Inclusión temprana : discapacidad, diversidad y accesibilidad para cursar la vida

El objetivo de es desarrollar una herramienta práctica, una guía orientadora que promueva la reflexión-acción, no solo de los profesionales que están en contacto con la discapacidad (tanto de niños y niñas, como de adultos referentes o cuidadores), sino de todo profesional que trabaje con niños y niñas, con el fin de valorar y reconocer la importancia de la inclusión temprana. Esta propuesta busca desarrollar una red de inclusión temprana que sea capaz de responder a los derechos y las características de los niños y niñas, atendiendo a la necesidad de apoyo y ajustes razonables vinculados con las diferentes discapacidades, los distintos niveles de desarrollo y los desafíos que implica cada situación particular. El fin último de esta guía es que los beneficios de las acciones que propone trasciendan a la población directamente relacionada con esta temática gracias a una mayor toma de conciencia de las barreras y las oportunidades de acceso de las personas y a una mejor comprensión de lo que significa ser una sociedad preparada para responder a las necesidades y las capacidades de toda la población

Es parte de la vida : material de apoyo sobre educación sexual integral

Esta publicación aborda una temática acerca de la que es difícil hablar, y es la que relaciona educación sexual integral y discapacidad.Reedición de un material de Uruguay, adaptado a la legislación Argentina

COVID-19 y las personas con discapacidad en América Latina: mitigar el impacto y proteger derechos para asegurar la inclusión hoy y mañana

En este informe se realiza una revisión sucinta de las respuestas al COVID-19 en la región y se analiza su alcance en relación con la protección de los derechos humanos de las personas con discapacidad. El objetivo es obtener información de utilidad para los Estados e instituciones públicas implicadas en la toma de decisiones y elaboración de estrategias para enfrentar la pandemia por el virus COVID-19 en América Latina.Resumen ejecutivo .-- Introducción .-- I. Metodología .-- II. Observaciones y hallazgos sobre aspectos generales .-- III. Observaciones y hallazgos sobre impactos en educación, salud, protección social y trabajo .-- IV. Acciones de ayuda mutua .-- V. Reflexiones finales

Social conditions and urban health inequities: Realities, challenges and opportunities to transform the urban landscape through research and action

The process of urbanization entails social improvements with the consequential better quality-of-life for urban residents. However, in many low-income and some middle-income countries, urbanization conveys inequality and exclusion, creating cities and dwellings characterized by poverty, overcrowded conditions, poor housing, severe pollution, and absence of basic services such as water and sanitation. Slums in large cities often have an absence of schools, transportation, health centers, recreational facilities, and other such amenities. Additionally, the persistence of certain conditions, such as poverty, ethnic heterogeneity, and high population turnover, contributes to a lowered ability of individuals and communities to control crime, vandalism, and violence. The social vulnerability in health is not a “natural” or predefined condition but occurs because of the unequal social context that surrounds the daily life of the disadvantaged, and often, socially excluded groups. Social exclusion of individuals and groups is a major threat to development, whether to the community social cohesion and economic prosperity or to the individual self-realization through lack of recognition and acceptance, powerlessness, economic vulnerability, ill health, diminished life experiences, and limited life prospects. In contrast, social inclusion is seen to be vital to the material, psychosocial, and political aspects of empowerment that underpin social well-being and equitable health. Successful experiences of cooperation and networking between slum-based organizations, grassroots groups, local and international NGOs, and city government are important mechanisms that can be replicated in urban settings of different low- and middle-income countries. With increasing urbanization, it is imperative to design health programs for the urban poor that take full advantage of the social resources and resourcefulness of their own communities

Social conditions and urban health inequities: realities, challenges and opportunities to transform the urban landscape through research and action

