Construction of an intercultural care program for international migrants in northwestern Mexico.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the construction process of an intercultural care program for international migrants in northwestern Mexico. METHOD: Report of professional experiences, according to what was suggested by Daltro and Faria. RESULTS: The development and evolution of care for international migrants has favored the elaboration of a community-like Social Service Program for students of a public university in northwestern Mexico, so that intercultural health and health care for this population become part of the curricular training of the new generations of nursing graduates, in a context in which international migration is a topic of great social and cultural relevance. CONCLUSION: The construction and application of the Salud-Migrante program will enhance compliance with international recommendations on universal health for migrants, promoting respect for identity and cultural diversity in their actions.

Construction of an intercultural care program for international migrants in northwestern Mexico / Construção de um programa de atenção intercultural para migrantes internacionais no noroeste do México / Construcción de un programa de cuidado intercultural para personas migrantes internacionales en el noroeste de México

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the construction process of an intercultural care program for international migrants in northwestern Mexico. Method: Report of professional experiences, according to what was suggested by Daltro and Faria. Results: The development and evolution of care for international migrants has favored the elaboration of a community-like Social Service Program for students of a public university in northwestern Mexico, so that intercultural health and health care for this population become part of the curricular training of the new generations of nursing graduates, in a context in which international migration is a topic of great social and cultural relevance. Conclusion: The construction and application of the Salud-Migrante program will enhance compliance with international recommendations on universal health for migrants, promoting respect for identity and cultural diversity in their actions.

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever o processo de construção de um programa de atendimento intercultural para migrantes internacionais no noroeste do México. Método: Relato de experiências profissionais, conforme sugerido por Daltro e Faria. Resultados: O desenvolvimento e a evolução do atendimento aos migrantes internacionais favoreceu a estruturação de um Programa de Serviço Social de tipo comunitário para estudantes de uma universidade pública do noroeste do México, de modo que a saúde intercultural e a atenção à saúde dessa população tornem-se parte da formação curricular do novas gerações de graduados em enfermagem, em um contexto em que a migração internacional é um tema de grande relevância social e cultural. Conclusão: A construção e aplicação do programa Salud-Migrante fortalecerá o cumprimento das recomendações internacionais sobre saúde universal para migrantes, promovendo o respeito à identidade e à diversidade cultural em suas ações.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Describir el proceso de construcción de un programa de cuidado intercultural a personas migrantes internacionales en el noroeste de México. Método: Relato de experiencias profesionales, acorde a lo sugerido por Daltro y Faria. Resultados: El desarrollo y evolución del cuidado a personas migrantes internacionales ha favorecido la estructuración de un Programa de Servicio Social de tipo comunitario para estudiantes de una universidad pública en el noroeste de México, por lo que la salud intercultural y el cuidado a la salud a esta población se vuelve parte en la formación curricular de las nuevas generaciones de licenciados en enfermería, en un contexto en que la migración internacional es tema de gran relevancia social y cultural. Conclusión: La construcción y aplicación del programa Salud-Migrante fortalecerán el cumplimiento de las recomendaciones internacionales en materia de salud universal para personas migrantes, promoviendo en sus acciones el respeto a la identidad y diversidad cultural.

Social network support and risk factors for obesity and overweight in adolescents. / Apoyo en redes sociales y factores de riesgo de sobrepeso y obesidad en adolescentes.

AIM: To determine the relationship between social support in social networks and risk factors of overweight and obesity including healthy lifestyles and perceived barriers in adolescents. METHOD: Descriptive and cross-sectional study with adolescents from a public high school in Nuevo León, Mexico. Anthropometric measurements were determined to obtain body mass index, behavioural measurements for perceived barriers to healthy eating and physical activity, as well as healthy lifestyles. RESULTS: A total of 188 adolescents participated, male sex predominated at 55.9%, mean age was 16.1 years. From them, 52.1% were overweight, less than half of the adolescents reported having friends on social networks (37.8%); 52% of overweight participants need changes in their diet and the majority reported low physical activity (82.7%). There is a correlation between social support in social networks and perceived barriers to physical activity in overweight adolescents (r2 0.144; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Most of the adolescents do not have an adequate diet or perform recommended physical activity, one of the main causes is lack of motivation as a perceived barrier. Social networks represent a tool for nursing staff to promote health and develop interventions aimed at preventing disease in a global context in digital transition.