Thursday, June 17, 2010

[EQ] Social Determinants of Health: Prevention-control: HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Tuberculosis

Addressing Social Determinants of Health in the Prevention and Control of
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Tuberculosis

Public Health Reports / 2010 Supplement 4 / Volume 125

Public Health Reports (PHR) is the official journal of the U.S. Public Health Service. Published by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).

Available online at: http://bit.ly/clFnzM

“………..A special supplement focusing on the Social Determinants of Health in the on-going battle to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and Tuberculosis.

 

This supplement covers the constant barriers society faces when fighting and attempting to rectify diseases that have plagued our society for centuries. From economic to cultural to racial obstacles, Public Health Reports examines the “cause and effect” relationships that continue to be the main hindrance to decreasing the spread of these diseases.

 

This special supplement of Public Health Reports presents innovations, advances, and insights regarding the role of social determinants in the spread of HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis.  Research and commentary are presented on community and societal characteristics, such as the effects of incarceration and the differences in HIV transmission among foreign-born and native-born people; income and/or social status, including registered and non-registered female sex workers; stigma; and education; among other areas.

 

The supplement includes an editorial by guest editors, Drs. Hazel Dean and Kevin Fenton of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and also includes commentary and a viewpoint penned by former CDC Directors and WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health members Drs. David Satcher and William Foege………..”

 

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Article Title


Guest Editorial:
Addressing social determinants of health in the prevention and control of hiv/aids, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis

Kevin A. Fenton / Hazel D. Dean, ScD /
Hazel D. Dean, Deputy Director and Kevin A. Fenton, Director, of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in Atlanta, Georgia

 

“…….This special issue of Public Health Reports (PHR) focuses on innovations and advances in incorporating a socialdeterminants- of-health (SDH) framework for addressing the interrelated epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and tuberculosis (TB) in the United States and globally.

 

This focus is particularly timely given the evidence of increasing burden and worsening health disparities for these conditions, the evolution in our understanding of the social and structural influences on disease epidemiology, and the far-reaching implications of the global economic downturn.

The global trends and adverse health impact of HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, and TB remain among the major and urgent public health challenges of our time.1

These conditions account for substantial morbidity and mortality, with devastating fiscal and emotional costs to individuals, families, and societies. Despite decades of investment and support, the U.S. still experiences a disproportionate burden of these conditions compared with other Western industrialized nations, with substantial health disparities being observed across population subgroups and geographic regions.2

The reasons for these inequities are multifaceted and complex. It is true that individual-level determinants, including high-risk behaviors such as unsafe sexual and drug-injecting practices, are major drivers of disease transmission and acquisition risk.

However, it is also clear that the patterns and distribution of these infectious diseases in the population are further influenced by a dynamic interplay among the prevalence of the infectious agent, the effectiveness of preventive and control interventions, and a range of social and structural environmental factors.3,4

 

Many of these conditions arise because of the circumstances in which people grow, live, work, socialize, and form relationships, and because of the systems put in place to deal with illness, all of which are, in turn, shaped by political, social, and economic forces……..”


Include a Social Determinants of Health Approach to Reduce Health Inequities

David S. Satcher, MD, PhD


Social Determinants of Health and Health-Care Solutions [Feature Article]

William H. Foege, MD


Summary of CDC Consultation to Address Social Determinants of Health for Prevention of Disparities in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis

Tanya Sharpe, PhD / Kathleen McDavid, PhD, MPH / Hazel D. Dean, ScD


The Social Determinants of HIV Serostatus in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Inverse Relationship Between Poverty and HIV?

