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Papers by Anahi Viladrich

Las ponencias relevan los avances más importantes en el desarrollo de una metodología para la cua... more Las ponencias relevan los avances más importantes en el desarrollo de una metodología para la cuantificación de los costos económicos del aborto provocado así como las modalidades y características de la atención hospitalaria del mismo. El énfasis se sitúa en el ingreso y salida de emergencia, las opiniones en torno al aborto provocado, condicionantes y costos del mismo, costos y utilización de recursos para el tratamiento de complicaciones por abortoÁrea de Salud, Economía y Socieda

European Societies, Sep 12, 2018

In the context of economic crisis and welfare retrenchment in Spain, food banks have been an emer... more In the context of economic crisis and welfare retrenchment in Spain, food banks have been an emergency solution for those at risk of social exclusion. Food banks have been criticised for playing a significant role in perpetuating dependency and, therefore, exacerbating inequality between those who donate and receive help. However, in Madrid, in the years after the 15M movement grassroots food banks initiatives resignified an old mode of assistance by creating solidarity forms. In this paper, we analyse these grassroots food banks with a particular emphasis on the case of Tetuán. We show how political and interpersonal solidarity is built among grassroots foodbanks' members. We argue that these banks' political motto leads to inter-recognition among their participants. Furthermore, through a sharedand permanently reinforceddiscourse, food recipients identify the root causes of their excruciating living conditions. Thus, a 'we-ness' (defined here as a sense of cohesion and fellowship) is created, which challenges the inequality and stigma reinforced by traditional, and charitable, forms of assistance. In sum, grassroots food banks promote social inclusion as they not only provide aid, but also endorse new venues for solidarity building that challenges the hierarchical relationships, ingrained in traditional forms of charity giving, typical of formal food banks.

VIII Informe sobre exclusión y desarrollo social en España, 2019, 2019, ISBN 978-84-8440-772-0, págs. 489-563, 2019

Fil: Trpin, Veronica. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educacion. IPE... more Fil: Trpin, Veronica. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educacion. IPEHCS-CONICET-UNCo

Latin American Research Review, 2019

Este artículo explora el mundo de las botánicas —consideradas como farmacias invisibles— en la Ci... more Este artículo explora el mundo de las botánicas —consideradas como farmacias invisibles— en la Ciudad de Nueva York en donde practicantes de las religiones afrocaribeñas, especialmente Santería, ejercen un doble rol como líderes religiosos y consejeros espirituales. Las botánicas atienden a una población latinoamericana, a menudo migrante e indocumentada, que llega a ellas buscando soluciones efectivas a una plétora de problemas (ej., desde trastornos orgánicos hasta maltrato laboral y conflictos familiares). Los consejeros entienden los síntomas individuales como una disrupción con el mundo social y espiritual, a menudo provocado por “maleficios” y energías negativas circundantes. Las respuestas terapéuticas mas frecuentes combinan la consulta con el uso de plantas en infusiones, baños espirituales y oraciones (resumidos en la tríada: beber, limpiar y orar). El tema pone en evidencia el rol de los servicios terapéuticos que ofrecen las botánicas por cuanto proveen de respuestas ráp...

Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2018

The renewed popularity of the Argentine tango has been spearheaded by Argentines' reterritorializ... more The renewed popularity of the Argentine tango has been spearheaded by Argentines' reterritorialization efforts through which they claim their symbolic ownership of the genre. Two related phenomena are addressed here. First, the article examines the blossoming of the tango industry in Buenos Aires (Argentina's capital), which is supported by both a foreign and local tango audience. Second, it explores the migratory careers of Argentine tango dancers and musicians who, particularly in New York City, have joined efforts to rebrand the tango as their authentic national product. In order to be successful in the worldwide tango field, Argentine artists must also accrue tango capital, defined as the combined effect of technical skills, social contacts and public recognition. Finally, this article reflects on the ongoing endeavours of Argentine émigrés to keep abreast of tango developments in Buenos Aires, as a key dimension for guaranteeing their success overseas.

