SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH PROMOTION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Authors

  • Claudia Teresa Vieira de Souza
  • João Arriscado Nunes
  • Dinair Leal da Hora
  • Regina Maria de Carvalho Erthal
  • Maria Ines Fernandes Pimentel
  • Sandro Javier Bedoya Pacheco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v43i1.29378

Keywords:

Health promotion, social epidemiology, infectious diseases

Abstract

This short communication discusses a project in Rio de Janeiro involving an attempt at imparting clinical and social epidemiology knowledge through educational initiatives. In small groups, social epidemiology was discussed in the context of a clinical/epidemiological project on various infectious diseases. Relevant knowledge was produced collaboratively by a multidisciplinary team of clinical research and project participants, comprising patients, relatives, friends, and health workers. An improvement in the learning capacity of participants was observed, fostering active appropriation of scientific knowledge. In dealing with infectious disease, social epidemiology contributes to the development of new strategies for collaborative research and disease prevention.

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Published

2014-04-09

How to Cite

SOUZA, C. T. V. de; NUNES, J. A.; HORA, D. L. da; ERTHAL, R. M. de C.; PIMENTEL, M. I. F.; PACHECO, S. J. B. SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH PROMOTION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 43, n. 1, p. 98–104, 2014. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v43i1.29378. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/29378. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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SHORT COMMUNICATION