Browsing by Subject "HEALTH PROMOTION"
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Aerial application of mancozeb and urinary ethylene thiourea (ETU) concentrations among pregnant women in Costa Rica: the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA)
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2014-12-01)Background: Mancozeb and its main metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) may alter thyroid function; thyroid hormones are essential for fetal brain development. In Costa Rica, mancozeb is aerially sprayed at large-scale banana ... -
Barriers to and Suggestions for a Healthful, Active Lifestyle as Perceived by Rural and Urban Costa Rican Adolescents
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2009)An inactive lifestyle is considered one of the leading causes of obesity and other chronic diseases.1 An active lifestyle, in contrast, is a broad concept that incorporates exercise, recreational activities, household ... -
Marco conceptual y enfoques en la promoción de la salud en Costa Rica
(Editorial de la Universidad Nacional, 2020-02-20)El artículo tiene como objetivo realizar un análisis teórico respecto a las bases conceptuales y a los enfoques que se han construido alrededor de la promoción de la salud (PS), con el pro-pósito de identificar las ... -
Participación estudiantil en promoción de la salud...Compromiso ineludible de las Universidades Promotoras de la Salud (UPS)
(Red Costarricense de Universidades Promotoras de la Salud REDCUPS-CONARE, 2022-11)La Red Costarricense de Universidades Promotoras de la Salud (REDCUPS), desde el 2002, en el marco del Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE) ha fundamentado su quehacer en la participación estudiantil como protagonistas ... -
Social context for workplace health promotion: feasibility considerations in Costa Rica, Finland, Germany, Spain and Sweden
(Oxford Academic, 2003-06-01)We constructed a simple, flexible procedure that facilitates the pre-assessment of feasibility of workplace health promotion (WHP) programmes. It evaluates cancer hazards, workers’ need for hazard reduction, acceptability ...