[EQ] Call for Papers: Addressing Social Determinants of Health in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis

Call for Papers

Supplement on Addressing Social Determinants of Health in:
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis

Public Health Reports (PHR) is inviting papers for a Supplement on Addressing Social Determinants of Health in HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.

Deadline for Submission: May 15, 2009

Website at www.publichealthreports.org

The Editors are looking for manuscripts that advance scientific knowledge and public health research and policy on addressing social determinants of health of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STD, and tuberculosis. Manuscripts may be analytic or descriptive in format and may include implications for policy, practice, and innovative partnerships.

Manuscripts addressing the following topics will be sought:

• The role of social determinants of health in facilitating health disparities in HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis;
• Effective ways to address social determinants of health in our efforts to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases
  and tuberculosis;
• Social determinants and associated strategies that can be systematically prioritized to produce the greatest impact in accelerating the reduction of health
  disparities in these diseases and conditions;
• Studies focusing on developing and identifying key metrics which might be used to better measure and monitor the impact of social determinants on health;
• Translational research studies geared towards implementation and scale-up of effective interventions to tackle social determinants of health.

The Editors are encouraging a broad range of manuscripts.

Manuscript Requirements: Articles in PHR are typically 3,000–4,000 words in length. Longer manuscripts, when appropriate, will be considered. All manuscripts will be reviewed by the PHR Special Editorial Committee (SEC) for this Supplement. The SEC will decide which manuscripts are sent for external peer review and will then decide which manuscripts are published in the Supplement.

Deadline for Submission: May 15, 2009. The anticipated publication date for the PHR Supplement full text free online is March/April 2010.

Submit Manuscripts to: Manuscripts for this Supplement should be sent to manuscripts@publichealthreports.org or mail to: Public Health Reports, 7774 Heatherglen Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45255.

Please include “Attention Social Determinants of Health” in the subject line of the email. If you have any questions about this Supplement, please contact Dr. Hazel Dean (404.639.8000; HDean@cdc.gov). If you have any questions about Public Health Reports, please contact the Acting Editor, Laurence Reed, at 513.636.0257; Laurence.Reed@cchmc.org.

Public Health Reports is a peer-reviewed journal of the U.S. Public Health Service and the Association of Schools of Public Health. It is the oldest journal of public health in the U.S. and has published since 1878. The journal is widely distributed internationally, and is indexed by MEDLINE/Index Medicus, Current Contents, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Pais International, and LexisNexis..

The Guest Editors for this Supplement are Drs. Hazel D. Dean and Kevin A. Fenton, Deputy Director and Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From: Hazel D. Dean, Sc.D., M.P.H | Deputy Director | National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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[EQ] State of the U.S.A. Health Indicators

State of the U.S.A. Health Indicators

 

Committee on the State of the USA Health Indicators, Institute of Medicine, 2008

 

Available online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12534

   

“………..Policymakers, the media, and the public should focus on 20 specific health indicators as "yardsticks" to measure the overall health and well-being of Americans, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

By providing information that can be compared over time, these 20 indicators will also help Americans track the nation's progress on improving our health and the effectiveness of public health and care systems.

 

The indicators are intended for the health section of a new Web site that the nonprofit State of the USA Inc. (SUSA) http://stateoftheusa.org/  is building as a tool for measuring and monitoring the nation on several fronts.  The site will aim to help people become more-informed and active participants in national discussions about important topics — such as health, education, and the environment — by giving them a way to measure national progress from year to year and to compare it to that of other countries.  Until recently, only researchers and academics have had the capacity for this kind of analysis. 

 

The 20 proposed indicators together provide a broad picture of Americans' health and the nation's health systems.  They reflect a range of factors that determine well-being, including how many individuals engage in certain risky or healthy behaviors, how well patients fare from the care they receive, and to what extent health professionals and facilities are meeting specific goals. 

 

SUSA asked IOM to recommend no more than 20 indicators of health, each with a substantial body of high-quality data behind it.  Reputable organizations are generating new data on each of these markers annually, providing a reliable means to track changes over time.  The data can be sorted by population subgroups or geographic region, allowing detailed analyses and comparisons.  For example, one could use the data to compare current rates of obesity in different race and ethnic groups or to track whether the national obesity rate goes up or down over the next five years. 

 

Social and environmental factors — such as income, race and ethnicity, education level, and pollution — also influence people's health, noted the committee that wrote the report.  The SUSA Web site will have sections devoted to education and the environment as well as other topics.  Given the interconnectedness of health and these other areas, the committee urged SUSA to create links between the different sections that will enable visitors to see and explore these relationships…..”

 

IOM's Proposed Health Indicators

 

Health Outcomes

•           Life Expectancy at Birth — number of years that a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue

•           Infant Mortality — number of deaths of infants less than 1 year old per 1,000 live births

•           Life Expectancy at Age 65 — number of years of life remaining to a person at age 65 if current mortality rates continue

•           Injury-Related Mortality — age-adjusted mortality rates due to intentional and unintentional injuries

•           Self-Reported Health Status — percent of adults reporting fair or poor health

•           Unhealthy Days, Physical and Mental — mean number of physically or mentally unhealthy days in past 30 days

•           Chronic Disease Prevalence — percent of adults reporting one or more of six chronic diseases: diabetes, cardiovascular disease,
            chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cancer, and arthritis

•           Serious Psychological Distress — percent of adults with serious psychological distress as indicated by a score of 13 or higher on the K6 scale

 

Health-Related Behaviors

•           Smoking — percent of adults who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime and who currently smoke some days or every day

•           Physical Activity — percent of adults meeting the recommendations for moderate physical activity, which are 30 minutes of
            moderate intensity activity at least five days a week or 20 minutes of vigorous intensity activity at least three days per week

•           Excessive Drinking — percent of adults consuming 4 (women) or 5 (men) or more drinks on one occasion and/or consuming
            more than an average of 1 (women) or 2 (men) drinks per day during the past 30 days

•           Nutrition — percent of adults eating a good diet as indicated by a score of 80 or more on the Healthy Eating Index

•           Obesity — percent of adults with a body mass index of 30 or more

•           Condom Use — proportion of youth in grades 9 through 12 who are sexually active and do not use condoms, placing them at risk
            for sexually transmitted infections

 

Health Systems

•           Health Care Expenditures — per capita health care spending

•           Insurance Coverage — percentage of adults without health coverage via insurance or entitlement

•           Unmet Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drug Needs — percent of non-institutionalized people who did not receive or
            delayed receiving needed medical services, dental services, or prescription drugs during the previous year

•           Preventive Services — percent of adults who are up-to-date with age-appropriate screening services and flu vaccination

•           Preventable Hospitalizations — hospitalization rate for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions

•           Childhood Immunization — percent of children between 19 and 35 months old who are up-to-date with recommended immunizations

 

The study was sponsored by State of the USA Inc., the F.B. Heron Foundation, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.  Established in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine provides independent, objective, evidence-based advice to policymakers, health professionals, the private sector, and the public.  The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies.  A committee roster follows.

 

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE - Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice - Committee on the State of the USA Health Indicators

George J. Isham, M.D., M.S. (chair) Medical Director and Chief Health Officer Health Partners Inc. Bloomington, Minn.

Ron Bialek, M.P.P. President  Public Health Foundation Washington, D.C.

Norman M. Bradburn, Ph.D. Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus; and  Senior Fellow National Opinion Research Center University of Chicago Chicago

Caroline Fichtenberg, Ph.D. Chief Epidemiologist  Baltimore City Health Department Baltimore

Jessie Gruman, Ph.D. Executive Director Center for the Advancement of Health  Washington, D.C.

David Holtgrave, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Health, Behavior, and Society Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University Baltimore

Cara V. James, Ph.D. Senior Policy Analyst Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Washington, D.C.

David A. Kindig, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Population Health Sciences, and Emeritus Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences School of Medicine University of Wisconsin Madison

Lisa Lang, M.P.P. Head National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, and Assistant Director Health Services Research Information, National Library of Medicine Bethesda, Md.

