Articles

The work and health of teachers and monitors in a public nursery in Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil

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SILVA, Daniela Almeida de Jesus; SOUZA, Katia Reis de and SANTOS, Gideon Borges dos. The work and health of teachers and monitors in a public nursery in Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180497. Epub July 29, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180497. This exploratory study aimed to gain an insight into the relationship between the work and health of teachers and monitors in a public nursery in Vitória da Conquista in the State of Bahia, Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten teachers and monitors. A content analysis of the interview transcripts identified four main themes: precarious work, overwork, and work intensification; management, politics, and conflicts; differences between the work of teachers

Vital needs in the dying process

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COMBINATO, Denise Stefanoni and MARTIN, Sueli Terezinha Ferrero. Vital needs in the dying process. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.63, pp.869-880. Epub Apr 03, 2017. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622016.0649. Due to the aging of the population and the increase in Non transmissible chronic diseases, the Family Health Strategy (ESF) is progressively facing the needs of people undergoing the dying process. By analyzing the work of health practitioners taking care of people who are dying, the aim of this paper is to discuss health needs through this process, in order to give support to those who work in this area in Primary Health Care. Eleven nurses and physicians linked to the ESF in Campinas, SP were selected

HIV/AIDS prevention in municipalities in Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: gaps between global policy and local responses

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MONTEIRO, Simone and BRIGEIRO, Mauro. HIV/AIDS prevention in municipalities in Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: gaps between global policy and local responses. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180410. Epub July 29, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180410. Global and national AIDS response policies emphasize treatment as prevention, pre and post- exposure prophylaxis, and combination prevention. This article analyzes the implementation of such policies at local level drawing on the findings of a social study conducted in municipalities in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro , Brasil, centered on HIV/AIDS prevention and care and the vulnerability of gays, transvestites, and prostitutes. The gaps between policy and local action are addressed focusing on four issues: the expansion of

From fight to testimony. Audiovisual and interactive representations of cancer in video games

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GOMEZ-GARCIA, Salvador; NAVARRO-SIERRA, Nuria and CARRILLO-VERA, José-Agustín. From fight to testimony. Audiovisual and interactive representations of cancer in video games. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180363. Epub July 29, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180363. This article analyzes the intersection between cancer - one of the leading causes of death in contemporary society – and one of the most important forms of media in twentieth-century popular culture: video games. An analysis was conducted of messages conveyed by eight videogames launched in the last 15 years with narratives on the disease, patients, and cancer treatment and outcomes. The findings point to a narrative construction that depicts the most common features of the disease, focusing on social empowerment through

Discourses on the healthcare of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people adopted by doctors working in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy

 

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PAULINO, Danilo Borges; RASERA, Emerson Fernando and TEIXEIRA, Flavia do Bonsucesso. Discourses on the healthcare of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people adopted by doctors working in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180279. Epub July 10, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180279. The aim of this study was to identify discourses on access to and quality of comprehensive care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people adopted by doctors working in the Family Health Strategy. This article reflects upon how these discourses influence the provision of healthcare to LGBT population. Fifteen doctors from Uberlândia and Belo Horizonte, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, participated in the study.

Maternal health services in Cuba – a biopolitical strategy for disciplining pregnant women’ bodies

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ROLLO, Rosane Machado; RAMOS, Adriana Roese e ROCHA, Cristianne Maria Famer. Maternal health services in Cuba - a biopolitical strategy for disciplining pregnant women’ bodies. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180339. Epub 10-Jul-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180339. Maternal and child health is a healthcare priority in Cuba. This article analyzes the provision of maternal health services in Cuba’s Hogares Maternos (maternity homes), where mothers are admitted in cases of high-risk pregnancy or complications. We problematize the docilization and disciplining of pregnant women, while at the same time recognizing that this process as a powerful strategy for preserving life in Cuba. Keywords : Cuba; Mother and child health; Mother and child health centers; High-risk pregnancy; Maternal health

Learning, digital media and affection: proposals for a new paradigm in higher education

