Mowinga es un proyecto de impacto social que busca desarrollar una compañía dedicada a la producción y comercialización de productos 100% orgánicos a base de una planta llamada Moringa cuyas hojas y rama contienen múltiples nutrientes y propiedades alimenticias que le permiten a sus consumidores tener una alimentación balanceada. Este proyecto busca ser implementado en la región Caribe en donde se ve la problemática con la nutrición de los niños de bajo recursos y Mowinga puede significar la solución de raíz a ese impacto social que buscará darle solución a la poca y mala alimentación de dichos niños. También se busca llegar a las nuevas tendencias a nivel mundial sobre la "onda fit" en donde nuestros potenciales clientes buscarán con nuestros productos mejorar su estilo de vida y lograr ser saludables. Nuestro producto será Polvo de Hojas de Moringa Orgánico 100% puro, ideal para ser consumido en ensaladas, infusiones, sopas o con diferentes tipos de bebidas, para todo el público que busca beneficios. generales de salud y bienestar y será comercializado en las siguientes presentaciones: Caja moringa en polvo x 20 sachets x 200 gr Tarro de 90 cápsulas de moringa x 50 gr Sobre sellado moringa en polvo 200 gr

Background Retinopathy of prematurity is the major cause of blindness in children in Colombia. This cause of childhood blindness is irreversible when stablished, but 100% preventable with the adequate strategies put in place. This raises important questions concerning strategies to reduce the incidence of blindness as a result of ROP, which should ensure that all infants who are at risk of blinding ROP are examined in screening programmes. Aim The aim was to collect data in the neonatal intensive care units. This was used to evaluate the existing human and material resources for preventing, screening and treating ROP and rehabilitation of children suffering from ROP. The data helped to do an analysis of gaps in the service and allowed to present a proposal for a programme to prevent blindness due to ROP in the cities of Manizales, Pereira and Armenia, Colombia. Methods 7 NICUs were visited in the three cities. The study collected quantitative data on neonatal intensive care units, admission and survival of premature babies during 2010, human resources and infrastructure and data on knowledge of the Colombian guidelines on ROP. Results The survival rates vary according to the provider. They are higher in the private sector, and lower in the public sector. Overall, the available data allowed us to estimate that there are approximately 45,000 births per year (2010) in the region (95% occur in hospital) and 1.8% of all the births are less than 2,000g. Therefore, in the region, 810 babies per year weighing less than 2,000g are at risk of developing any type of ROP. The number of places, ventilators and monitors is sufficient. Staffing is adequate in the private NICUs, with a shortage of neonatologists in the public NICUs. The number of nurses monitoring babies is universally adequate, but the lack of knowledge in controlling risk factors of developing ROP such as monitoring oxygen in a constraint. An ROP screening programme is not available in public NICUs and in some of the mixed providers. The Kangaroo Mother programme lack of screening for ROP. Conclusions The unstable health system has allowed (i) unsustainable NICUs and programmes for ROP (ii) If available, programmes running without being monitored or evaluated, and, (iii) no screening in public and some mixed NICUs in Manizales, Pereira and Armenia. (iv) no screening for ROP in the Kangaroo Mother Programe As access and survival rates improve in the NICUS of these cities, ROP is likely to continue to be a significant cause of blindness in the region, despite the progress that has been achieved with the 2010 Colombian guidelines for screening and treating ROP. Recommendations The results suggest that the prevention of blinding ROP is a complex task in Colombia that requires concomitant strategies to be put in place: Firstly, national policies in screening for ROP and oxygen delivery for the babies in the NICUs are needed. Secondly, as a primary preventive strategy, training nurses in the NICUs to control and monitor the delivery of oxygen; as a secondary preventive strategy, ROP programmes offered to the public, mixed, private NICUs and to the Kangaro Mother Programme; as a tertiary strategy, rehabilitation providing a low vision centre for these children Thirdly, running ROP programmes need to be monitored and evaluated.

