The Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health
Its History and Current Challenges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5171199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Angélica De Salles Dias (0000-0002-1891-0585, Universidade Fedderal de Minas Gerais, Brasil; Observatório de Saúde Urbana de Belo Horizonte, Brasil), Amélia Augusta De Lima Friche (0000-0002-2463-0539, Universidade Fedderal de Minas Gerais, Brasil; Observatório de Saúde Urbana de Belo Horizonte, Brasil), Veneza Berenice De Oliveira (0000-0002-1247-2465, Universidade Fedderal de Minas Gerais, Brasil; Observatório de Saúde Urbana de Belo Horizonte, Brasil), Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa (0000-0001-5043-4980, Universidade Fedderal de Minas Gerais, Brasil; Observatório de Saúde Urbana de Belo Horizonte, Brasil) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | suppl 1 |
| Pages | 277-285 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00104414 |
| PMID | 26648382 |
| OpenAlex | W2269833792 |
| SciELO | S0102-311X2015001300277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
The Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health (OSUBH), housed in an academic setting, was founded in 2002 as part of a broader agenda to strengthen local and national health systems. Its mission is to build the capacity of the workforce in research on population health and to conduct studies on urban issues that can guide the planning of activities aimed at improving the health of populations, especially in heavily urbanized areas, associated with intra-urban inequalities. It focuses on the acquisition of advanced knowledge on urban health (metric) through scientific research, to contribute to public policies that may interfere with health, both at individual and community levels. During its lifetime, many partnerships and studies have been developed, but many challenges still exist in order for it to consolidate its position as a legitimate space and as a tool to generate systematic information for governments and populations
Business · Economic growth · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Inequality · Observatory · Political science · Population · Population health · Position (finance) · Public health · Regional science · Urban planning · Workforce · Engineering · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Multilevel Analysis in Public Health Research
Saúde urbana
Urban as a Determinant of Health
Developing a Conceptual Framework of Urban Health Observatories toward Integrating Research and Evidence into Urban Policy for Health and Health Equity
Fórum
Iniqüidades em saúde no Brasil, nossa mais grave doença
A saúde e seus determinantes sociais
Los Determinantes Sociales de Salud y la lucha por la equidad en salud
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |