This descriptive study identified health behaviors practiced by 10th-grade students enrolled in public schools in Bogotá, Colombia. A modified version of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey assessed the health-related behaviors of 1,730 students. In this paper data for tobacco, alcohol, and psychoactive substances use are discussed. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine statistical significance among selected behavioral risk areas and the independent variables that were nominally scaled. Data from the study revealed a high use of gateway substances (tobacco and alcohol) among high school students in Bogotá, but lower usage, when compared to US students, of other mind-altering substance such as marijuana, inhalants, and cocaine.
This paper presents a global health education program using a 'Teleconference' approach. It provides examples of how technology can be used to deliver health education at the international level. Two international teleconferences about public health issues were conducted in 2013 and 2014 involving universities and public health institutions in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Uganda, and the United States. More than 400 students, faculty, and community members attended these educational events. These teleconferences served as the medium to unite countries despite the geographical distances and to facilitate collaborations and networking across nations. Teleconferences are an example of effective technology-based health education and health promotion programs.
Objectives: To present an instrument in Mixtec, Zapotec, and Spanish to assess the mental health of indigenous Oaxacan communities from Mexico. To provide suggestions on how this instrument could be useful for indigenous communities in other Latin American regions. Methods: This manuscript includes a literature review of articles published in mental health among communities originating from Oaxaca, Mexico and presents the process followed in the development of a culturally appropriate mental health instrument. The instrument was created by a Spanish speaking Advanced Practice Nurse and translated by a university student public health worker and a professional nurse from Oaxaca, Mexico whose native languages are Mixtec and Zapotec. Results: A culturally appropriate instrument was developed to assess the mental health of people with Oaxacan origin. This instrument includes some questions related with Covid-19. It was translated into Spanish, Mixtec, and Zapotec. The Spanish version is available in the written form but the Mixtec and Zapotec versions are available only in the audio form since they are languages of oral tradition. Conclusions: The mental health needs of Oaxacan communities living in the United States and other parts of Latin America are pressing and even more in the domain of mental health. The mental health instrument here discussed is a contribution to the understanding and solution of the identified relevant problems.
This study studied cultural competence training needs in a health services system in California. Results indicated that the major training needs were related to (1) cultural factors that affect consumers' access to services, (2) ethnic and cultural beliefs, traditions, and customs, (3) training for interpreters, and (4) crosscultural communication. Significant differences were found in regard to administrator and staff participation in cultural awareness activities, perception of the work environment as culturally competent, perception of culturally-related barriers, and perceived training needs. The findings support the importance of a continuous assessment of the educational needs of employees regarding cultural competence.
RESUMENObjetivos: Analizar las necesidades de salud de las comunidades nativas/indígenas del Valle de San Joaquin en California, Estados Unidos. Discutir las implicaciones que estas necesidades generan para el trabajo de salud pública en el Perú y otras partes de las Américas. Fortalecer los lazos de hermandad académica entre Estados Unidos y Perú para la mejoría de las condiciones de salud de nuestras comunidades indígenas. Métodos: Este manuscrito presenta una revisión teórica de artículos publicados durante las últimas dos décadas sobre las condiciones de salud de las comunidades nativas del Valle de San Joaquin en California y las intervenciones de salud pública desarrolladas para el abordaje de dichas necesidades. Resultados: Las condiciones de salud de nuestras comunidades nativas/indígenas siguen siendo precarias y relacionadas con un detrimento socio-economico que ha generado enfermedades y condiciones de salud tradicionalmente identificadas en estas comunidades tales como la desnutrición, el parasitismo intestinal, la anemia ferropénica y las enfermedades infecciosas. Además de estas condiciones de salud tradicionalmente encontradas en estas comunidades , un grupo nuevo emergente de condiciones de salud crónicas como la obesidad, la diabetes, y la hipertensión amenazan de manera creciente a nuestras comunidades nativas en las Américas y a nivel global. Conclusión: El abordaje de salud pública de las necesidades de las comunidades nativas/ indígenas en las Américas require de colaboración internacional y de trabajo inter-regional. Dicho trabajo debe estar basado en una actitud humilde en la que estemos dispuestos a aprender los unos de los otros y a desarrollar mecanismos cros-regionales como la creación de redes de colaboración internacional y oportunidades de aprendizaje bilateral a traves de teleconferencias y otros medios educativos en las áreas de salud indígena, promoción de la salud, prevención de la enfermedad, educación en salud, y atención primaria en salud.Palabras clave: Salud indígena; Promoción de la salud; Prevención de la enfermedad; Educación en salud; Atención Primaria en Salud. (fuente: DeCS BIREME)
ABSTRACTObjective: Analyze the health needs of native/indigenous communities from the San Joaquin Valley in California, United States. Discuss the implications that these needs generate for public health work in Peru and other parts of the Americas. Strengthen the ties of academic brotherhood/sisterhood between the United States and Peru, for the improvement of the health conditions of our indigenous communities. Methods: This manuscript presents a theoretical review of articles published during the last two decades about the health conditions of native communities in the San Joaquin California Valley, as well as a review of the public health interventions developed to address such needs. Results: The health conditions of our native/indigenous communities continues to be precarious and related with a socio-economic detriment that has generated diseases and health conditions traditionally id...
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