Carlos Eduardo Gomes Siqueira
Biographic Data
| ID | 1361513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carlos Eduardo Gomes Siqueira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carlos Eduardo Gomes |
| FAMILY NAME | Siqueira |
| SIGNATURE | SIQUEIRA C E G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8993-3031 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 42 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 42 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
LLM-Assisted Scoping Review of Artificial Intelligence in Brazilian Public Health
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a strategic technology for global health, with increasing relevance amid the climate emergency and persistent digital inequalities. This study examines how AI has been applied in Brazilian healthcare through a scoping review with an in-depth methodological synthesis, focusing on Transfer Learning (TL) and Federated Learning (FL) as approaches to address data scarcity, privacy, and technological dependence. …
Methodological paths of research on the socio-sanitary repercussions of Covid-19 among international migrants in Brazil
This experience report presents the process of building and maintaining a multicenter, transdisciplinary network of researchers in transnational migration and health in COVID-19. We describe the challenges in the process, the organization of methodological strategies, the work processes, the contributions of the actors, and the limits and potential. In the multisite research in six states, we identified problems with health and illness, access to…
Caminhos metodológicos de uma pesquisa sobre as repercussões sociossanitárias da Covid-19 entre migrantes internacionais no Brasil
Este relato de experiência apresenta o processo de construção e manutenção de uma rede multicêntrica e transdisciplinar de pesquisadores no campo das migrações transnacionais e da saúde no contexto da Covid-19. Descrevemos os desafios no processo, a organização das estratégias metodológicas, os processos de trabalho, as contribuições dos atores, bem como os limites e as potencialidades. Na pesquisa multissituada em seis estados no Brasil, identif…
Leveraging Climate Data Through Intelligent Systems for the Prediction of Arbovirus Transmission by Aedes aegypti
Arboviruses spread in urban tropics under climate change. At Aedes aegypti breeding sites in Recife, Brazil, we linked surveillance and climate data from the Pernambuco Water and Climate Agency (APAC), the Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), Rapid Survey of Indices for Aedes aegypti (LIRAa), and Recife's Open Data Portal. We modeled 2013-2021 cases and 2009-2017 breeding sites. We generated spatial fields with inverse distance we…
Cardiac Behavior and Heart Rate Variability in Elderly Hypertensive Individuals during Aerobic Exercise
High blood pressure is an important public health problem due to its high prevalence, the difficulty to control it, and its high contribution to morbidity. A series of changes may be linked to the aging process, compromising cardiac conduction, and reducing cardiovascular baroreceptor function. Advancing age promotes a decline in heart rate variability and this decrease can increase the probability of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study…
Project AquiLá
There are advantages in employing a community engaged transdisciplinary team-based approach to the study of transnationalism, culture and health
Understanding Health Priorities, Behaviors, and Service Utilization Among Brazilian Immigrant Women
Deciphering Multifactorial Correlations of Covid-19 Incidence and Mortality in the Brazilian Amazon Basin
Amazonas suffered greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mortality and fatality rates soared and scarcity of oxygen and healthcare supplies led the health system and funerary services to collapse. Thus, we analyzed the trends of incidence, mortality, and lethality indicators of COVID-19 and the dynamics of their main determinants in the state of Amazonas from March 2020 to June 2021. This is a time-series ecological study. We calculated the le…
Seguindo o dinheiro
Este artigo analisou a atuação das Organizações Sociais de Saúde (OSS) no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e o uso dos contratos de gestão e dos termos aditivos como instrumentos de privatização. O objetivo foi compreender os processos que legitimam a privatização, a partir da quantificação dos valores financeiros repassados por meio de contratos de gestão e termos aditivos para as organizações que firmaram contratos com a Secretaria Municipal de Saú…
Mining Disasters in Brazil
The ruptures of two iron ore dams in two municipalities of southeastern Brazil have caused immeasurable economic, social, and environmental damages. This case report describes the ruptures of Mariana dam in 2015 and the Brumadinho dam in 2019, as well as their causes and consequences. The companies responsible for managing the dams are Mineradora Samarco and Vale S.A. We analyze the “Risk and Disaster Communication” activities implemented by thos…
