Arachu Castro

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.chia…

@TulaneSPHTM @TUsclas @RAES_HENA @shem @mediccglobal

@SecRubio @marcorubio Le ruego que impulse la apertura de una vía humanitaria para Cuba. El pueblo cubano no debe seguir pagando con sufrimiento una crisis que no ha creado. Es urgente facilitar acceso a alimentos, medicinas y agua potable. Actuar sin demora es humanidad.

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.

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/articl…

@SenBillCassidy to @RobertKennedyJr: You’ve flunked every class, but if you turn in your homework to me weekly for approval, you still get to be valedictorian—and I keep my job. Deal? youtu.be/yMD-bStAVLQ

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@TulaneCHELA to promote #healthequity in #LatinAmerica sph.tulane.edu/chela

Attention #UNSummitoftheFuture, it's time for a global human rights treaty for health equity. #UNGA2024. @fcghalliance @RAES_HENA thelancet.com/journals/lance…

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.…

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

@rahallclifford Congratulations, Rachel!

🎉Tenured! Again!🎉 I promise to use my powers for good trouble. And I'm SO grateful to the many colleagues and mentors who made my move to Emory possible!!

@lauvsanchez @uniceflac

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

Persistent inequities in maternal mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2019. Increasing government health expenditures and human resources for health are necessary but insufficient to reduce #MM effectively. equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @RAES_HENA @pahowho

Today, my colleague #RocioSaenz delivered an insightful keynote speech at the @HarvardGH. The talk centered on #CostaRica's successful efforts to forge partnerships and develop effective public health responses. @RAES_HENA

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Some of the ideas covered at the Health Equity Meeting in Costa Rica last Nov 30 - Dec 1 were conceptual debates, #equity translated into #action, #commitment of decision makers, creation of equity-based approaches, and inclusion of #communities in #knowledge management processes

Join this fantastic experience with local, regional, and global actors to discuss the priorities in developing an agenda for Health Equity in the Americas Region. Streaming on Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCVhaG… Don't miss it!

Achieving and Maintaining Equitable Health Outcomes for all, Including for Future Generations - Susan Goldstein, Ruth M. Mabry, Eric A. Friedman, André Luis Leite de Figueirêdo Sales, Arachu Castro, 2023 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27… @shequitymov @RAES_HENA @TulaneSPHTM @MichaelMarmot