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Community mobilisation and social determinants of health: A participatory action research project in the slum “Villa 31” in Buenos Aires city, Argentina
Vagkopoulou, R. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2015 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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The expansion of slums, globally, influences the health of a big part of the population in the world. Due to lack of public intervention, civil society organisations play an important role in mobilising dwellers to improve the social determinants of health (SDH) in these informal settlements. This study focuses on strategies employed by “Movimiento Popular la Dignidad”, a movement active in the slum “Villa 31” of Buenos Aires. They operate a community health centre (CHC) in the slum and simultaneously run projects that tackle the SDH. The movement has recruited local community health promoters (CHPs), that play…
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