The process of urbanization entails social improvements with the consequential better quality-of-life for urban residents. However, in many low-income and some middle-income countries, urbanization conveys inequality and exclusion, creating cities and dwellings characterized by poverty, overcrowded conditions, poor housing, severe pollution, and absence of basic services such as water and sanitation. Slums in large cities often have an absence of schools, transportation, health centers, recreational facilities, and other such amenities. Additionally, the persistence of certain conditions, such as poverty, ethnic heterogeneity, and high population turnover, contributes to a lowered ability of individuals and communities to control crime, vandalism, and violence. The social vulnerability in health is not a “natural” or predefined condition but occurs because of the unequal social context that surrounds the daily life of the disadvantaged, and often, socially excluded groups. Social exclusion of individuals and groups is a major threat to development, whether to the community social cohesion and economic prosperity or to the individual self-realization through lack of recognition and acceptance, powerlessness, economic vulnerability, ill health, diminished life experiences, and limited life prospects. In contrast, social inclusion is seen to be vital to the material, psychosocial, and political aspects of empowerment that underpin social well-being and equitable health. Successful experiences of cooperation and networking between slum-based organizations, grassroots groups, local and international NGOs, and city government are important mechanisms that can be replicated in urban settings of different low- and middle-income countries. With increasing urbanization, it is imperative to design health programs for the urban poor that take full advantage of the social resources and resourcefulness of their own communities.This work was made possible through funding provided by the Rockefeller Foundation and undertaken as a contribution to the Global Research Network on Urban Health Equity

International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion: Practices and Reflections from Around the World

This chapter covers the experience of the iPROMS, Master’s Degree in Health Promotion and Social Development, as well as the learnings gathered from its implementation, offered since 2013 and provided in Spanish in an online platform by ISPED at the Université de Bordeaux, France, and the Faculty of Health Sciences at the UPNA, Spain. This experience was shaped as a triangular prism involving faculty members from the UPNA, the ISPED, and Latin America. The co-production of this chapter took place within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, a social and health emergency with global and differential impacts aggravating pre-existing structural inequalities, an integrated and critical approach intended to break with the northern hemisphere hegemony in the field of public health and health promotion. We also understand the importance of interdisciplinary, intercultural lenses and seek to integrate diverse professional voices and trajectories, resulting in a perspective that reflects the complexity of the health promotion field. The first section describes the main features of the processes that shaped the Masters experience. The second section explains the key components of the pedagogical proposal, in particular the challenge of pursuing an academic relationship integrating the experience of the Southern hemisphere, avoiding hegemonic positions and based on mutual respect and creative dialogue. The last section introduces some of the lessons learned as well as pending challenges and opportunities for scaling up the experience in alternative scenarios. Within the last section, the following aspects were highlighted according to their pedagogical relevance: academic training (academic oriented) vs. professional training (practice oriented), questioning hegemonic approaches and confronting teaching models, learning achievements, and, finally, thinking in terms of community

Contributions for Repositioning a Regional Strategy for Healthy Municipalities, Cities and Communities (HM&C): Results of a Pan-American Survey

This article presents the results of the 1st Regional Survey of Healthy Municipalities, Cities and Communities (HM&C) carried out in 2008 by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and ISALUD University of Argentina. It discusses the responses obtained from 12 countries in the Americas Region. Key informants in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay were selected and encouraged to answer the survey, while informants from Canada and Honduras answered voluntarily and were included in this analysis. The discussion of the results of the Survey provides insight into the current status of HM&C in the Region and suggests key topics for repositioning the Regional strategy relative to: (1) the conceptual identity and tools for HM&C; (2) challenging areas in the implementation process (scale, legal framework, and development of capacities); (3) related strategies and participatory processes such as the ways citizen empowerment in governance is supported; (4) the need to monitor and assess the impact of the HM&C strategy on the health and quality of life of the populations involved; and (5) the need for developing a strategic research and training agenda. The analysis and discussion of these results aims to provide useful input for repositioning the strategy in the Region and contributing to the emergence of a second generation of concepts and tools capable of meeting the developing priorities and needs currently faced by the HM&C strategy