Ashley Fox, PhD


Prisons as Social Determinants of Hepatitis C Virus and Tuberculosis Infections

Niyi Awofeso, MBChB


Tuberculosis and Stigmatization: Pathways and Interventions

Andrew Courtwright, MD / Abigail N. Turner, PhD


Risk Factors for HIV Disease Progression in a Rural Southwest American Indian Population

Jonathan Iralu, MD / Bonnie Duran, DrPH / Cynthia Pearson, PhD / Yizhou Jiang, MS / Kevin Foley, PhD / Melvin Harrison, BA /


Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Indians in Arizona: An Important Public Health Disparity

Michelle Winscott, MD


Epidemiologic Differences Between Native-Born and Foreign-Born Black People Diagnosed with HIV Infection in 33 U.S. States, 2001–2007

Anna Satcher Johnson, MPH / Xiaohong Hu / Hazel D. Dean, ScD


Associations of Sex Ratios and Male Incarceration Rates with Multiple Opposite-Sex Partners: Potential Social Determinants of HIV/STI Transmission

Enrique R. Pouget, Phd / Trace S. Kershaw, PhD / Jeannette R. Ickovics, PhD / Kim M. Blankenship, PhD


The Context of Economic Insecurity and Its Relation to Violence and Risk Factors for HIV Among Female Sex Workers in Andhra Pradesh, India

Elizabeth Reed, MPH / Jhumka Gupta / Monica Biradavolu, PhD / Kim M. Blankenship, PhD / Vasavi Devireddy, BS


Economically Motivated Relationships and Transactional Sex Among Unmarried African American and White Women: Results from a U.S. National Telephone Survey

Kristin L. Dunkle, PhD / Gina M. Wingood, ScD / Christina Camp, PhD / Ralph DiClemente


A Comparison of Registered and Unregistered Female Sex Workers in Tijuana, Mexico

Nicole Sirotin, MD / Steffanie A. Strathdee, PhD / Remedios Lozada, MD / Lucie Nguyen, MS / Manuel Gallardo, MD / Alicia Vera, MPH / Thomas L. Patterson, PhD


Does Education Matter? Examining Racial Differences in the Association Between Education and STI Diagnosis Among Black and White Young Adult Females in the U.S.

Lucy Annang, PhD / Katrina M. Walsemann, PhD / Debeshi Maitra, MHA / Jelani C. Kerr, PhD



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[EQ] Bolet=?iso-8859-1?Q?=EDn_Pol=EDticas?= Informadas en Evidencias (PIE) Mayo 2010

Evidence-informed Policy Bulletin

Boletín Políticas Informadas en Evidencias (PIE)  - May 2010

Available online at:  http://new.paho.org/pie/

The bulletin is a joint proposal of the Ibero-American Cochrane Network (IBCN), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Argentina’s National Academy of Medicine (Academia Nacional de Medicina de Argentina), IHCAI Foundation, the Ibero-American Ministerial Network for Health Education and Research (RIMAIS),  and of the decisive backing of the Wellcome Trust.

Although there currently exists a vast amount of information and materials that illustrate the intricacies of the evidence to policy process, few articles are written in Spanish and are specifically geared towards policy makers. Moreover, most articles on the subject showcase examples that are not readily applicable to low and middle-income countries. The Bulletin targets Regional policy makers and has been designed by a group of local experts with deep knowledge of local context and needs . Additionally, we hope that it will be useful to technical officers from the Latin American National Health Authorities.

Objective:

The Bulletin is a web-based audiovisual tool that aims to promote evidenced-informed public health policies in Latin America and to explore critical aspects of “bridging the know-do-gap” in public health. Using a case study format, the audience will familiarize itself with critical aspects of using research evidence to bridge the know-do-gap in public health.

 

Format:

The format will foster active engagement trough the development of an interactive web-site where policy makers, health technical officers and other stakeholders will be able to participate in an active dialogue and link to other initiatives, networks, and organizations that can provide technical collaboration to support their efforts in this area.

Presenting the information using a case-study approach will allow a better understanding of the beneficial effects of the use of evidence informed policies and the application of health research to improve public health. The use of local/regional stories with which the policy makers can identify will facilitate the process.

Español:

Boletín Políticas Informadas en Evidencias (PIE)

Disponible en :  http://new.paho.org/pie/

El Boletín es fruto de de la visión e iniciativa de la Red Iberoamericana Ministerial de Aprendizaje e Investigación en Salud (RIMAIS), del apoyo de la Red Cochrane Iberoamericana y de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), la Fundación IHCAI y la Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires, y el  respaldo decisivo del  Wellcome Trust.

