The Role of Research in Policy and Practice: The Zika Phenomena in Puerto Rico.
P R Health Sci J
; 37(Spec Issue): S33-S40, 2018 12.
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| ID: mdl-30576575
On April 19, 2017, the 37th Medical Sciences Campus Annual Research and Education Forum opened with the discussion panel The role of research in policy and practice: The Zika phenomena in Puerto Rico, with Dr. Cruz M. Nazario Delgado, Dr. Carmen D. Zorrilla and Dr. Luis A. Bonilla Soto. In this article, we critically examine the public policy process of the Zika epidemic in Puerto Rico, as presented by authors Nazario and Bonilla. We argue that policymaking and the public health responses to confront the Zika epidemic in Puerto Rico took place in a political environment where different US and local actors operated to advance their goals and vision, undermining the role of knowledge, evidence and past experiences. We propose a bottom to top preventive and community empowerment approach to control the vector. This model must be built on successful policy implementation experiences with epidemics in the Island and strengthened by evidence, international guidelines and ethical principles.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Política Pública
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Saúde Pública
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Pesquisa Biomédica
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Infecção por Zika virus
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Ethics
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
P R Health Sci J
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Porto Rico