David R. Nerenz, Ph.D. Director of Outcomes Research Neuroscience Institute, and Director Center for Health Services Research Henry Ford Health System Detroit

James D. Reschovsky, Ph.D. Senior Health Researcher Center for Studying Health System Change Washington, D.C.

Steven M. Teutsch, M.D., Ph.D. Executive Director  U.S. Outcomes Research Merck and Co. Inc. West Point, Pa.

David R. Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H. Florence & Laura Norman Professor of Public Health, and Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology Department of Society, Human Development, and Health School of Public Health Harvard University Boston

Alan M. Zaslavsky, Ph.D. Professor of Statistics Department of Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School Boston   

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STAFF Lyla Hernandez, M.P.H. Study Director --- http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12534

 

 

 

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[EQ] In Spanish: La Inequidad en la Salud - Hacia un abordaje integral

       From: Leo Tambussi

 

La Inequidad en la Salud - Hacia un abordaje integral

 

Compiladores

Françoise Barten, Walter Flores y Ana Hardoy

ISBN: 978-987-22370-4-2 IIED-América Latina Publicaciones - Buenos Aires - Argentina 2008

 

Texto completo: PDF [304p.] en: https://www.yousendit.com/download/WnBTNWNtRStFd2RMWEE9PQ

Para discutir sobre esta temática, durante los días 5 al 7 de diciembre de 2007 se realizó en Buenos Aires1 un taller internacional titulado “La inequidad en la Salud: un abordaje integral de los determinantes sociales y ambientales en el contexto urbano” Participaron del taller especialistas de distintas disciplinas, médicos sanitaristas, urbanistas, economistas, sociólogos, geógrafos, trabajadores sociales y funcionarios del gobierno con responsabilidad en el tema.

Los objetivos fueron:
i. Analizar las variables de contexto que han influido en la situación de inequidad en salud y exclusión social en los asentamientos urbanos de las diferentes subregiones de América Latina,
ii. Generar un espacio de discusión interdisciplinaria para abordar de manera integral y comprensiva el análisis de los factores ambientales, económicos y sociales que afectan al mejoramiento y la equidad en la salud y, finalmente,
iii. Formar un primer grupo interdisciplinario que se comprometiese a discutir y llevar adelante acciones que contribuyan a poner en la agenda pública argentina la necesidad de un enfoque integral y multidisciplinario de la problemática.

 

Para ello uno de los compromisos asumidos por ALCUEH (América Latina, Caribe y Comunidad Europea Health) fue la publicación en forma de libro de todas las presentaciones y discusiones que se dieron en el marco del seminario.

 

Presentación

Françoise Barten, Walter Flores y Ana Hardoy

 

Medio ambiente urbano, riqueza y salud

Gordon McGranahan

 

Introducción al tema - Primer módulo

La urbanización y la problemática de las inequidades en salud: necesidad de enfoques integrales

Françoise Barten

 

Sistema de salud en Argentina - Daniel Maceira

Gestión del espacio urbano con un enfoque de equidad - Eduardo Reese

 

Reflexiones de los participantes - Introducción al tema - Segundo módulo

Reflexiones en torno a los problemas y potencialidades del sector público de salud - Marina Lareo

Comentarios sobre el sector informal y la salud en la pobreza - Jorge Carpio

Asimetrías de poder como principal barrera para una efectiva participación social en política pública:

Experiencias de Guatemala - Walter Flores

 

Reflexiones de los participantes - Herramientas innovadoras y estudios de caso

Primer módulo

Sistema Integral de Gestión Ambiental (SIGA): una herramienta para la gestión integral del territorio -Gabriela Fernández Larrosa

Consolidando los Derechos de los Niños - Gabriel Urgoiti

Programa Rosario Hábitat. Un abordaje integral en el mejoramiento de asentamientos irregulares - María Isabel Garzia

 

Segundo módulo

Presentación del Municipio de San Fernando - Gustavo Aguilera, María Eva Amieiro y Silvia Gómez

Reflexiones de los participantes Cierre del Taller

Entornos urbanos y salud: comentario desde el campo de los estudios urbanos - Beatriz Cuenya

Construyendo puentes - Mario Rovere

 

Reflexiones finales de los participantes

 

 

 

 

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