As inundações podem ter um grande impacto na saúde das populações. Doenças produzidas pela exposição direta ou indireta às águas, podem resultar em surtos de doenças gastrointestinais, infecções respiratórias, leptospirose entre outras. Já que os cenários de mudança climática predizem o aumento na frequência e severidade das inundações devido ao aquecimento global, é necessário ter claridade nos impactos gerados sobre a saúde humana como reflexo dos efeitos combinados das mudanças climáticas sobre os ecossistemas, o sistema econômico e o sistema social. A pesquisa visa analisar a vulnerabilidade da população do município de São Paulo às doenças infecciosas relacionadas com inundações. O processo tem como fio condutor o modelo de avaliação da vulnerabilidade conhecido como modelo de vulnerabilidade expandida. Dez variáveis consideradas como representativas para o município de São Paulo, foram escolhidas para a análise da vulnerabilidade social, correlacionadas e analisadas dentro da unidade espacial bacia hidrográfica para o ano 2010, mediante a análise de componentes principais. Bases de dados de precipitação da Rede Telemétrica de Pluviômetros de Superfície do Departamento de Águas e Energia Elétrica (DAAE), foram os dados usados para a avaliação dos níveis de precipitação. Adicionalmente, as estatísticas das bases de dados de Autorização de Internação Hospitalar do Sistema Universal de Saúde (AIH/SUS) foram usadas para a avaliação das variáveis epidemiológicas. Os resultados mostram que a vulnerabilidade social aumenta na direção centro-periferia e que as aglomerações de valores altos, evidentemente mais abundantes do que as aglomerações de valores baixos, aparecem nas bacias de vulnerabilidades sociais significativamente altas. Las inundaciones pueden tener un gran impacto sobre la salud de las poblaciones humanas. Las enfermedades producidas por la exposición directa o indirecta a agua contaminada, puede resultar en brotes de enfermedades gastrointestinales, infecciones respiratorias y Leptospirosis entre otras. Debido a que los escenarios de cambio climático predicen el aumento en la frecuencia y severidad de las inundaciones resultado del calentamiento global, es necesario tener claridad de los impactos generados sobre la salud humana que reflejan los efectos combinados de estos cambios ambientales sobre los ecosistemas, el sistema económico y el sistema social. Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar la vulnerabilidad de la población del municipio de Sao Paulo a enfermedades infecciosas relacionadas con inundaciones. El proceso tuvo como hilo conductor el modelo de evaluación de la vulnerabilidad conocido como modelo de vulnerabilidad expandida. Diez variables consideradas como representativas para el municipio, fueron escogidas para el análisis de la vulnerabilidad social por cuenca hidrográfica para el año 2010. El análisis final de la vulnerabilidad consistió en la correlación y análisis de componentes principales. Fueron utilizados datos de la red telemétrica de pluviómetros de superficie del departamento de aguas y energía eléctrica (DAAE), para analizar los niveles de precipitación. Adicionalmente, las estadísticas de las bases de datos de Autorizaciones de Hospitalización del Sistema Universal de Salud (AIH/SUS) fueron usadas para la evaluación de las variables epidemiológicas. Los resultados muestran que la vulnerabilidad social dentro del municipio aumenta en la dirección centro-periferia y que las aglomeraciones de valores altos, evidentemente más abundantes que las aglomeraciones de valores bajos, aparecen en las cuencas hidrográficas con vulnerabilidades sociales altamente significativas.

Physical activity promotion (PAP) has reached policy agendas worldwide due to the social and economic burden that non-communicable diseases have generated. Colombia is one of the countries that have taken the challenge of promoting healthy lifestyles in order to reduce this burden and in addition, take advantage of other benefits that promoting this healthy lifestyle brings. Although some research has been done on the field, no studies related to the local government contribution were found. The local government plays a crucial role in PAP, considering that it has a great influence on the physical and social environment of a city and consequently in the individual behavior of its citizens. Additionally, it has a great responsibility concerning public health, social and economic development and environmental sustainability, aspects that are related to PAP. The present research, aims to provide a general overview on the current state of PAP in the Municipal Sport Authorities (MSAs) of one department of Colombia. In this sense, it is important to highlight that the sport sector has had a major role in PAP in the country and the department. Hence, structured interviews were conducted among heads of the MSAs of the 14 municipalities of the department and development plans were analyzed. Using this data, two main aspects were studied in order to achieve the research aim: the current PAP interventions and the conditions to promote physical activity (PA) in the department. Results indicate that the current PAP interventions have both strengths and weaknesses. Among the most important aspects, it was noticed that PAP in Risaralda has neglected important environmental determinants for PA behavior. PAP has been oriented from an “anthropic” perspective (targeting the individual). However, this seems to have had a positive effect on PA levels in the department. Concerning the conditions to promote PA, there are important findings related to the knowledge and skills of policy-makers and the management process used to develop the interventions. Some of the weaknesses found in the interventions might be related to the conditions to develop them. Recommendations to MSAs and for further research are given.

