Food Availability, Accessibility, and Affordability through the Scope of Food Security Level and Food Environment Perception in Mexico City’s Marginated Area by Vianey Camacho-Vallejo, Alfonso Totosaus

“…Conclusion: Results indicate that the food environment in this marginal area is benevolent, and households find a way to remain resilient in order to provide enough food for their families. Public policies must be focused on reducing poverty and giving more opportunities to promote social mobility.…”
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Gouvernance de l’eau potable et dynamiques locales en zone rurale au Bénin by Bernard G. Hounmenou

“…In populations’ basic service supplying, the public policies, especially those of developing countries, have met deep changes in the last recent years. …”
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Dynamic transmission modeling of COVID-19 to support decision-making in Brazil: A scoping review in the pre-vaccine era. by Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Lorena Mendes Simon, Ângela Maria Bagattini, Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa, Marcelo Eduardo Borges, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker, Roberto André Kraenkel, Cláudia Pio Ferreira, Suzi Alves Camey, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Cristiana Maria Toscano

“…Brazil was one of the countries most affected during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a pre-vaccine era, and mathematical and statistical models were used in decision-making and public policies to mitigate and suppress SARS-CoV-2 dispersion. …”
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From ideation to real context of use of a digital solution to promote physical and cognitive training for older adults by Ana Isabel Martins, Ceci Diehl, Telmo Silva, Ana Margarida Almeida, Gonçalo Santinha, Óscar Ribeiro, Nelson P. Rocha, Anabela G. Silva

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Spacetime modeling of mortality by infectious and parasitic diseases in Brazil: a 20-year ecological and population-based study by Lucas Almeida Andrade, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Wandklebson Silva da Paz, Danilo de Gois Souza, José Augusto Passos Góes, Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Liliane Moretti Carneiro, Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Karina Machado Araújo, Allan Dantas dos Santos, Márcio Bezerra-Santos

“…Our findings underscore the urgent need for comprehensive intersectoral public policies. These policies should focus on a greater allocation of resources and investments in the most critical areas, aiming to significantly reduce the number of deaths, particularly in the most vulnerable regions.…”
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Impacts of Strategic Mobility Restrictions Policies during 2020 COVID-19 Outbreak on Brazil’s Regional Air Quality by Anderson P. Rudke, Daniela S. de Almeida, Ronaldo A. Alves, Alexandra Beal, Leila D. Martins, Jorge A. Martins, Ricardo Hallak, Taciana T. de Almeida Albuquerque

“…In this sense, this study aimed to investigate how the mobility restrictions imposed by public policies impacted the air quality in Brazil during the COVID-19 2020 outbreak. …”
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Quality of life disparities among Mexican people with systemic lupus erythematosus. by Ana Laura Hernández-Ledesma, Domingo Martínez, Elizabeth Fajardo-Brigido, Talía V Román-López, Karen J Nuñez-Reza, Andrea Y Tapia-Atilano, Sandra V Vera Del Valle, Donají Domínguez-Zúñiga, Lizbet Tinajero-Nieto, Angélica Peña-Ayala, Estefania Torres-Valdez, Gabriel Frontana-Vázquez, María Gutiérrez-Arcelus, Florencia Rosetti, Sarael Alcauter, Miguel E Rentería, Alejandra E Ruiz-Contreras, Deshiré Alpízar-Rodríguez, Alejandra Medina-Rivera

“…Since most of our cohort exhibited low socioeconomic status, it is important to consider them as a vulnerable population; this study settles the necessity to deepen the effects of the socioeconomic disparities, allowing to design public policies and strategies aimed to reduce Systemic Lupus Erythematosus disparities, therefore improving quality of life of Mexican people with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.…”
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Family Self-Support in Managing Down Syndrome Children: A Qualitative Study by Farzaneh Noroozi, Zohreh Farrar, Tayebeh Gharibi, Roqayeh Gashmard

“…Also, health policymakers in Iran can take action to increase life expectancy and reduce deaths caused by DS by improving the equitable distribution of health resources and services. Also, public policies should enhance supportive intermediation for prevention and life quality promotion and also decrease health challenges. …”
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Effects of socioeconomic and human-modified landscape variables on medicinal species richness at a macroscale: the case of the Caatinga, Brazil by Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

“…In contrast, the cultural traditions of Indigenous People and Local Communities, along with the implementation of regional public policies, may explain why socioeconomic status does not affect local knowledge. …”
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Contribution of the Geodiversity knowledge to social, economic, and environmental health development by Cassio Silva, Edson Farias Mello, Gilberto Dias Calaes, Patricia Duringer Jacques, André Luiz Invernizzi