Aunque existe información y materiales que muestran los procesos de la evidencia en los procesos de política, este  Boletín es un esfuerzo pionero en idioma español. 

Objetivo:

Este boletín electrónico busca asegurar que las políticas de salud pública estén informadas por la evidencia. También, estimular a los grupos de actores interesados en este tema en la región compartan experiencias e información, facilitando así la creación y la interacción de las redes de trabajo, sean permanentes o ad-hoc.

Formato:

Se trata de un boletín audiovisual para facilitar, asimismo, la utilización de diversas herramientas comunicacionales para el efectivo abordaje de un tema dado, desde las entrevistas a expertos, hasta los estudios de casos que ilustren un tema, pasando por artículos de fondo, la nota editorial y, el humor.

Este primer número incluye la presentación del Boletín por la Dra. Mirta Roses Periago, Directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud, y la contribuciones de expertos tan distinguidos como la Presidenta de la RIMAIS y Ministra de Salud de Costa Rica, Dra. María Luisa Ávila, del investigador en temas de políticas informadas en evidencia de la Universidad de McMaster de Canadá, Dr. John N. Lavis, y del investigador de la Universidad Católica de Chile, Dr. Tomás Pantoja; así como un estudio de caso muy relevante sobre la “provisión de servicios de salud privados con fines de lucro versus sin fines de lucro”.

            Contenido

Editorial

http://new.paho.org/pie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=1

Bienvenida

Dra. Mirta Roses Periago
Directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS)
http://new.paho.org/pie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=1

Caso:

Provisión de servicios de salud privados con fines de lucro versus sin fines de lucro

Caso del Boletín PIE No. 1  Autora: Evelina Chapman

http://new.paho.org/pie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8&Itemid=1

Articulo:

Promoviendo políticas sanitarias informadas por evidencia. 

Dr. Tomás Pantoja Departamento Medicina Familiar.
Unidad de Investigación en Políticas y Sistemas de Salud. Escuela de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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http://new.paho.org/pie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=1

Videos:

Bienvenida al Boletin PIE: Políticas Informadas en la Evidencia

Conceptos Básicos de PIE: Políticas Informadas en la Evidencia

Aplicabilidad de PIE: Políticas Informadas en la Evidencia

Bibliografía comentada

Políticas de salud informadas en evidencia: serie de 4 artículos. John Lavis y Col.
http://new.paho.org/pie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=1

 

 

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[EQ] Communities Taking Action: Profiles of Health Equity

Communities Taking Action: Profiles of Health Equity

June 2010

Available online at: http://bit.ly/bRDJwM

Communities Taking Action is a collection of profiles developed by Prevention Institute that showcase successful community initiatives aimed at improving health equity. These profiles are meant to demonstrate key steps to creating healthy, equitable environments and inspire similar action in other communities and locales.

The profiled communities promote racial and social justice through initiatives to prevent chronic disease, violence, and injury.
The database includes 64 profiles in total, all plotted on an easy-to-browse google map.
 

Together, the profiles demonstrate how strong leadership, community engagement and advocacy, and changes in local policies and institutional practices can lead to healthier, more equitable community environments.

The Communities Taking Action Profiles
http://www.preventioninstitute.org/tools/focus-area-tools/communities-in-action-profiles-of-health-equity.html
provide strategies for community efforts to build health and equity.

The profiles also provide media and policymakers with on-the-ground examples that illustrate effective cross-sector community prevention efforts.


List: http://preventioninstitute.org/component/taxonomy/term/list/106/127.html

Prevention Institute has developed a broad range of practical, easy-to-use tools that guide practitioners, advocates, and policymakers in planning health strategy and in contributing to safer, healthier, and more equitable communities.

The tools are grouped within three categoriesstrategy tools, partnership tools, and tools for focus areas, such as promoting health and health equity and preventing violence and chronic disease.

They include conceptual frameworks, databases, step-by-step guides, and action plans that translate research into practice.

 

 

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