Mining Dam Failures in Brazil
Mining dam failures have increased worldwide since the 1980s. Two large mining dam failures occurred recently in Mariana and Brumadinho, both in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. We hypothesize that there were significant differences in legal post-disaster decisions. The aim of this article is to understand the similarities and differences of post-disaster actions and controversies in Mariana and Brumadinho. We reviewed 686 news reports about co…
Perinatal Mortality Analysis in Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2008 to 2017
This is an ecological and time-series study using secondary data on perinatal mortality and its components from 2008 to 2017 in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The data were collected from the Mortality Information System (SIM) and Live Births Information System (SINASC) of the Unified Health System Informatics Department (DATASUS) in June 2019. The perinatal mortality rate (×1000 total births) was calculated. Time series were constructed from the perina…
Worker Health Inequities in Central America
Worker Health Inequities in Central America C. Eduardo Siqueira MD, ScD, MPH Affiliation The author is with the Department of Urban Planning and Community Health, School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, and the Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to C. Eduardo Siqueira, MD, ScD, MPH, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125 (e-mail: carlos.siqueira@um…
Gêneros Jornalísticos E Desastres
O presente artigo analisa como o tema saúde é abordado em jornais surgidos após o rompimento da barragem de Fundão, em Mariana (MG). Um, do gênero jornalístico comunitário, feito pelos próprios atingidos e outros três do gênero institucional, criados pela instituição responsável por gerir as ações pós-desastre. Após coleta de matérias e realizada análise crítica do discurso, concluiu-se que há diferença na forma de enunciação do desastre e distin…
Agrotóxicos
Too Much to Ask, Too Much to Handle”
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities. Its consequences for pregnancies have made governments and both national and international agencies issue advice and recommendations to women. This study was designed to understand the impacts of Zika on women who were less directly affected and less vulnerable to Zika. Women were recruited from various locations in Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Data…
Comparison of factors associated with leukemia and lymphoma mortality in Brazil
In the last decades, few epidemiological studies have discussed the mortality rates due to leukemia and lymphoma in Brazil. This study analyzes the evolution over time of the number of deaths due to leukemia and lymphoma in Brazil, between 2010 and 2016, considering the population's characteristics and spatial distribution. This is a retrospective epidemiological study based on data obtained in the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS…
Políticas de prevenção ao abuso de drogas no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos
O objetivo deste estudo foi discutir as políticas públicas de prevenção ao abuso de drogas destinadas aos jovens no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos. A formulação dessa política no Brasil tem-se estabelecido a partir de programas que são questionados internacionalmente em termos epistemológicos, teóricos e metodológicos. Conclui-se que a construção de políticas sociais na América Latina permanece atravessada pela manutenção da dependência aos países c…
Implantação do Programa Mais Médicos no Espírito Santo, Brasil
O objetivo foi avaliar a implantação do Programa Mais Médicos (PMM) com base no estudo de caso do Espírito Santo, Brasil. Na primeira etapa, foram analisados os documentos que instituíram o PMM, permitindo a criação de um modelo lógico. Na segunda, foram analisados dados do PMM no Espírito Santo (2013-2016) baseando-se em faixas populacionais, gerando a criação de indicadores da proporção de médicos antes e após o Programa com os parâmetros: inac…
Workers’ perception of hazards on recycling sorting facilities in São Paulo, Brazil
The paper discusses views, perceptions, experiences, knowledge and behaviors related to occupational risks among recycling workers. Data collection involved field observation and two focus groups in each site. Narratives were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for themes. Findings are presented according to the following topics: economic and environmental value of recycling; aspects of employment in the cooperative system; occupational hazards; …
There You Enjoy Life, Here You Work’
Structural inequalities in the U.S. work environment place most immigrants in low paying, high-risk jobs. Understanding how work experiences and influence the health of different immigrant populations is essential to address disparities. This article explores how Brazilian and Dominican immigrants feel about their experiences working in the U.S. and how the relationship between work and culture might impact their health. In partnership with the D…
Socioeconomic and Health Profile of Haitian Immigrants in a Brazilian Amazon State
The Key Role of Work in Population Health Inequities
A review of the article Work as an Inclusive Part of Population Health Inequities Research and Prevention by Emily Quinn Ahonen, Kaori Fujishiro, Thomas Cunningham and Michael Flynn which appears in the same issue is presented
Women's lives in times of Zika
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities. Its consequences to pregnancies has made governments, national and international agencies issue advices and recommendations to women. There is a clear need to investigate how the Zika outbreak affects the decisions that women take concerning their lives and the life of their families, as well as how women are psychologically and emotionally dealing with the outbre…
O Projeto de Lei no 4.302
Labor‐community alliances in petrochemical regions in the United States and Brazil
2000). Labor‐community alliances in petrochemical regions in the United States and Brazil: What does it take to win? Capitalism Nature Socialism: Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 113-145
The Key Role of Work in Population Health Inequities
A review of the article Work as an Inclusive Part of Population Health Inequities Research and Prevention by Emily Quinn Ahonen, Kaori Fujishiro, Thomas Cunningham and Michael Flynn which appears in the same issue is presented
Seguindo o dinheiro
Este artigo analisou a atuação das Organizações Sociais de Saúde (OSS) no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e o uso dos contratos de gestão e dos termos aditivos como instrumentos de privatização. O objetivo foi compreender os processos que legitimam a privatização, a partir da quantificação dos valores financeiros repassados por meio de contratos de gestão e termos aditivos para as organizações que firmaram contratos com a Secretaria Municipal de Saú…
Women's lives in times of Zika
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities. Its consequences to pregnancies has made governments, national and international agencies issue advices and recommendations to women. There is a clear need to investigate how the Zika outbreak affects the decisions that women take concerning their lives and the life of their families, as well as how women are psychologically and emotionally dealing with the outbre…
The Vida Verde Women's Co-Op
We reviewed the key steps in the launch of the Vida Verde Women's Co-Op among Brazilian immigrant housecleaners in Somerville, MA. The co-op provides green housecleaning products, encourages healthy work practices, and promotes a sense of community among its members. We conducted in-depth interviews with 8 of the first co-op members, who reported a reduction in symptoms associated with the use of traditional cleaning agents and a new sense of mut…
Documento faz diferença
Imigrantes brasileiros vivenciam diversos desafios nos âmbitos social, trabalhista e de saúde nos Estados Unidos. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar o perfil das trabalhadoras domésticas brasileiras em Massachusetts, Estados Unidos, valendo-se da descrição de suas condições de trabalho e percepções a respeito do seu estado de saúde. Trata-se de estudo transversal com 198 domésticas de Massachusetts, recrutadas por amostragem do tipo "bola-de-neve…
Agrotóxicos
Comparison of factors associated with leukemia and lymphoma mortality in Brazil
In the last decades, few epidemiological studies have discussed the mortality rates due to leukemia and lymphoma in Brazil. This study analyzes the evolution over time of the number of deaths due to leukemia and lymphoma in Brazil, between 2010 and 2016, considering the population's characteristics and spatial distribution. This is a retrospective epidemiological study based on data obtained in the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS…
Health Disparities Among Health Care Workers
In this article we describe the process of an interdisciplinary case study that examined the social contexts of occupational and general health disparities among health care workers in two sets of New England hospitals and nursing homes. A political economy of the work environment framework guided the study, which incorporated dimensions related to market dynamics, technology, and political and economic power. The purpose of this article is to re…
A globalização dos movimentos sociais
Este artigo apresenta, inicialmente, definições propostas para o termo Globalização Corporativa Neoliberal ou globalização neoliberal. Em seguida discute os principais problemas e impactos da globalização neoliberal identificados pelos movimentos sociais e intelectuais que propõem alternativas ao modelo neoliberal global, conhecido como movimento antiglobalização, "globalização por debaixo" ou das bases ("grassroots" globalization). Esses movimen…