Occasional Paper Series

bank street college of education Welcoming the Stranger: Essays on Teaching and Learning in a Div... more bank street college of education Welcoming the Stranger: Essays on Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n jonathan g. silin jana sladkova anahi viladrich nicholas freudenberg erika duncan elizabeth park Bank Street College of Education, founded in 1916, is a recognized leader in early childhood, childhood, and adolescent development and education; a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom education; and a national advocate for children and families. The mission of Bank Street College is to improve the education of children and their teachers by applying to the educational process all available knowledge about learning and growth, and by connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside world. In so doing, we seek to strengthen not only individuals, but the community as well, including family, school, and the larger society in which adults and children, in all their diversity, interact and learn. We see in education the opportunity to build a better society. occasional paper series 1

Social Sciences, 2021

Based on the analysis of President Donald J. Trump’s social media, along with excerpts from his s... more Based on the analysis of President Donald J. Trump’s social media, along with excerpts from his speeches and press releases, this study sheds light on the framing of white supremacy during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Our findings reveal that the triad of divide, divert, and conquer was crucial to Trump’s communications strategy. We argue that racist nativism—or racialized national threats to American security—is key to comprehending the external divisiveness in this strategy. When Trump bitterly cast China as the cause of America’s pandemic fallout and Mexico as the source of other key American problems (i.e., crime and low-paid jobs for U.S.-born Americans), he sowed clear racialized divisions between the United States (U.S.). and these two nations. We further argue that nativist racism—or the framing of descendants from those nations as incapable of ever being American—is key to comprehending the internal divisiveness in the former President’s p...

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative medicines, 2017

Background: Botánicas (literally botanies) are local dispensaries that offer spiritual, healing, ... more Background: Botánicas (literally botanies) are local dispensaries that offer spiritual, healing, and religious services to a mostly Latino and Caribbean population in the United States (U.S). Despite the vast literature on Latinos' alternative medical systems, little is known on the role of the informal economy of healing in the urban milieu. This paper attempts to fill this vacuum by addressing the role of botánicas in meeting the religious healing and mental health needs of the growing Latino population in New York City (NYC). Materials and Methods: A two-stage ethnographic study on botánicas took place between 2004 and 2016 in NYC. During the first stage (2004-2006), a research team conducted participant observation and ethnographic mapping. This entailed the identification of two major concentrations of botánicas in Queens and the Bronx, with smaller clusters found in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Participant observation and in-depth interviews were conducted with fifty-six healers during this phase of the project, and thirty in-depth interviews were accomplished during the second phase (2014-2016), which focused on the products and services offered by botánicas in Queens. Results: Botánica providers and spiritual counselors construct a language of illnesssupported by the sociosoma model that calls attention to the contextual factors of distress, including the harmful effect of troubled relationships in Latinos' lives. Most providers identified the "immigrant continuum" as one of the main causes of their patients' suffering. In this vein, they highlighted the impact of Latinos' undocumented status, family conflicts and financial concerns as key triggers of their deleterious mental health conditions. Participants also shared a holistic explanatory model of mental illness, which combines social stressors and divine causas (causes) as the main source of Latinos' mental and emotional suffering. Two main ailments, depression and nervios (nervousness) were seen as complementary and closely related to the multifarious impact of the immigrant continuum in Latinos' lives. These conditions were treated with natural medicines (e.g., herbs), informal counseling and religious ceremonies, such as prayer and ritual cleansing. Conclusion: The paper sheds light on the role of botánicas, and their providers, in supporting a shared language of illness among Latinos in the U.S. The prevalence of two mental ailments among Latinos, depression and nervios, informs culturally-based processes of diagnosis and treatment in an urban multiethnic milieu. The article ultimately highlights the need for additional theoretical models and empirical research focused on Latinos' growing mental-health issues in the U.S.

