[Project value: Quoted in Canadian dollars not deflated]

1990

The utilization of knowledge for the appropriate design of programs and policies on adolescent sexuality and pregnancy is the major goal of this project.  The project will help institutions and social promoters' groups in Chile to use available knowledge for policy and program design, implementation, and evaluation purposes. Researchers will carry out specific studies to fill information gaps in the areas of adolescent sexuality and pregnancy; adolescent reproductive behaviour; health care services for adolescents; and opinions of government authorities, political leaders, professional organization, and community-based movements. Researchers will also implement an information system for the gathering of available knowledge and its dissemination among government organizations, NGOs, and academic institutions; formulate and implement a training strategy for health and social participation in programs; and draw up proposals for public policies and programs related to adolescent pregnancy prevention, pregnancy care, and the follow-up of adolescent mothers.

Indigenous Culture and Health Services Utilization Among Indian Migrants (Guatemala)

Guatemala City, as many Latin American capitals, is experiencing an explosive population growth resulting from a massive peasant migration. Dwelling in slums, the children five years of age and  under are victims of nutritional and health deficiencies.  The problem gains greater significance as an increasing number of these migrants are Indians with the lowest health status in the country and with one of the continent's highest rates of infant mortality.  The migrant Indians are hindered by linguistic barriers, illiteracy, social and occupational marginality, low income, and  non‑Western tradition.  This project will provide governmental and non - governmental agencies with basic information to develop special programs to ameliorate the precarious health situation of the Indian migrant child.  Information will be gathered on the Indian migrant family and the use made of health services for children.  Information will also be collected on the actual health services offered, the factors hindering their use, and the way these services are delivered.  A dissemination program will include a workshop, training courses, a brochure, and a video.

Spatial Mobility of Population:  Emerging Issues in Latin America

This project will assess emerging forms and trends in spatial mobility in Latin America to identify more clearly emerging new patterns, their determinants, and their consequences.  Specifically researchers will examine new trends in spatial mobility in Argentina, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic as well as the relationship between these trends and development policies in these  countries. The impact of new spatial mobility on individual,  family, and community relationships and values will be assessed.  A first result will be a diagnosis of research priorities, and institutional and human resources available to conduct research, and target populations who should receive priority attention.  A second result will be the organization of research‑related  networking activities among the countries studied and, eventually, at the regional level.  For this purpose, the Programa Latinoamericano de Actividades en Poblaci#n (PROLAP) will provide assistance. Finally, a third result will be the establishment of cooperation activiites between the Centro de Estudios de Poblacion (CENDP) and the Center for Research in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) of York University.