Boletim eletr??nico de bibliografias especializadas: igualdade racial

Indicadores socioecon??micos apontam que as expressivas diferen??as raciais existentes no Brasil t??m reflexos na educa????o, sa??de, renda, viol??ncia, expectativa de vida etc. Diante desse conjunto cada vez mais evidente de desigualdades, o debate p??blico sobre essa tem??tica tem se intensificado, assim como as iniciativas no campo das pol??ticas p??blicas. A Organiza????o Internacional do Trabalho (OIT) afirma que, para combater o comportamento social provocado pelo racismo, ?? necess??rio demonstrar sua exist??ncia e os mecanismos pelos quais ele opera. Tendo em vista tal conjuntura, o presente Boletim divulga as publica????es do acervo da Biblioteca Graciliano Ramos, da ENAP, que trazem contribui????es ao tema da Igualdade Racial

A questão racial pensada entre o “método científico” e a paixão : um estudo comparado entre José Ingenieros e Manoel Bomfim – Argentina e Brasil (1900-1920)

Esta dissertação de Mestrado tem como objetivo analisar comparativamente a forma pela qual a temática da Raça foi discutida pelo ítalo-argentino José Ingenieros e pelo brasileiro Manoel Bomfim nas duas primeiras décadas do século XX. A hipótese deste trabalho é que ambos os autores buscaram definir qual seria o “legítimo povo” dos seus respectivos países a partir de um critério racial. Esta pesquisa está dividida em três partes. O primeiro capítulo busca traçar o perfil intelectual de Ingenieros e de Bomfim para que os leitores possam visualizar a trajetória profissional destes homens e entendê-los melhor; o segundo capítulo demonstra as concepções de mundo em meio a qual estes autores cresceram e como elas repercutiram em seus escritos; o último capítulo é dedicado a fazer a análise das fontes Sociologia Argentina, de Ingenieros, e América Latina: males de origem, de Bomfim, para que seja possível refletir sobre como estes intelectuais pensaram a questão da raça e como eles a relacionaram às suas concepções de “povo ideal” em seus respectivos países.

Reflexões sobre a Conferência das Nações Unidas contra o Racismo, a Intolerância Racial, a Xenofobia e a Intolerância Correlata

Este artigo discute um dos tópicos mais polêmicos da recente Conferência das Nações Unidas contra o Racismo - a questão do pagamento de reparações para as vítimas do tráfico transatlântico de escravos - num contexto histórico amplo e profundo. Argumenta-se que a historiografia da escravidão e do tráfico apresenta um quadro complexo de envolvimento que não permite uma simples projeção de responsabilidade exclusiva nesta tragédia humana. Quando apresentado como mais um projeto de transferência de recursos dos países ocidentais para a África, a reivindicação de pagamentos de reparações está apresentada como problemática e pouco viável. Quando se trata como um aspecto de políticas publicas de combater a discriminação da população negra em países multietnicos, é considerada mais justificável e promissora.

Gender and racial inequalities in trends of oral cancer mortality in Sao Paulo, Brazil

OBJECTIVE:To analyse recent trends in oral cancer mortality, focusing specifically on differences concerning gender and race.METHODS:Official information on deaths and population in the city of Sao Paulo, 2003 to 2009, were used to estimate mortality rates from oral cancer (C00 to C10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision), adjusted for age and stratified by gender (females and males) and race (blacks and whites). The Prais-Winsten auto-regression procedure was used to analyse the time series.RESULTS:During the study period, 8,505 individuals living in the city of Sao Paulo died of oral cancer. Rates increased for females (rate of yearly increase = 4.4%, 95%CI 1.4;7.5), and levelled off for men, which represents an inversion of previous trends among genders in the city. Increases were identified for blacks, with a high rate of yearly increase of 9.1% (95%CI 5.5;12.9), and levelled off for whites. Oral cancer mortality in blacks almost doubled during the study period, and surpassed mortality in whites for almost all categories.CONCLUSIONS:Mortality presented a higher increase among women than in men, and it doubled among backs. The surveillance of trends of oral cancer mortality across gender and racial groups may contribute to implementing socially appropriate health policies, which concurrently reduce the burden of disease and the attenuation of unfair, avoidable and unnecessary inequalities in health.

