Globalization and the health of Canadians: ‘Having a job is the most important thing’Globalization and Health - Tập 11 - Trang 1-16 - 2015
Ronald Labonté, Elizabeth Cobbett, Michael Orsini, Denise Spitzer, Ted Schrecker, Arne Ruckert
Globalization describes processes of greater integration of the world economy through increased flows of goods, services, capital and people. Globalization has undergone significant transformation since the 1970s, entrenching neoliberal economics as the dominant model of global market integration. Although this transformation has generated some health gains, since the 1990s it has also increased h...... hiện toàn bộ
“The architecture of the state was transformed in favour of the interests of companies”: corporate political activity of the food industry in ColombiaGlobalization and Health - Tập 16 - Trang 1-16 - 2020
Melissa Mialon, Diego Alejandro Gaitan Charry, Gustavo Cediel, Eric Crosbie, Fernanda Baeza Scagliusi, Eliana María Pérez Tamayo
In Colombia, public health policies to improve food environments, including front-of-pack nutrition labelling and marketing restrictions for unhealthy products, are currently under development. Opposition to these policies by the food industry is currently delaying and weakening these efforts. This opposition is commonly known as ‘corporate political activity’ (CPA) and includes instrumental (acti...... hiện toàn bộ
Understanding Ebola: the 2014 epidemicGlobalization and Health - Tập 12 Số 1 - Trang 1-7 - 2016
Kaner, Jolie, Schaack, Sarah
Near the end of 2013, an outbreak of Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) began in Guinea, subsequently spreading to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. As this epidemic grew, important public health questions emerged about how and why this outbreak was so different from previous episodes. This review provides a synthetic synopsis of the 2014–15 outbreak, with the aim of understanding its unprecedented sprea...... hiện toàn bộ
Women and working in healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil: bullying of colleaguesGlobalization and Health - Tập 19 - Trang 1-14 - 2023
Paulo Roberto da Silva, Paloma Porto, Mariela Campos Rocha, Eduardo Ryô Tamaki, Marcela Garcia Corrêa, Michelle Fernandez, Gabriela Lotta, Denise Nacif Pimenta
Based on a feminist approach, we analyzed the experiences of workplace bullying suffered by women front-line healthcare professionals dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. We start from studies that show that women make up 70% of the global health workforce, 85% in the area of nursing, and 90% in the case of social care workers. An unequivocal need thus exists to address gender issues regarding the ...... hiện toàn bộ
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being of students in an Italian university: a web-based cross-sectional surveyGlobalization and Health - Tập 17 - Trang 1-14 - 2021
Leonardo Villani, Roberta Pastorino, Enrico Molinari, Franco Anelli, Walter Ricciardi, Guendalina Graffigna, Stefania Boccia
Italy was the first European country to implement a national lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide, this pandemic had a huge impact on the mental health of people in many countries causing similar reaction in terms of emotions and concerns at the population level. Our study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being in a cohort of Italian university...... hiện toàn bộ
Exploring factors that contribute to human trafficking in Ethiopia: a socio-ecological perspectiveGlobalization and Health - Tập 17 - Trang 1-16 - 2021
Lemma Derseh Gezie, Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Yigzaw Kebede Gete, Florence Samkange-Zeeb
A number of individuals in Ethiopia are involved in illegal types of transnational migration, namely human trafficking and smuggling. The magnitude is not declining despite efforts to curb it. An in-depth understanding of the reasons for trafficking is needed to control human trafficking and its consequences. The study included four focus group discussions and 44 in-depth interviews conducted in t...... hiện toàn bộ