Occupational health of midlife and older women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Monography
em En
| MedCarib
| ID: med-16597
Biblioteca responsável:
TT5
Localização: TT5; HQ 1059.5 L29 M629 1989
ABSTRACT
This paper explores a field in which there is not a reliable body of knowledge, even in North America. Large-scale occupational health studies have generally excluded women. Instead of a life-cycle approach, including midlife and older women workers, studies of women's exposure to occupational hazards have been largely ignored. ..... Problems associated with aging in Latin America and the Caribbean also receive too little attention as a focus for public policy, since care of the aged has traditionally been a family matter. Yet Jamaica, Uruguay, Barbados, Cuba, and Argentina have percentages of persons over 60 years of age comparable to those in developed countries. Changes in economic structure, increasing urbanization, greater longevity, lower fertility rates, and loosening of family ties and obligations due to migration and sociocultural changes are forcing these problems onto the public agendas of developing countries in the Region-hence, the importance of agencies like PAHO and nongovernmental organizations like AARP in identifying issues and cost-effective, culturally appropriate strategies to mitigate negative impacts and promote positive societal effects of these demographic changes (AU)
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Mulheres
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Saúde Ocupacional
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Região do Caribe
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América Latina
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Serviços de Saúde do Trabalhador
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Tipo de documento:
Monography