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Migrants in Latin America: Disparities in Health Status and in …

WEB5 barrier in access to health care, particularly for immigrants and minorities (see Institute of Medicine, 2009 and Perez-Escamilla, 2010 for evidence on Hispanic and Latinos in the …

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URL: https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Migrants-in-Latin-America-Disparities-in-Health-Status-and-in-Access-to-Healthcare.pdf

The Golden Opportunity of Digital Health for Latin America and …

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the centrality of population health to the economy and social well-being, while highlighting serious and long-standing structural …

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Community Health and Safety

WEBThe Inter-American Development Bank Technical Notes encompass a wide range of best practices, project evaluations, lessons learned, case studies, methodological notes, and …

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Migrants in Latin America: Disparities in Health Status and in …

WEBThe large magnitude and sudden nature of recent migration flows in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) impose challenges to receiving countries health systems, which have …

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Health Inequalities in Latin American and the Caribbean: Child

WEBHealth constitutes a fundamental aspect of our well-being. It is also a key factor in determining our contribution to market and non-market output. Health inequality refers …

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Do Behavioral Drivers Matter for Healthcare Decision-making in …

WEBUnderstanding health-seeking behaviors and their drivers is key for governments to manage health policies. There is a growing literature on the role of cognitive biases and …

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Governance for Digital Health: The Art of Health Systems …

WEBThe incorporation of information technology and communication to health system underpins its digital transformation. This transformation requires a governance that deals with …

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Associated Factors of Healthy Lifestyle in the Bahamas

WEBThe probability of dying from a CD between the ages of 30 and 70 is 18% in non-Latin Caribbean countries, the highest in the Americas. The lowest probability is in the …

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Associated Factors of Healthy Lifestyle in the Bahamas

WEBThe Bahamas faces critical challenges due to an increase in chronic diseases (CDs). Overweight and obesity are on the rise among all age groups. In addition, the …

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Social Protection and Health Division’s Approach to Digital

WEBDigital transformation is here to stay, as evidenced by the growing consensus among the global community. The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region has large …

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Behavioral Economics Guidelines with Applications for Health …

WEBThis paper shows how, by incorporating these insights, behavioral economics may be used to inform the design of more effective health policies and projects. Chronic diseases …

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Health Financing Innovations in the Caribbean: EHPO© and the …

WEBThis paper describes the conceptualization, development and implementation of the National Health Fund in Jamaica. Established in 2003, the NHF provides direct …

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IDBDOCS-#381262-v4-Health Financing Innovations in the Car.

WEBCurrently, NHF/NIS payments rise to J$12,500 (i.e., an increase of J$6,250) and net earnings fall to J$694,483 (i.e., a decrease of J$4,563). The data also show that there …

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Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: social protection and …

WEBIn this report, we analyze older persons quality of life in Latin America and the Caribbean, its relationship with social protection policies, and how these policies must adapt to …

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Aging and Long-Term Care in Jamaica

WEBRecent estimates show that almost 15% of the Jamaican population is 60 years old or more. About 7% of this population need help with at least one activity of daily living. The …

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Environmental, Health, Safety, and Social Management of Green …

WEBThis study analyzes the main risks, impacts, and mitigation measures for activities related to green hydrogen including production, transportation, storage and associated energy …

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The Initial Prize in the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative Results-Based …

WEBThe Salud Mesoamerica Initiative is a public-private partnership that provides funding to national governments in Mesoamerica (the region consisting of southern Mexico and …

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Behavioral Economics Guidelines with Applications for Health

WEBRedirecting to https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Behavioral-Economics-Guidelines-with-Applications-for-Health-Interventions.pdf.

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