Labor‐community alliances in petrochemical regions in the United States and Brazil
2000). Labor‐community alliances in petrochemical regions in the United States and Brazil: What does it take to win? Capitalism Nature Socialism: Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 113-145
Globalização e movimentos sociais
Franco Netto resumem vrios dos principais conceitos e questes aprofundadas no artigo e apresentam suas vises sobre os aspectos que consideram mais importantes
The Observatory of the Américas as a network in environmental and worker health in the Americas
This article reviews the scope of several Observatories found by a search in the Internet through the Google search engine. After examining these observatories, it describes the aims and initial accomplishments of the Observatory of the Americas as a network of professionals and activists from different countries in the Americas. The article concludes with a discussion of the pattern identified among these observatories: they may be clearinghouse…
A globalização dos movimentos sociais
Este artigo apresenta, inicialmente, definições propostas para o termo Globalização Corporativa Neoliberal ou globalização neoliberal. Em seguida discute os principais problemas e impactos da globalização neoliberal identificados pelos movimentos sociais e intelectuais que propõem alternativas ao modelo neoliberal global, conhecido como movimento antiglobalização, "globalização por debaixo" ou das bases ("grassroots" globalization). Esses movimen…
Texaco and its Consultants
Americanae nace como un proyecto conjunto que surge dentro de la Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL), y que ha afrontado la Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). Esta nueva biblioteca virtual hace más accesibles los libros digitales de tema americanista a los investigadores y usuarios interesados de cualquier parte del mundo.
Saúde e segurança no trabalho do brasileiro em Massachusetts
É para trabalhar e juntar dinheiro a curto e médio prazo que a grande maioria dos emigrantes brasileiros deixa o Brasil com destino aos Estados Unidos. Os trabalhos disponíveis para os imigrantes são aqueles menos desejados pela população local, ou seja, os mais perigosos e com menores rendimentos. Ao mesmo tempo, saúde e segurança no trabalho não são prioridades na empreitada do imigrante, que acaba se sujeitando a situações de risco para a sua …
Health Survey Instrument Development Through a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach
Melhor isso do que nada! Participação e responsabilização na gestão dos riscos do Pólo Petroquímico de Camaçari (BA)
O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar o modelo adotado na construção dos conselhos comunitários consultivos. O recorte empírico trata do Conselho Comunitário de Camaçari (BA), primeiro no país e referência para a implantação de outros. Observação participante e dezessete entrevistas foram as principais fontes de dados. O conselho se constitui num sofisticado mecanismo de docilização e responsabilização pela disseminação de uma ideologia organizacio…
Community-Engaged Environmental Justice Research at University of Massachusetts Lowell
Several US universities have initiated community-engaged environmental justice research in the community and the workplace.1 I focus here on projects implemented by the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) since the mid-1990s. The pioneer settlement fund Work Environment Justice Fund (WEJF) built on efforts to address immigrant communities' exposures to hazardous chemicals in Massachusetts. After the WEJF university faculty and staff engaged …
The Vida Verde Women's Co-Op
We reviewed the key steps in the launch of the Vida Verde Women's Co-Op among Brazilian immigrant housecleaners in Somerville, MA. The co-op provides green housecleaning products, encourages healthy work practices, and promotes a sense of community among its members. We conducted in-depth interviews with 8 of the first co-op members, who reported a reduction in symptoms associated with the use of traditional cleaning agents and a new sense of mut…
Health Disparities Among Health Care Workers
In this article we describe the process of an interdisciplinary case study that examined the social contexts of occupational and general health disparities among health care workers in two sets of New England hospitals and nursing homes. A political economy of the work environment framework guided the study, which incorporated dimensions related to market dynamics, technology, and political and economic power. The purpose of this article is to re…
Working Conditions of Brazilian Immigrants in Massachusetts
Escolas Técnicas do SUS (Etsus) no Brasil
O objetivo deste artigo foi discutir a sustentabilidade administrativa das Escolas Técnicas do SUS (ETSUS) a partir do princípio da integração ensino serviço, que traz uma nova dimensão do trabalho na saúde ainda não regulada pela administração pública brasileira. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, por meio de um estudo de caso. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de questionário semiestruturado junto aos gestores das ETSUS, abordando aspectos i…