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DRAVET, Florence e CASTRO, Gustavo de. Learning, digital media and affection: proposals for a new paradigm in higher education. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180321. Epub 10-Jul-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180321. This article relates the presence of digital media with the necessary knowledge for integral formation of human being, conjunction between rational knowledges - capacity for synthesis and analysis - and affective-emotional knowledge - capacity to live with others – propitiating savoir vivre and well-thinking. In order to contribute to the critical reflection on the power of digital technology as a way to advance in learning processes, the proposal is based on the theory of complexity. A bibliographical revision followed by an exploratory research consisting of

Children of the prison: social representations of women about birth in prison

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MATOS, Khesia Kelly Cardoso; SILVA, Susanne Pinheiro Costa e and NASCIMENTO, Emanuela de Araújo. Children of the prison: social representations of women about birth in prison. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180028. Epub July 10, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180028. The objective of this study was to understand the social representations of pregnant and puerperal detained women regarding giving birth of prison. A qualitative approach was developed with nineteen women, housed in the prisons of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Data collection was done through group interviews, analyzed by Iramuteq software. Representations about giving birth during incarceration are marked the suffering occasioned by the fear of separation. The process of labor is manifested by the

Occupational accidents and the performance of the Occupational Health Reference Center in the pages of the Jornal de Piracicaba newspaper between 2007 and 2014

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JACKSON FILHO, José Marçal et al. Occupational accidents and the performance of the Occupational Health Reference Center in the pages of the Jornal de Piracicaba newspaper between 2007 and 2014. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e18065. Epub 10-Jul-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180659. The prevention of occupational accidents is not an issue frequently covered by the print media. The aim of this study was to identify and describe the issues and actions promoted by Piracicaba Occupational Health Reference Center (Cerest), in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, that attracted the interest of the local newspaper Jornal de Piracicaba and the image the newspaper promotes of the service and the issue of occupational accidents. A total of 146 texts

Developmentalism and preventivism at the root of Collective Health: teaching reforms and the creation of Medical Schools and Departments of Preventive Medicine in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, 1948-1967

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MOTA, André; SCHRAIBER, Lilia Blima e AYRES, José Ricardo de Carvalho Mesquita. Developmentalism and preventivism at the root of Collective Health: teaching reforms and the creation of Medical Schools and Departments of Preventive Medicine in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, 1948-1967. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.65, pp.337-348. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0810. The US medical reform in the 1940's and 1950's included schools of thinking with unique developments and several change strategies, even though they eventually converged in a set of ideas referred under the term Preventive Medicine. In order to expand this movement to Latin America and to make it coalesce in a common proposal, Pan American Health Organization (Opas) and Mondial Health Organization

Telehealth services as support for Continuing Education in Primary Health Care: an evaluation framework

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DOLNY, Luise Lüdke; LACERDA, Josimari Telino de; NATAL, Sonia and CALVO, Maria Cristina Marino. Telehealth services as support for Continuing Education in Primary Health Care: an evaluation framework. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180184. Epub July 10, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180184. One of the objectives of Brazil’s National Telehealth Network Program is to support continuing health education for primary care providers through the use of health information and communication technologies. The aim of this study was to develop a telehealth services evaluation framework that can be used as a tool for assessing continuing health education for primary care providers. An availability study was conducted to provide the basis for the development of

Six proposals for graduation in Psychology: a dialogue between PET-Health and Italo Calvin

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SANTOS, Renata Guerda de Araújo and BERNARDES, Jefferson de Sousa. Six proposals for graduation in Psychology: a dialogue between PET-Health and Italo Calvin. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e180267. Epub June 27, 2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180267. This paper problematizes the orientation of a Psychology graduation course to the principles of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). It was carried out by conversation wheels with a group of people from the Education for Working Health Program (PET-Health) from the Alagoas Federal University. The analysis was carried out from the interaction between the conversation rounds and Ítalo Calvino’s text “Six proposals for the next millennium”: lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility, multiplicity and consistency, deriving the six proposals for