Health Promotion in Singapore : A need to focus on sociocultural and socioeconomic differences
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Background: In the last 50 years, Singapore's achievement has been to use multiculturalism to foster social cohesion and build a new nation. With a population of 75% Chinese, 13% Malays, 9% Indians and 3% other nationalities, this heterogeneous population brought with them different cultures and goals. The nation has seen through diverse health promoting interventions with mixed success. Purpose: This paper presents the health behavior trends focusing on sociocultural and socioeconomic differences in the population using data from the on-going Health Behavior Surveillance of Singapore (HBSS). Highest educational qualification is used as a proxy for socioeconomic status.Descargas
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2016-10-13
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Prescott, M. A., MsChng, C. Y., & Ling, D. C. (2016). Health Promotion in Singapore : A need to focus on sociocultural and socioeconomic differences. Desafíos, 1(1). Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.ut.edu.co/index.php/desafios/article/view/1059
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Formación del talento humano en Salud