“…As geoscientific knowledge and understanding of land and environmental suitability and limitations increase, Geodiversity can play a more significant role in shaping public policies related to urban and rural land use, infrastructure, and the sustainable economic exploitation of mineral and water resources, aligning with Municipal Master Plans, State Development Plans, and the National Territorial Planning Strategy. …”
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Assessing how pro-environmental perspectives impact participation in rooftop organic agriculture in urban neighborhoods by Mohammad Enamul Hoque, Abdullah Al Mamun, Perengki Susanto

“…Practical implications – In this vein, the VBN framework provided a comprehensive guideline to encourage the intention and behaviour of organic food production in urban-area rooftops. Education and public policies potentially leveraged public beliefs and norms to engage in climate-friendly activities. …”
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Frequency of consumption and factors associated with hookah use in Curitiba, Brazil: a cross-sectional study by Heloisa Franco de Meira, Paulo Henrique Couto Souza, Juliana Schaia Rocha Orsi, Fernanda Tiboni, Sérgio Aparecido Ignácio, Constanza Andrea Hernandez Meza, Flávia Sukekava, Arieli Carini Michels, Amanda Dallegrave Vicentin, Patricia Lupion Torres, Emanuela Carla dos Santos, Mariana Hornung Marins, Aldini Beuting Pereira, Paula Cristina Trevilatto, Aline Cristina Batista Rodrigues Johann

“…Conclusion High consumption was associated with region, age, and place of purchase of essence, indicating that effective public policies necessitate formulating. Categories: Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research.…”
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Depth dependence of soil organic carbon additional storage capacity in different soil types by the 2050 target for carbon neutrality by C. Chirol, C. Chirol, G. Séré, P.-O. Redon, C. Chenu, D. Derrien, D. Derrien

“…Further consideration of depth-dependent SOC dynamics in different soil types is therefore needed to provide targets of SOC storage over timescales relevant to public policies aiming to approach carbon neutrality by 2050.…”
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Factors associated with early childhood development: results from the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) by Gilberto Kac, Nadya Helena Alves-Santos, Dayana Rodrigues Farias, Nathalia Cristina Freitas-Costa, Raquel Scincaglia, Paula Normando, Inês Rugani, Elisa Maria de Aquino Lacerda, Sandra Crispim, Alexandra Valeria Maria Brentani, Claudia Regina Lindgren Alves

“…These findings indicate a need for public policies to ensure social and health equity in early childhood.…”
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Does drug dispensing influence patients’ medication knowledge and medication adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Elizabete Priscila Costa Santana, Haidelucia Rodrigues Vieira Javarini, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araújo, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Tiago Marques Reis, Genival Araujo dos Santos-Junior, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha

“…Our findings can support evidence-based decisions, guiding the planning and development of public policies and interventions which improve drug dispensing for patients, families, and communities.…”
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Principles, barriers and enablers to agroecological animal production systems: a qualitative approach based on five case studies by B. Dumont, C. Barlagne, P. Cassart, J.E. Duval, A. Fanchone, J-L. Gourdine, O. Huguenin-Elie, Y. Kazakova, J. Klötzli, A. Lüscher, E. Oteros-Rozas, D. Pomies, M.G. Rivera Ferre, W.A.H. Rossing, V. Stefanova, A. Swartebroeckx, C. Zagaria

“…Policy needs to go beyond the mere support of agroecological practices on livestock farms and adopt a systems approach looking downstream and upstream if it is to enable a large-scale agroecological transition with EU public policies. Market as an enabler was linked to direct sales and short distribution circuits, generating added value to the benefit of local communities. …”
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ASPECTOS PSICOJURÍDICOS DA SÍNDROME ALCOÓLICA FETAL by Eduardo Jorge Sant'Ana Honorato, Dalila Azevedo da Silva, Eunice Braga Borges dos Santos, Alice Sobral, Daniel Cerdeira de Sousa

“…At that point the family emerges as a protective factor because prevention can start at home with the family where the pregnant women they can be safer, with family watching and meeting their potentialities development needs is also in this context that the psychologist It presents with with its good practice, serving as a link connection between families and public policies to define strategies of integration and inclusion in society and interaction with other professionals. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…There are three main responsibilities that fall under bioethics: (i) activism in biopolicy, through the engagement in the creation of laws, jurisprudence, and public policies; (ii) the exercise of bioethics expertise, be it through the specialized knowledge in philosophical thought, its ability to juggle multiple languages related to various disciplines related to bioethics, or its capacity to combat and avoid misinformation and epistemic distortion; (iii) and, intellectual exchange, by exercising awareness that it is necessary to work with specialists from different backgrounds to achieve its goals.[34] All of those suggest the need for bioethics to improve its dialogue with CSR and business and human rights. …”
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