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Many countries with different characteristics and different inserts in the global context, that reformed the State, acted similarly in relation to their housing policies during the reform period. In most of these countries housing policy has undergone a "privatization" supported by a new vision of housing not as a social policy, but as a market product to be consumed. In Brazil, the recent housing policy is being performed by the Federal Government has shown a similar route to those countries. Brazil also has gone through a Reform of the State, though not implemented in its entirety, the question arises: How does the recent Brazilian housing policy is in the context of State reform implemented in 1995? In seeking answers to this question, this paper discusses the course of national housing policy from 1995 to the present day, focusing on the fundamental changes that were introduced after this date, especially in the housing finance system, and convergences and their relations with the State Reform agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper a Canadian proposal for waste dumps classification according to their physical stability is presented. The method is based on a semi-quantitative evaluation of key factors affecting the stability of a waste dump, and the result allows assigning a certain class of dump according to their instability potential. These classes define a recommended level of effort for investigation, design, construction and monitoring of the dumps. To check the effectiveness of the classification a case study was carried out in face of the iron ore mining reality, in Nova Lima City, Minas Gerais State. The implementation of this work involved a documentation search followed by field work and analyses in order to apply the collected information about the dumps in the classification. The work also shows innovations introduced by the Authors about the use of the classification system as a means of assessing the quality of the dumps management and also makes it possible to identify main aspects of a project. The proposed classification system showed that it is a very useful tool for both planning and evaluation of all stages of a waste dump life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Both the theoretical corpus of intercultural clinical psychology (ethnopsychiatry) and its clinical practice have identified certain analogies between torture and terrorism, particularly in the action dynamic and in certain effects such as traumatism. And yet, at the Sapsir (Service d'Aide Psychologique Spécialisée aux Immigrants et Réfugiés at Université Laval, Canada) refugees and torture victims often do not show the expected symptoms of exposure to extreme situations. The case study related in this paper, show that important variables appear to be a strong attachment to a cultural identity and an active sense of belonging to the reference group. These cultural elements favour the psychological protection of the individual and maintain an internal sense of security by placing the individual in a rich, meaningful cultural universe, and giving him the status of an active subject rather than a passive victim. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Acknowledging the contributions of the assessment area in supporting the performance of health policies, is to admit it in an ongoing and permanent way in the management context. This requires a set of procedures that go beyond monitoring and evaluation practices, known as performance management. The goal of this study was to analyze the logic of the Health Surveillance (HS) Evaluation Policy of Pernambuco, comparing it with the corresponding Canadian policy. For this purpose, a qualitative study of logical analysis of the program theory was carried out, using as a tool the design of the logical model of performance management and its respective matrix of analysis and judgment with the criteria to be evaluated. In HS, 9 key-informants were interviewed, and documents were analyzed; the Canadian model was analyzed based on a paper written by Lahey (2010). Both policies analyzed by this study are convergent and have the necessary elements for performance management. While the evaluation featured largely in the Canadian model, monitoring was the driving force behind the institutionalization of assessment practices in HS. Some lessons learned in the Canadian model can be recommended, such as the development of an assessment plan, based on the strategic and decision-making level of HS.

Objective: This paper aims to discuss Brazilian undergraduate students'learning in the public health., Methods: This is a descriptive, reflexive study, characterized as an experience report. Theoretical references of the Canadian and Brazilian health systems were used in order to analyze the public health and the impact of international educational exchange in professional qualification., Results: There are theoretical and conceptual similarities in health systems, in the understanding of social determinants. However, the application of the social determinants of health yielded more results in the Canadian system., Conclusion: Public health learning in a Canadian university highlighted a great focus on determinants, allowing the students to think about Brazilian health care models. With this experience, discussions can be held in educational spaces, reflecting the social implication of Science without Borders Program in professional education.

With ever-increasing frequency, consumers are seeking information on the foods they eat. Food labels are an important source of this type of information, and the Codex Alimentarius, created by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, provides a global reference for coordinated food quality and identification standards. The Codex Alimentarius agenda includes nutritional information and "health claims," which are defined as any representation that states, suggests, or implies that a relationship exists between a food or a constituent of that food and health. Although food labeling seems to effectively assist consumers in choosing among processed foods, consumers are not always capable of reading or interpreting nutritional information correctly, so health claims may allow for more precise decision-making for these products. The present paper examines the use of health claims in countries and regions that have already implemented this type of regulation (Brazil, Chile, Canada, United States of America, the European Union, and Japan).

Poor mothers and their families constitute a core dilemma for a social welfare system that aims primarily to encourage and keep workers in the labor force. Public income transfers to these and other marginalized groups may be viewed as disincentives to seek paid work and have been characterized in Canada by stinginess and contradictions since the beginning of the XX century. This paper discusses recent transformations in these programs and their effects on families and individuals. Focusing specifically on poor mothers raising children alone, it argues that many gradual cuts and reshaping these programs have changed the character of the social welfare state in Canada, blocking escape routes from poverty for marginalized groups.

Despite a strong commitment to multilateralism and international health cooperation in the post World War II era, Canada refrained form joining the Pan American Health Organization - PAHO until 1971. Drawing on letters and memos sent between Canadian diplomats and government representatives, this paper explores official Canadian accounts of the factors that delayed Canada's membership in PAHO. These factors include the initial lack of official relations between Canada and Latin America, US hegemony in the region, and budgetary constraints. Canada's cautious position regarding PAHO is also placed within the context of Canada's overall foreign policy to the region, emphasizing the parallels between Canada's reluctant association with PAHO and the evolution of Canada's engagement with the region as a whole.