Evaluate the sustainability of the Healthy Municipalities strategy in Guatemala, in order to have solid evidence to support decision-making. A concurrent mixed study was carried out in five phases: Wallis and Futuna Islands Email List theoretical-conceptual, a narrative review of the sustainability literature was carried out, based on which dimensions and categories were proposed for evaluation; Wallis and Futuna Islands Email List empirically, four municipalities were selected for convenience and 29 semi-structured interviews and four focus groups were conducted with key stakeholders to explore sustainability; With this information, a score was assigned to each category and dimension; Wallis and Futuna Islands Email List analytical, by category and dimension, content analysis was performed for qualitative information and summations and averages for quantitative information; Wallis and Futuna Islands Email List integrative, qualitative data were integrated into matrices by category and dimension; and quantitative data was supported with qualitative information; and 5) meta-inference, reflecting on the context and its influence on the results.
Municipalities strategy in Guatemala
92 informants participated. In the operational dimension Wallis and Futuna Islands Email List , progress in the transfer and use of results, as well as in the leadership change, stand out. In the legal and political dimension, accountability and local plans were highlighted Wallis and Futuna Islands Email List . In the economic dimension, the progressive investment in health, water and sanitation stood out, with insufficient investment in social determinants of health. In the social dimension, few mechanisms were observed to promote and strengthen social participation. In the municipalities that participated in the study, a regular level of sustainability of the Healthy Municipalities strategy was observed and quantitative data Wallis and Futuna Islands Email List was supported with qualitative information; and 5) meta-inference, reflecting on the context and its influence on the results.
Experiences of hunger in childhood and chronic
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