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Arachu Castro

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Professor &Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Lat America, Director Center for Health Equity Lat Am @TulaneCHELA @TulaneSPHTM & exPresident @SocMedAnthro

sph.tulane.edu/ihsd/arachu-castro-phd-mph
Joined February 2014
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Nuevo artículo en Ciencia y Salud: “El habitus médico autoritario: resistencias a la humanización de la atención obstétrica en la República Dominicana a partir del análisis crítico del discurso.” Acceso abierto 🔓 doi.org/10.22206/cisa.2026.v…
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La maternidad adolescente parece menos una causa que un síntoma de la adversidad que la precede. En @nexosmexico escribo sobre nuestros dos estudios en América Latina y el Caribe y por qué prevenir el embarazo no basta: salud.nexos.com.mx/maternida…
Maternidad adolescente

Maternidad adolescente

La maternidad adolescente no se resuelve sólo con prevención. Mientras persistan la violencia, la pobreza y la desigualdad, el problema seguirá persistiendo. La respuesta exige políticas que fortal...

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Poverty, not maternal age, accounts for most of the early childhood development gap among children of adolescent mothers across 15 #LatinAmerican #Caribbean countries. With @lauvsanchez & @danicubib. @TulaneCHELA doi.org/10.1080/17441692.202… @TUsclas @TulaneSPHTM @pahowho @UNICEF
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New in @TheLancetOncol: how the 2026 U.S. oil blockade has converted decades of chronic constraint into an acute breakdown of Cuba’s cancer care system — chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and diagnostics collapsing together. doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(2…
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@USEmbCuba @SecRubio @marcorubio @TulaneSPHTM @TUsclas @CIPR_Tulane @UNICEFCuba @opscuba @WFP_Cuba @UEenCuba @ONU_Cuba @OnCuba @eltoquecom @KorvaColemanNPR @eyderp
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32,880 pregnant women at added risk. 96,387 patients on the surgical waiting list. One of six linear accelerators operational. The 2026 U.S. oil #blockade is collapsing every domain of #Cuba's health system. New in @ThinkGlobalHlth thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
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New paper out in Social Science & Medicine (special issue on Violence Against Children) With @lauvsanchez our NSF-funded study identifies 5 cultural consonance profiles—and shows how alignment in family dynamics may help prevent violent parenting. doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.…
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Les invitamos este jueves @TUsclas @TulaneCHELA @CIPR_Tulane @TulaneSPHTM @RAES_HENA @SocMedAnthro
Escuela de Salud Pública de México (@SaludPublicaMx) profile pictureEscuela de Salud Pública de México@SaludPublicaMxMay 12
#VC26 | Únete a esta sesión con la Dra. @ArachuCastro para reflexionar sobre los retos que enfrentan los sistemas de salud para avanzar hacia una atención más equitativa e inclusiva 📅 Jueves 14 de mayo 🕛 12 h (CDMX) | 13 h (Nueva Orleans) Regístrate 🌐 bit.ly/4f5RFb5
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New in Child Abuse & Neglect: among 1,019 mothers in the Dominican Republic, emotional neglect in childhood—not cumulative ACEs—was the most stable correlate of adolescent motherhood. Mothers under 18 had partners on average 9.1 yrs older. @lauvsanchez 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.202…
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Pleased to share our new article in Social Science & Medicine: Cultural consonance as a mediator between maternal adversity and parenting practices across family contexts in the Dominican Republic. With @lauvsanchez sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Among 1,019 mothers in poverty in the DR we found: Maternal adversity lowers cultural consonance. Family consonance protects against violent discipline, while material-social consonance can increase it. Outcomes vary by family structure.
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Attention #UNSummitoftheFuture, it's time for a global human rights treaty for health equity. #UNGA2024. @fcghalliance @RAES_HENA thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Colaboración entre @RAES_HENA y #OrganizacionPanamericanadelaSaludOPS: "We must not remain blind to equity: lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas". doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2024.7…
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La medicina social y las ciencias sociales en América Latina: tensiones conceptuales para la transformación de la salud pública en el siglo XX https://34.199.82.206/handle/10665.2/60337 @RAES_HENA @TUsclas @AlamesMexico @ABRASCO @opsoms @SocMedAnthro
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The impact of ever breastfeeding on children ages 12 to 36 months in #DominicanRepublic Ever BF children scored higher in language & fine motor #development #ECD bit.ly/4bpEA80 @lauvsanchez @uniceflac
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