Theme 2: Urban Health
THEME 2URBAN ENVIRONMENT TODAY AND TOMORROW:URBAN HEALTH – CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Partner countries: United Kingdom; United States. Rationale: It is estimated that the global population will reach 9.7 billion until 2050, projections tell that more than two thirds of civilization will be living in urban areas, with a significant impact in the distribution of morbidity and mortality. Human population density and the development are important predictors of historical outbreaks of infectious diseases, consequently, urbanization has deep impact in public health, since rural pathogens adapt to urban conditions, and other pathogens arise or resurge in urban areas. Human factors as population density, migration, and sanitation conditions may promote transmission of pathogens and alter vector dynamics, while social factors impact on inequality of health conditions (socioeconomic conditions, housing, race, ethnicity, gender, and education level) and also influence the epidemiology of infectious diseases in urban areas. Health professionals in urban environment, in developing and developed countries must be aware of changes in the profile of infectious diseases, associated to new aspects related to urbanization and urban mobility. To deal with health care in urban areas is a global priority, but the great cities are places where actions are needed most. The high population density in cities creates more opportunities for inhabitants to engage in prevention policies and health care. In that context, infectious diseases represent an important topic, globally, in health management in urban areas, including still existing problems of HIV infections and tuberculosis, or new challenges linked to the arbovirus (for example, Zika, Dengue fever, Chikungunya, and others). Considering that, we believe that reasoning policies on public health and socioeconomic development are central to fight, control and eradicate endemics and epidemics, and science is essential to create means for that. Universities and research institutions, thus, have the responsibility to create means for sharing knowledge, technological and scientific development, in a global level. Three Graduate Programs of our institution (Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and Biotechnology) have great potential in that context. |
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS Coordinator: Prof.ª Sandra Lúcia Ventorin von Zeidler sandra.zeidler [at] gmail.com sandra.zeidler [at] ufes.br +55 (27) 3335 7299 pgbiotecnologia [at] gmail.com
Coordinator: Moises Palaci mpalaci [at] ndi.ufes.br +55 (27) 3335 7504 ppgdi.ufes [at] gmail.com
Coordinator: Maria Angelica Carvalho Andrade +55 (27) 3335 7287 ppgsc.ufes [at] gmail.com |
PROJECT COORDINATORS Moises Palaci mpalaci [at] ndi.ufes.br
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