Decentralization of endemic disease control
An intervention model for combating bancroftian filariasis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14968346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria De Fátima Pessoa Militão De Albuquerque (0000-0002-4999-4160, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, corresponding author), Heloisa Morais (0000-0001-8244-6601, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco), Heloísa M Mendonça De Morais |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-163 |
| Publication date | 1997-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49891997000200018 |
| OpenAlex | W1966557275 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1020-49891997000200018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In Brazil decentralization has become a fundamental strategic element of implementing the countrys new national health policy. The authors present an approach to decentralizing endemic bancroftian filariasis control activities which requires that the problem be placed within a specific spatial context. Filariasis control activities in Recife are examined in the framework of a decentralized model for controlling endemic diseases which involves redefining the epidemiologic analysis model and transforming it into an instrument appropriate for addressing distinct factors which determine the health and morbidity patterns of a given population. Epidemiology and the new health care model are first discussed followed by the presentation and discussion of the intervention model for controlling filariasis. The implementation of such a model will be contingent upon the existence of political will dialogue and negotiation at the various management levels of the local health system
Context (archaeology · Decentralization · Environmental health · Filariasis · Geography · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Population · Public health · Medicine · Nursing · Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment · Immunology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2004 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |