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A Protocol for Housing Mice in an Enriched Environment
Published on: June 8, 2015
[Healthy housing and healthy environments as a strategy for health promotion]
Simone Cynamon Cohen1, Regina Bodstein, Débora Cynamon Kligerman
1Departamento de Saneamento e Saúde Ambiental da Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fiocruz. Av. Leopoldo Bulhões, 1480 Manguinhos 21041-210 Rio de Janeiro. cohen@ensp.fiocruz.br
Abstract:
In this article, Healthy Housing is discussed as a potential field of knowledge and practices to be applied in the Health Promotion strategy and as an instrument in a larger discussion of problems in health and living standards. The development and consolidation of Health Promotion is presented focusing the discussion on two fields of action: healthy public policies and the establishment of healthy environments. The concepts of habitability and ambience are presented as a path conducive to reflection and the development of closer ties between Health Promotion and Healthy Housing.
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