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Gender and Health: socio-historical, epidemiological and political aspects

Coordinators:
Simone Monteiro, Elaine Brandão.

Institution:
IOC/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation; DMP/IESC/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Maximum number of participants:
20

Summary:
The course objectifies theoretical grants, enabling participants to reflect on the processes involved in the social components of health and sickness, emphasizing gender perspective.
It also seeks an approach to:
- The inter-connections between gender, sexuality, and reproduction, in the context of research and health care.
- The understanding of certain profiles of morbidity and mortality from a gender point of view.
- The impacts of gender perspective on the formulation of public policy and on the re-orientation of attendance practices.
- The contribution of gender perspective to health evaluation practices.
- The importance of health services in the perpetuation or reversal of social and gender inequities.

Invited professors:
Ana Paula Portela
Daniela Knauth (UFRGS)
Greice Menezes
Elaine Brandão (DMP/IESC/IFRJ
Eliane Vargas (IOC/FIOCRUZ)
Leticia Artiles (ALAMES)
Simone Monteiro (IOC/FIOCRUZ).

Promoted by: ABRASCO - ALAMES - IAHP       Organized by: CCSHS/ABRASCO - ISC/UFBA
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