of all deaths globally).(1) Increases in the global burden of disease attributable to alcohol highlight the importance...

¿Cuál es el efecto de estrategias regulatorias para la reducción de contaminantes en la salud de la población?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the effect of regulatory strategies for pollutant reduction on population health?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Contaminación del aire es un importante factor de riesgo y un crucial factor que contribuye a la carga de enfermedad a nivel global, además de tener una incidencia directa sobre la calidad de vida de la población. En este contexto, la División de Planificación Sanitaria soli...

What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being? A scoping review

Arts interventions, such as singing in a choir to improve chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are considered noninvasive, low-risk treatment options and are increasingly being used by Member States to supplement more traditional biomedical treatments. The Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report...

What are the roles of intercultural mediators in health care and what is the evidence on their contributions and effectiveness in improving accessibility and quality of care for refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region?

Intercultural mediators are employed to resolve linguistic and cultural barriers in a variety of health-care contexts. This report examines the main roles performed by intercultural mediators in health care across the WHO European Region and analyses evidence on their effectiveness in improving accessibi...

What quantitative and qualitative methods have been developed to measure the implementation of a life-course approach in public health policies at the national level?

A life-course approach to health and well-being has become a pillar in health policy-making; for example, Member States of the WHO European Region in the 2015 Minsk Declaration resolved to make greater use of a life-course approach in health policies. However, strategies for implementation of a life-cour...