The More Doctors Program was created in 2013 to address challenges that constrained the expansion and development of PC, mainly the insufficiency and maldistribution of physicians and the inadequate training profile related to the needs of the population. The program consists of three axes: emergency provision, improvement of infrastructure and changes in training. This paper performs documentary and literature review as well as analysis of official databases with the objective of evaluating the results achieved up to 2015 with regards to physicians supply. We identified important advances in the allocation of physicians with equity; in the expansion of PC coverage; in expanding access to basic health care for the population; its impact on health indicators; and the positive evaluation made by users, physicians and managers regarding the program. As a conclusion, challenges faced by the program to effectively achieve its objectives are pointed out.

The overarching framework for incorporating informatics into the Wesley College (Wesley) undergraduate curriculum was to teach emerging information technologies that prepared undergraduates for complex high-demand work environments. Federal and State support helped implement Wesley’s undergraduate Informatics Certificate and Minor programs. Both programs require project-based coursework in Applied Statistics, SAS Programming, and Geo-spatial Analysis (ArcGIS). In 2015, the State of Obesity listed the obesity ranges for all 50 US States to be between 21–36%. Yet, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mortality records show significantly lower obesity-related death-rates for states with very high obesity-rates. This study highlights the disparities in the reported obesity-related death-rates (specified by an ICD-10 E66 diagnosis code) and the obesity-rate percentages recorded for all 50 US States. Using CDC mortality-rate data, the available obesity-rate information, and ArcGIS, we created choropleth maps for all US States. Visual and statistical analysis shows considerable disparities in the obesity-related death-rate record-keeping amongst the 50 US States. For example, in 2015, Vermont with the sixth lowest obesity-rate had the highest reported obesity-related death-rate. In contrast, Alabama had the fifth highest adult obesity-rate in the nation, yet, it had a very low age-adjusted mortality-rate. Such disparities make comparative analysis difficult.

Neste artigo são considerada as mudanças em curso decorrentes do processo de transformação digital, em especial no contexto da Pandemia da Covid19, para discutir sobre a necessidade de garantir tanto uma transformação digital na saúde que avance na perspectiva da ampliação do acesso e da qualidade do sistema de saúde, quanto uma governança pública e a proteção dos dados pessoais das cidadãs e cidadãos. Nas seções que seguem à introdução, tratamos de cada um dos quatro aspectos do processo de transformação digital na saúde que tanto o setor público quanto o privado têm focado: a informatização dos serviços de saúde e dos processos de trabalho; a integração e troca de informações entre profissionais e serviços; o atendimento remoto; e o uso de inteligência artificial. Em cada uma dessas seções aponta-se justificativas para a implementação desses aspectos enfatizados nos sistemas de saúde, destaca-se avanços evidenciados e reflete-se sobre potenciais riscos à privacidade dos dados e ao uso comercial inadequado e lesivos às pessoas. Ao fim de cada seção são apontadas algumas sugestões que podem mitigar os riscos e aperfeiçoar a legislação vigente, em especial a Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados. Defende-se, por fim, que se construa no Brasil políticas e estratégias que combinem proteção e segurança dos dados pessoais, melhoria do sistema de saúde e desenvolvimento econômico-social sustentável e includente.

Childhood asthma is defined by an inflammatory condition of the airways, which in some cases, evolves to chronic states associated with other clinical manifestations and death (MADEIRA, I.R. OBESITY AND ASMA, 2023).