Event Title
(Re)Thinking Complex Health Problems from a Multidimensional Approach: Chagas Disease in Argentina and Beyond
Description
Chagas disease is frequently referred to as the effects that the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has on people’s health. However, the biomedical and epidemiological aspects, most frequently addressed, are just some pieces of this complex puzzle. Social, environmental, economic, political, cultural, and educational elements are essential in comprehending the magnitude of the problem without stigmatizations. From these reflections, I will share aspects of a “kaleidoscopic” perspective that aims to promote joint work between different social actors, in a great diversity of contexts, with the purpose of getting more and more voices talking about Chagas.
About the Lecturer: Dr. Sanmartino (PhD in Education Sciences) is a biologist and a specialist in Social Sciences and Health in Epistemologies of the South. She works as a researcher for the National Board of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) in the Grupo de Didáctica de las Ciencias (La Plata, Argentina) and is the founder and coordinator of the group ¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de Chagas? (What do we speak about when we speak about Chagas?). The guiding thread of her career is the search to understand Chagas disease from an integral perspective and, at the same time, highlight the role of education and communication as key tools to address this complex issue.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
30-10-2019 11:30 AM
End Date
30-10-2019 12:50 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Duration
1:13:25
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Program
World Issues Forum
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Chagas' disease--Social aspects--Latin America; Chagas' disease--Latin America--Prevention; Public health surveillance--Latin America; Trypanosoma cruzi
Geographic Coverage
Latin America
Type
Moving Image
Keywords
Chagas disease
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
(Re)Thinking Complex Health Problems from a Multidimensional Approach: Chagas Disease in Argentina and Beyond
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Chagas disease is frequently referred to as the effects that the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has on people’s health. However, the biomedical and epidemiological aspects, most frequently addressed, are just some pieces of this complex puzzle. Social, environmental, economic, political, cultural, and educational elements are essential in comprehending the magnitude of the problem without stigmatizations. From these reflections, I will share aspects of a “kaleidoscopic” perspective that aims to promote joint work between different social actors, in a great diversity of contexts, with the purpose of getting more and more voices talking about Chagas.
About the Lecturer: Dr. Sanmartino (PhD in Education Sciences) is a biologist and a specialist in Social Sciences and Health in Epistemologies of the South. She works as a researcher for the National Board of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) in the Grupo de Didáctica de las Ciencias (La Plata, Argentina) and is the founder and coordinator of the group ¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de Chagas? (What do we speak about when we speak about Chagas?). The guiding thread of her career is the search to understand Chagas disease from an integral perspective and, at the same time, highlight the role of education and communication as key tools to address this complex issue.
