National Faculty of Public Health

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Research group

Spanish

Health and Society

Academic Unit: National Faculty of Public Health

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Other social sciences

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Strategic Focus

Main goal:

To generate scientific knowledge that contributes to the solution of problems in the various areas of public health from social sciences, in accordance with the institutional values and excellence criteria that strengthen teaching and outreach at the Faculty, while contributing to regional, national, and international social transformation.

Problems that we address:

Growth, employment, and insurance in health.
Socioeconomic determining factors of health.
Determining factors of access to health services.
Health workforce labor conditions.
Costs and economic evaluation in health.
Trends in funding for health.
Environmental economy and health.
Solidarity economy and health.
Conceptual development of parenting as a result of the contributions of social and human sciences.
Parenting in populations whose rights have been violated.
Parenting, public health, and social justice.
Education on parenting in the context of the health sector.
The pedagogical foundation of education for health.
Didactics of education for health.
Intersector and transdisciplinary experiences in education for health.
Education for health in the theory and practice of public health.
Education for health in public health policies.
Life experiences of homeless children.
Social conflicts and peace culture.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Parenting, childhood, and education for health.
Culture and health.
Economy and health.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Francisco Javier Aguirre Echavarría, M. Sc.

Specialization in University Research Teaching.

Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, Colombia.

Master’s in Science, Technology, and Innovation.

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

francisco.aguirre@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

gruposaludysociedad@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Alliances within the FNSP with the Environmental Health and Mental Health group for various projects in education for health. Alliances with the Faculty of Odontology, Universidad de Caldas, and Tecnológico de Antioquia for projects on education for parenting, and with the Emergencies and Disasters Group of Universidad de Antioquia’s Faculty of Nursing. The group is part of the Antioquia branch of the Colombian network of researchers and research institutions in solidarity economy (UNICOSOL), within which it carries out projects on solidarity economy. It is also part of the Education for Health Network (Red de Educación para la Salud), the Qualitative Health Research Network (Red de Investigación Cualitativa en Salud), and the Education and Health Network (Rede de Educaꞔão e Saúde—REDEPOP).

Highlighted Projects

Systematizing the research experience on education for parenting in the public health field from a popular education perspective. Granizal, Bello, Antioquia, 2013-2019.
Thematic research for building an educational proposal about ICT-supported parenting in the Granizal settlement, Bello, 2017-2020.
Analysis of morbidity and mortality associated with atmospherical pollution in the Aburrá Valley’s ten municipalities, 2008-2016.
Experiences and significances of sexuality in teenagers with that have lived in the street. Medellín, 2016.

Key Research Findings

Ethics, collective health, qualitative health research and social justice. DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232015209.05672015. ISSN: 1413-8123
Colombian Children With Overweight and Obesity Need Additional Motivational Support at School to Perform Health-Enhancing Physical Activity. DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0024. ISSN: 1543-3080
Direct costs of hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus in the Mexican Social Security Institute. DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.06.015. ISSN: 0213-9111

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Training through courses and certification programs on education for health and decision-making in health.
Design of public policies for providing attention to homeless children.
Advice on the design of professional programs on public health training and on undergraduate and graduate thesis work.
Design of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on topics related to public health.