Community-Based Global Health for Vulnerable Populations
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (26 September 2023) | Viewed by 532
Special Issue Editors
Interests: response of the health system to the health needs of indigenous populations; inequality structures; equity in health; vulnerable populations
Interests: response of the health system to the health needs of indigenous populations; inequality structures; equity in health; sexual and reproductive health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Health systems around the world have not been able to respond to the health needs of populations living in conditions of vulnerability or facing health inequities. Some of the obstacles to this goal are geographical, economic, and cultural, all related to the mode of social organization that determines inequalities. Ensuring infrastructure and resources (financial, material and human) for health care in contexts of high marginalization and difficult access is a task that continues to be a pending challenge, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is why it is increasingly urgent to think of alternative models and strategies to address the health problems of these populations and their social determinants. The participation of the communities in the identification, implementation, and evaluation of these strategies is an alternative that has had good outcomes in those regions where it has been promoted. Community-based participatory research strategies constitute resources of great potential for addressing the health needs of the most vulnerable populations and transforming the structures of inequality. This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health opens a space for learning about community-based work experiences in addressing the health needs of populations living in conditions of vulnerability. We welcome papers developed in any region of the world, especially in LMIC, and with different population groups, such as indigenous populations, migrants, the elderly, women, and gender-diverse groups, among others.
Dr. Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte
Dr. Sergio Meneses-Navarro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- community-based participatory research
- global health
- vulnerable populations
- deprived communities
- inequality structures
- health and social stratification
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