Public Health and Medicine in the Latin American Context: Interdisciplinary Analyses, Local Experiences, and Innovative Solutions for Global Problems (Volume I)

Authors

Gabriela Barreno (ed)
Ministerio de salud publica del Ecuador | Quito | Ecuador
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7791-4809

Keywords:

Public health, equity, Latin America, interdisciplinarity, social determinants.

Synopsis

This book examines the complex public health challenges that define Latin America, integrating perspectives ranging from microbiology to social determinants of health. Through five interconnected investigations, it explores critical issues such as access to safe water in rural communities, mental health in teacher training, the effects of food additives during pregnancy, advances in molecular oncology, and socioeconomic barriers to gestational oral health. The work reveals how these seemingly diverse topics share a common denominator: the urgency for interdisciplinary approaches that reconcile scientific innovation with equity. Aimed at professionals, academics, and decision-makers, this volume offers both rigorous diagnoses and pathways to contextualized solutions, positioning itself as an essential contribution to rethinking health systems in the region.

Chapters

  • Introducción
    Gabriela Barreno
  • Gastroenteritis Prevention Practices in a Rural Community Without Access to Drinking Water: A Qualitative Study
    Mayerly Andrea Castellanos-García, Juan Domingo Palacio-Abello
  • Mental health care in teacher training: A critical view from Chile and Latin America
    Humberto Andrés Álvarez Sepúlveda, Claudine Glenda Benoit Ríos
  • Correlations Between Allura Red AC Consumption and Anxiety in Pregnant Women: A Critical Analysis
    Sonia Marlene Sifuentes Arcayo, Edgar Ricardo Bazán Palomino, Katherine Meliza Maximiliano Fretel, María Fabiola Farfán Valdez, Henry Williams Chamoli Falcón
  • RAD51 in DNA Repair: A Potential Biomarker and Therapeutic Target in Cancer
    Marco Antonio Popoca Cuaya, Monserrat Pérez Ramírez, Claudia Guadalupe López León
  • Influence of Socioeconomic Status on the Oral Health of Pregnant Women: An Analysis of Access Barriers
    Sonia Marlene Sifuentes Arcayo, Edgar Ricardo Bazán Palomino, Katherine Meliza Maximiliano Fretel, María Fabiola Farfán Valdez, Henry Williams Chamoli Falcón
  • Assessment of Knowledge on Zoonotic Diseases in Undergraduate University Students in Jalisco, Mexico, 2024
    María de los Ángeles Covarrubias Bermúdez, María Luisa Ávalos Latorre, José Carlos Ramírez Cruz, Marco Antonio Zavala González, Zorayda Quetziquel Mejía Chávez, Macrina Mendieta Corona, Vennettia Montserrat Montero Ramírez, Dallana Arely Olivarez Alvarado, María Fhernanda Rueda Hernández, Osvaldo Martin Nuño, Pablo Gadiel Rivas Amador, Laura Lizbeth Almaraz Cortés, Jesús Ricardo Jiménez López, Lizbeth Montserrat Montaño Limón, Mariana Sugey Rogero Cortez, Edgar Leonel Ortega Cortés, Citlalli García Jacinto, Athziri Lilian García Rosales, Erik Michael Vazquez, Francisco Joel González Ramírez, Tania Elizabeth Vázquez Chávez
  • Relationship between the Application of Stannous Chloride and the Microhardness of Dental Enamel: An Analysis Based on Time and Frequency
    Edgar Ricardo Bazán Palomino, Katherine Meliza Maximiliano Fretel, María Fabiola Farfán Valdez, Henry Williams Chamoli Falcón, Kattya Farfán Valdez
  • Inca medicine and Andean worldview: A historical approach
    Humberto Andrés Álvarez Sepúlveda, Claudine Glenda Benoit Ríos
  • Socioeconomic Differences in Response to Ultra-Processed Food Marketing Strategies: A Critical Study
    Edgar Ricardo Bazán Palomino, Katherine Meliza Maximiliano Fretel, María Fabiola Farfán Valdez, Henry Williams Chamoli Falcón, Kattya Farfán Valdez
  • Construction and Validation of a Spanish Instrument for Evaluating Public Health Practices (IEEPSP)
    María Angélica Alonso Álvarez, Carlos Enrique Cabrera Pivaral, Noé Alfaro Alfaro, Marco Antonio Zavala González

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Author Biography

Gabriela Barreno, Ministerio de salud publica del Ecuador | Quito | Ecuador

Médico cirujano general Universidad de las Americas Quito, Ecuador. Ciencias de la salud con enfoque en avances científicos y enfermedades crónicas

Salud pública y medicina en contexto Latinoamericano: Análisis interdisciplinarios, experiencias locales y soluciones innovadoras para problemas globales (Volumen I)

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November 5, 2025

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978-9942-561-86-2

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2025-11-05