Contexto: A intersetorialidade é definida como a participação de diversos setores visando a solução de problemas complexos de forma multidimensional, por meio do reconhecimento de questões comuns que integrem ações. No Brasil, o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) adota como um dos princÃpios da PolÃ...
Contexto: De acordo com a PolÃtica Nacional de Promoção da Saúde, ações intersetoriais envolvendo o intercâmbio entre diferentes setores podem produzir soluções que melhorem a qualidade de vida. Em saúde, essa articulação pressupõe uma agenda que considera múltiplos aspectos envolvidos no p...
Intersectoral collaboration between the health and the social welfare, education or labour sectors can help to influence the social determinants of health. Funding such collaboration can be difficult as these sectors may be subject to very different regulatory structures, incentives and goals. This revie...
This policy brief contributes to the evidence base of policy development for scaling up
palliative care services across Uganda, particularly among population groups with ‘special
needs’, such as the poor, those living in rural areas, children or parents with life-limiting
diseases, the elderly, and t...
Clinical research has led to spectacular developments in health care. It has provided us
with knowledge about how to prevent diseases, like heart disease, how to reduce the
consequences of disease, such as complications of diabetes, and to alleviate symptoms,
such as those of lung disease, and how to reh...
The optimal balance between institutional, home-based and community care
for older adults requires an effective mix of organizational, funding and delivery
mechanisms for target populations. This spans health and social care, and the
coordination of care must respect older people’s care preferences and...
