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Brazilian Studies in Philosophy and History of Science
This volume, The Brazilian Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, is the first attempt to present to a general audience, works from Brazil on this subject. The included papers are original, covering a remarkable number of relevant topics of philosophy of science, logic and on the history of science. The Brazilian community has increased in the last years in quantity and in quality of the works, most of them being published in respectable international journals on the subject. The chapters of this volume are forwarded by a general introduction, which aims to sketch not only the contents of the chapters, but it is conceived as a historical and conceptual guide to the development of the field in Brazil. The introduction intends to be useful to the reader, and not only to the specialist, helping them to evaluate the increase in production of this country within the international context.
The Politics of the Commercial Determinants of Health
Understanding the international and domestic politics of the commercial determinants of health is a new area of scholarly inquiry. Perhaps more than ever, the political science, policy, and public health community needs to better understand the complex political contexts shaping the rise and policy influence of the commercial industry, ranging from tobacco to alcohol, agribusiness, and food products. Initial efforts to address the commercial sector’s political and policy involvement emerged with the corporate political activity literature, which mainly focused on the tobacco industry’s efforts to shape noncommunicable disease (NCD) policy. Over the years, public health practitioners, nut...
Matters of the Heart
The heart is the most symbolic organ of the human body. Across cultures it is seen as the site of emotions, as well as the origin of life. We feel emotions in the heart, from the heart-stopping sensation of romantic love to the crushing sensation of despair. And yet since the nineteenth century the heart has been redefined in medical terms as a pump, an organ responsible for the circulation of the blood. Emotions have been removed from the heart as an active site of influence and towards the brain. It is the brain that is the organ most commonly associated with emotion in the modern West. So why, then, do the emotional meanings of the heart linger? Why do many transplantation patients believ...
Reimagining Psychiatric Epidemiology in a Global Frame
"Psychiatric epidemiology, like cancer, heart disease, or AIDS epidemiology, increasingly dominates the bio-politics of nations and of worldwide health campaigns like the Global Burden of Disease. Yet this is the first book-length history of psychiatric epidemiology, arguably the oldest of epidemiological disciplines, albeit the slowest to develop intellectually and institutionally. The epidemiology of mental disorders and mental health differs radically from that of other diseases and health conditions in that it studies subjective states, difficult to objectify or precisely define. Despite these obstacles, over many decades, researchers, governments, and international organizations have co...
The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
The issue of universal and free access to treatment is now a fundamental goal of the international community. Based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa under the aegis of ANRS (the French nationalagency for research on Aids and viral hepatitis, this timely and significant book both assesses the progress made in achieving this objective and presents a rigorous diagnosis of the obstacles that remain. Placing particular emphasis on the constraints imposed by TRIPS as well as the poor state of most public health systems in Southern countries, the contributing authors provide a comprehensive analysis of the huge barriers that have yet to be overc...
Global Health, Humanity and the COVID-19 Pandemic
This volume interrogates global health and especially the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role that science has played in mitigating the human experiences of pandemics and health over the centuries. Science, and the scientific method, has always been at the forefront of the human attempt at undermining the virulent consequences of sicknesses and diseases. However, the scientific image of humans in the world is founded on the presumption of possessing the complete understanding about humans and their physiological and psychological frameworks. This volume challenges this scientific assumption. Global health denotes the complex and cumulative health profile of humanity that involves not only the framework of scientific researches and practices that investigates and seeks to improve the health of all people on the globe, but also the range of humanistic issues - economic, cultural, social, ideological - that constitute the sources of inequities and threat to the achievement of a positive global health profile. This volume balances the argument that diseases and pandemics are human problems that demand both scientific and humanistic interventions.
Direitos humanos e saúde
O livro reflete sobre a importância do binômio direitos humanos e saúde, reforçando uma visão multidisciplinar em que a saúde é considerada um instrumento de dignidade humana e transformação social. Os autores mostram como a integração da perspectiva dos direitos humanos à saúde amplia a própria significação do conceito de saúde, compreendido por diversos movimentos como um estado de bem-estar físico, mental e social, e não apenas como a ausência de doenças. Em três capítulos, a obra da coleção Temas em Saúde busca fortalecer uma cultura de respeito aos direitos humanos e organizar ideias e ações que construam competências relacionadas aos processos da sua realização.
Ambiente, saúde, sustentabilidade
Esta extensa e abrangente coletânea traz à tona, em 45 capítulos, questões polêmicas relacionadas aos limites da convivência entre o modo de viver do ser humano e a preservação do ambiente, e seus efeitos na saúde física e mental, que devem gerar novos desafios na formulação de políticas públicas. Os autores nos mostram que agendas diferenciadas para a redução dos riscos à saúde e a preservação ambiental só serão possíveis com a construção de uma agenda nacional e local que integre saúde, ambiente e sustentabilidade, envolvendo a discussão em torno das disparidades econômicas e sociais entre os países, estados e localidades, e fortalecendo a articulação dos aspectos socioeconômicos, ambientais e de saúde. O livro, projeto ambicioso que une 126 autores, referências em suas áreas, oferece um rico e profundo material para profissionais, pesquisadores, gestores e estudantes que atuam com os temas de saúde, ambiente e sustentabilidade.
Epidemiologia no Pós-Pandemia
Naomar de Almeida Filho, renomado epidemiologista brasileiro, apresenta uma análise crítica da evolução da epidemiologia, que passou de uma ciência "tímida" a um campo central na saúde coletiva, especialmente no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19. O autor revisita conceitos como risco, causalidade e desigualdades em saúde, propondo uma abordagem integradora que combina saberes biomoleculares, sociais e culturais. Nesta tradução, revista e ampliada, com capítulos inéditos sobre sindemias, infodemiologia e transdisciplinaridade, Almeida Filho propõe uma teoria unificada de saúde-enfermidade-cuidado e uma revisão da epidemiologia sob a ótica da complexidade. A obra também introduz a "etnoepidemiologia", que integra saberes socioculturais na compreensão dos processos de saúde. Com uma escrita crítica e rigorosa, o autor desafia os limites da disciplina, sugerindo que a epidemiologia deve considerar as interações sociais e históricas que moldam a saúde. O livro é essencial para profissionais da saúde, pesquisadores e todos os interessados na evolução da epidemiologia pós-pandemia.