Composição racial e a avaliação da reação intradérmica de Montenegro em portadores da leishmaniose cutâneo-mucosa

Em um estudo retrospectivo, indivíduos com a forma mucosa da leishmaniose foram pareados (sexo, idade e ocupação) a outros pacientes com a forma cutânea em atividade, não demonstrando-se diferença significante da freqüência nos grupos raciais. Do mesmo modo, o teste intradérmico de Montenegro não se mostrou diferente nos diversos grupos raciais, entre os 96 pares de pacientes estudados. Uma maior enduração foi observada em pacientes com o acometimento mucoso quando comparado aos cutâneos.

Forma hepatosplênica da esquistossomose mansônica, em relação à composição racial e ao nível sócio-econômico, em Catolândia-Bahia

De 1125 indivíduos, residentes em área hiperendêmica de esquistossomose mansônica, estudou-se a apresentação clínica, relacionada aos grupos raciais (mestiço de índio, branco, mulato-claro, mulato-médio, mulato-escuro e negro) e ao nível sócio- econômico, conforme o somatório de 16 variáveis. Em 229 indivíduos brancos havia 24 (10,5%) com a forma hepatosplênica, significantemente superior, em comparação, com 32 (3,6%) dos 896 não-brancos; entre os grupos raciais negroides ocorreram freqüências semelhantes. Os hepatosplênicos apresentaram nível sócío-econômíco mais alto e quando, também, brancos, o risco relativo (2,78) foi marcadamente superior.

Racial inequalities in the socioeconomic, demographic and health conditions of elderly from Maranhão State, Legal Amazon, Brazil: a population-based study

Aging with quality of life does not occur equally among the racial groups of Brazilian elderly, and few studies have analyzed this issue in the states of the Brazilian Legal Amazon. The objective of this study was to investigate racial inequalities in the socioeconomic, demographic and health conditions of elderly residents of Maranhão state, Brazil. The present work is a cross-sectional study of 450 elders aged 60 years or older included in the 2008 National Household Sample Survey. The prevalence of socioeconomic, demographic, health and habit indicators and of risk factors were estimated in white, brown and black racial categories that were self-reported by the survey participants. The chi-square test was used for comparisons (a=5%). The majority of the elderly respondents identified themselves as brown (66.4%) or white (23.3%). There were significant socioeconomic, demographic, habit and lifestyle differences among the racial groups. Most of the black and brown elderly lived alone, reported lower educational levels and were in the lowest quintile for income. These respondents were also highly dependent on the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS), exhibited low rates of screening mammograms and lower physical activity levels and had a greater proportion of smokers. However, there was no difference in the prevalence of health indicators or in the proportion of elderly by gender, age, social role in the family or the urban-rural location of the household. These results indicate the presence of racial inequalities in the socioeconomic and demographic status and in the practice of healthy habits and lifestyles among elderly from Maranhão, but suggest equity in health status. The results also suggest the complexity and challenges of interlinking race with socioeconomic aspects, and the findings reinforce the need for the implementation of public policies for these population groups.

Racial Equality In Health and Social Care Good Practice Guide

Racial Equality In Health and Social Care Good Practice Guide

Racial Equality in Health - Good Practice Guide - Consultation Document (PDF 261KB)

This good practice guide has been produced by the Equity Commission for Northern Ireland in partnership with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPSNI).

Characteristics and effectiveness of diabetes self-management educational programs targeted to racial/ethnic minority groups: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.