CONTEXT: Equity-oriented policies based on social determinants of health (SDH) and intersectoral approaches have become a high level priority on the public sector agenda (Whitehead et al, 2006) and generated much research (Roberts, 2009). However, little is known on the conditions leading to successful implementation of these policies and the challenges facing decision-makers (PAHO, 2014, WHO, 2015). This study aimed to provide more evidence on these conditions and challenges by drawing on the experience of Cundinamarca-Colombia. RESOURCES AND METHODS: This study followed an exploratory qualitative approach. Key informant interviews method was used, with face-to-face semi-structure interviews conducted with public policy-making leaders at the national (Colombia) and subnational levels (Cundinamarca). Thirty interviews were conducted from February 26 to April 14, 2015. Thematic content analysis was carried out on the interviews and Governmental documents and secondary data sources were reviewed (published literature from 1985 - 2015). RESULTS: Among the key elements identified by the participants to work on the “determinants of health” and “transectoral” approaches was the “paradigm shift” from a “dominant health thinking” of the public policies to the adoption of more “inclusive concepts” such as the determinants of quality of life. The strengthening of “territorial planning” and sectoral competencies”, the interrelation of “synergistic approaches”, and the use of Information and Communication Technologies were also mentioned. Likewise, respondents reported on a number of challenges such as the State structure and the uneven development of sectors; and barriers related to “sectoral sovereignty”. CONCLUSIONS: The analysis of the experience of Cundinamarca-Colombia has shown that emerging concepts such as “transectorality”, “Health Management Models”, and “Determinants of Quality of Life” along with considerations regarding the State structure and the role of subnational governments and communities should inform the implementation of equity-based policies. However, further work is needed to cover the full range of conditions to successful implementation and to better appraise the impact of these approaches on the population.

El libro Anatomía Humana funcional y clínica ha sido objeto de constantes reimpresiones desde su edición original hace más de dos décadas y ha acompañado la formación integral de estudiantes y especialistas en el continente. Esta nueva edición ha sido objeto de una cuidadosa revisión que complementa y actualiza la nomenclatura. Además de la claridad y precisión en la descripción anatómica, incluye la aproximación clínica así como las explicaciones desde la perspectiva embriológica y la correlación imagenológica. Este libro, concebido y perfeccionado a través de la experiencia docente e investigativa en la Universidad del Valle, es una importante herramienta de estudio y consulta entre los profesionales de las Ciencias de la Salud.

En las etapas del desarrollo infantil, las dificultades del lenguaje pueden asociarse a las características de ciertos trastornos del desarrollo. Este manual, Dificultades del lenguaje en los trastornos del desarrollo, recoge una actualización de las investigaciones sobre las patologías del desarrollo asociadas de manera secundaria o comórbidas a un trastorno del lenguaje, así como las especificidades de su evaluación y tratamiento. En este primer volumen se analiza la clasificación del proyecto CATALISE junto a otras perspectivas teóricas. Además, se abordan los trastornos del lenguaje asociados a factores biomédicos debidos a las dificultades sensoriales, y el daño cerebral adquirido y la parálisis cerebral.

Julio Frenk ofrece en estas páginas una forma de pensar la salud, un examen de los elementos necesarios para definir la naturaleza y la misión que deben tener la investigación, la enseñanza y la práctica orientadas a la salud pública; es, pues, un libro de interés general, importante para el estudioso de las disciplinas que deben conjugarse en el ámbito de la salud pública.

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