Health profile of Brazilian mothers in Massachusetts in the twenty-first century
This paper describes the health profile of Brazilian mothers in Massachusetts according to data collected through Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Live Births (1989 revision) filed with the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics during 1999 and 2009. To our knowledge this is the first time that such information is reviewed with a focus on Brazilian immigrants. The findings of this article suggests that Brazilian mothers who g…
Documento faz diferença
Imigrantes brasileiros vivenciam diversos desafios nos âmbitos social, trabalhista e de saúde nos Estados Unidos. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar o perfil das trabalhadoras domésticas brasileiras em Massachusetts, Estados Unidos, valendo-se da descrição de suas condições de trabalho e percepções a respeito do seu estado de saúde. Trata-se de estudo transversal com 198 domésticas de Massachusetts, recrutadas por amostragem do tipo "bola-de-neve…
Twenty Years of Health System Reform in Brazil
O Projeto de Lei no 4.302
O perfil sociodemográfico e de saúde dos retornados mineiros para a região de Governador Valadares
This study aimed to add to our prior research with Brazilian immigrant workers in Massachusetts and the region surrounding Governador Valadares by providing a sociodemographic and health profile of returnees to the area. Interviews conducted between March 2014 and May 2015 with 141 returnees showed that most Brazilian immigrants worked in Massachusetts in precarious, low skill, physically demanding jobs in the service sector and construction. Aft…
Socioeconomic and Health Profile of Haitian Immigrants in a Brazilian Amazon State
The Key Role of Work in Population Health Inequities
A review of the article Work as an Inclusive Part of Population Health Inequities Research and Prevention by Emily Quinn Ahonen, Kaori Fujishiro, Thomas Cunningham and Michael Flynn which appears in the same issue is presented
Women's lives in times of Zika
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities. Its consequences to pregnancies has made governments, national and international agencies issue advices and recommendations to women. There is a clear need to investigate how the Zika outbreak affects the decisions that women take concerning their lives and the life of their families, as well as how women are psychologically and emotionally dealing with the outbre…
Workers’ perception of hazards on recycling sorting facilities in São Paulo, Brazil
The paper discusses views, perceptions, experiences, knowledge and behaviors related to occupational risks among recycling workers. Data collection involved field observation and two focus groups in each site. Narratives were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for themes. Findings are presented according to the following topics: economic and environmental value of recycling; aspects of employment in the cooperative system; occupational hazards; …
There You Enjoy Life, Here You Work’
Structural inequalities in the U.S. work environment place most immigrants in low paying, high-risk jobs. Understanding how work experiences and influence the health of different immigrant populations is essential to address disparities. This article explores how Brazilian and Dominican immigrants feel about their experiences working in the U.S. and how the relationship between work and culture might impact their health. In partnership with the D…
Too Much to Ask, Too Much to Handle”
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities. Its consequences for pregnancies have made governments and both national and international agencies issue advice and recommendations to women. This study was designed to understand the impacts of Zika on women who were less directly affected and less vulnerable to Zika. Women were recruited from various locations in Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Data…
Comparison of factors associated with leukemia and lymphoma mortality in Brazil
In the last decades, few epidemiological studies have discussed the mortality rates due to leukemia and lymphoma in Brazil. This study analyzes the evolution over time of the number of deaths due to leukemia and lymphoma in Brazil, between 2010 and 2016, considering the population's characteristics and spatial distribution. This is a retrospective epidemiological study based on data obtained in the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS…
Political science (22 works) · Medicine (21 works) · Environmental health (15 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Geography (11 works) · Gerontology (11 works) · Nursing (10 works) · Public health (10 works) · Immigration (9 works) · Migration, Racism, and Human Rights (8 works)