BACKGROUND It is not clear to what extent educational programs aimed at promoting diabetes self-management in ethnic minority groups are effective. The aim of this work was to systematically review the effectiveness of educational programs to promote the self-management of racial/ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes, and to identify programs' characteristics associated with greater success. METHODS We undertook a systematic literature review. Specific searches were designed and implemented for Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scirus, Current Contents and nine additional sources (from inception to October 2012). We included experimental and quasi-experimental studies assessing the impact of educational programs targeted to racial/ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes. We only included interventions conducted in countries members of the OECD. Two reviewers independently screened citations. Structured forms were used to extract information on intervention characteristics, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness. When possible, we conducted random-effects meta-analyses using standardized mean differences to obtain aggregate estimates of effect size with 95% confidence intervals. Two reviewers independently extracted all the information and critically appraised the studies. RESULTS We identified thirty-seven studies reporting on thirty-nine educational programs. Most of them were conducted in the US, with African American or Latino participants. Most programs obtained some benefits over standard care in improving diabetes knowledge, self-management behaviors and clinical outcomes. A meta-analysis of 20 randomized controlled trials (3,094 patients) indicated that the programs produced a reduction in glycated hemoglobin of -0.31% (95% CI -0.48% to -0.14%). Diabetes knowledge and self-management measures were too heterogeneous to pool. Meta-regressions showed larger reduction in glycated hemoglobin in individual and face to face delivered interventions, as well as in those involving peer educators, including cognitive reframing techniques, and a lower number of teaching methods. The long-term effects remain unknown and cost-effectiveness was rarely estimated. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes self-management educational programs targeted to racial/ethnic minority groups can produce a positive effect on diabetes knowledge and on self-management behavior, ultimately improving glycemic control. Future programs should take into account the key characteristics identified in this review.

Is ENP good news for the transfer of environmental norms? Incentives and socialization for Eastern neighbours

The launching of the European Neighbourhood Policy has created some expectations. Cooperation between the EU and its partners is expected to get deeper, to the point that neighbouring countries have been promised to share “everything but institutions” with the EU. Moreover, cooperation is also expected to be broader, as it has been presented as including more and more issue areas. In other words, the ENP has the vocation of being a universal instrument to promote the transfer of EU norms. This paper focuses on one single issue area, the environment, and one group of ENP partners, the Western Newly Independent States and the South Caucasus, to revise to what extent neighbourhood policy can provide the mechanisms to encourage rule transfer. Are incentives and disincentives powerful enough? Can the ENP promote the socialization of neighbours into EU environmental norms?

La intolerància racial en el muncipi de Catellbell i el Vilar. Diagnòstic i propostes d'acció

Castellbell i el Vilar és un municipi amb poc més de 3.700 habitants, el qual es troba situat a la comarca del Bages. En aquesta comarca s‟han produït alguns fets i dinàmiques que ens porten la preocupació per un increment de la intolerància racial de les persones autòctones respecte a les immigrades. Tot i que aquestes dinàmiques no s‟han percebut a Castellbell i el Vilar, tenint en compte que hi ha un nombre important de persones immigrades i la influència que poden exercir els successos en municipis veïns, s‟ha cregut oportú fer un treball de recerca sobre la intolerància racial en aquest municipi. L‟objectiu d‟aquest treball, per tant, és proporcionar una aproximació a la situació sobre la intolerància racial en el municipi de Castellbell i el Vilar, esbrinar quines poden ser les seves causes o factors afavoridors d‟aquest sentiment i conèixer les actituds de la població envers la intolerància racial, amb la finalitat de facilitar el disseny d‟un programa d‟intervenció. La complexitat del tema només ens permetrà fer una aproximació a la situació actual, formular algunes hipòtesis sobre les principals causes, i contrastar-la amb les dades i teories relacionades. No obstant això, tenint en compte l‟impacte de la informació a nivell global, es valorarà la influència o “contagi” que podrien provocar les notícies o accions d‟altres municipis de la comarca o d‟altres llocs en el nivell de convivència de Castellbell i el Vilar. El diagnòstic i la comprovació de les hipòtesis sobre les principals causes que contribueixen en la intolerància racial han de permetre identificar la situació actual i pronosticar els diferents escenaris de futur, per poder definir les línies estratègiques i dissenyar propostes d‟acció orientades a la solució o disminució dels problemes detectats i avançar-se a possibles problemes o conflictes futurs.