Guía metodológica para la elaboración de planes de igualdad en entidades del Sistema Sanitario Público de Andalucía (SSPA)

Currently equality plans are an effective tool to incorporate equal opportunities in human resource management of both companies and public administrations. They are also the appropriate mechanism to detect possible disparities and gender gaps in employment. Configured as an ordered set of actions and measures taken after a diagnosis of the situation and help organizations to promote equal treatment and opportunities between women and men in the workplace, and help eliminate discrimination based on sex. In this regard, the Directorate General of Health Planning and Innovation of the Ministry of Health, intends to promote and facilitate the development and implementation of equality plans in institutions and centers of the Andalusian Public Health System. This has raised the production and dissemination of a methodological guide that supports the design of equality plans in unison to allow both the completion of the monitoring process as the development and practical implementation of those plans.

Ceruloplasmina y su importancia clínica como factor indicador del riesgo cardiovascular en una población de escolares de Granada.

Also known as ferroxidase ceruloplasmin, belongs to the family of inflammation-sensitive proteins, and its main function to transport copper in the blood. Although, in addition to this transport function, at present, there are numerous studies that have attempted to use the determination of serum concentrations as a predictive indicator of cardiovascular risk in patients who are overweight or obese. The results of this study confirm the existence of a significant correlation between serum ceruloplasmin and nutritional status of the subjects, which means that for the population of students assessed, serum levels of this protein are an important predictor the risk of cardiovascular disease.