Browsing Public Health Sciences (School of) by Subject "poverty"
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Connecting gender and social networks to explore health service access and use in Negros Occidental, Philippines: A qualitative study
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-25)Background: In early 2019, the Universal Health Care Bill was signed into law in the Philippines with the intention of enabling all citizens to access a comprehensive range of health care services without bearing costs. ... -
Examining the relationship of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) with wasting and stunting status among children experiencing poverty in the Philippines: a cross-sectional study
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)Background: In the Philippines, poverty is one of the main risk factors driving acute (wasting) and chronic (stunting) undernutrition among children. Previous research has pointed to the potential of social protection and ... -
Global Health from the Margins: contemplations from students engaging in interdisciplinary research
(journals.mcmaster.ca, 2018-04)Climate change, poverty, environmental degradation, and deepening inequality – the future before us offers no end of wicked problems and human health is deeply implicated in them all. This is not the first time we have ...