Sunset Park Family Support Center brings together adult education and health and social services ... more Sunset Park Family Support Center brings together adult education and health and social services to provide an integrated one-stop hub for families in southwest Brooklyn. Sunset Park is a diverse, low income, Middle-Eastern, Latino, Eastern European, and Asian community that serves as home to many of the immigrants who have come to the U.S. in the last two decades. In the Support Center's Adult and Family Education Program, fifty languages can be heard in the classrooms and hallways as each year 700 students enroll in a variety of basic education, literacy, computer, and English-as-a-Second-Language classes. The Center also offers a reading program for preschool children and their parents; a volunteer program that provides outreach, advocacy, and translating services at the sponsoring hospital, Lutheran Medical Center; and many other social services. A new initiative has begun to link adult education with health education. The Family Support Center illustrates a model of services that can help recent immigrants ease their transition to the U.S., help their children succeed in school, help them find the health services they need, and help them become more fully integrated into their community and political life. Unfortunately, few communities are able to provide recent immigrants with these services, and those that do lack the capacity to meet existing needs. At the Sunset Park Support Center, for example, 600 residents are on a waiting list for services. Now as in the past, the United States is a country of immigrants. How our nation educates immigrants and their children; provides access to adequate health care, housing, and employment; and includes them in our political system will influence our ability to achieve our society's educational, health, economic, and moral goals. In this essay, we examine how adult education, a service that plays a key role in the lives of many recent immigrants, can act as a bridge for the immigrants and their families into both the educational and health care systems, and thus include them more fully in our society. We focus on New York City because it, with a handful of other big cities,

American Journal of Public Health, 2021

This article critically examines the recent literature on stigma that addresses the overspread as... more This article critically examines the recent literature on stigma that addresses the overspread association among the COVID-19 pandemic and racial and ethnic groups (i.e., mainland Chinese and East Asian populations) assumed to be the source of the virus. The analysis begins by reviewing the way in which infectious diseases have historically been associated with developing countries and their citizens, which, in turn, are supposed to become prime vectors of contagion. The latter extends to the current labeling of COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus,” that—along with a number of other terms—has fueled race-based stigma against Asian groups in the United States and overseas. This review further discusses the limitations of current COVID-19 antistigma initiatives that mostly focus on individual-based education campaigns as opposed to multisectorial programs informed by human rights and intersectional perspectives. Finally, the article ends with a call to the international public health commu...

jfn, 2018

J Food Nutr 2014 | Vol 1: e205 “Globesity” is the term that perhaps best represents the growing o... more J Food Nutr 2014 | Vol 1: e205 “Globesity” is the term that perhaps best represents the growing obesity trend affecting about five hundred million people worldwide [1]. This phenomenon is most prevalent among the poor and disadvantaged, for whom high obesity rates go hand in hand with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even cancer. This editorial hopes to shed light on the growing rates of obesity among Latinos (or Hispanics) in the United States (US). To that end, I aim to underscore the close-knit relationship between structural and cultural determinants of health that, together, impinge on the growing morbidity and mortality rates associated with Latinos’ overweight and obesity patterns in the US.

Bioactive Foods in Promoting Health, 2010

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the current fruit and vegetable consumption level in th... more Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the current fruit and vegetable consumption level in the United States and analyzes how it compares to the dietary guidelines promulgated by the US government. A healthy diet includes eating fruits and vegetables. Although many people experience barriers inhibiting fruit and vegetable consumption, facilitators also exist that promote fruit and vegetable consumption. Fruit and vegetable consumption can be measured in many ways, such as number of times eaten daily, number of cups, and number of servings. The US government publishes the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, sets public health dietary goals in documents such as Healthy People 2010, conducts nutritional surveillance and surveys to assess if the population is meeting these guidelines, and plans food and nutrition education programs following these recommendations. Recommendations for an individual’s fruit and vegetable consumption are based on the Dietary Guidelines and are published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for public use in the form of the online educational tool “MyPyramid.” Of all age groups, children aged 2–3 years are most likely to meet current fruit and vegetable consumption guidelines, with an estimated 48% of children meeting the combined recommendation of 1 cup daily. Fruit and vegetable consumption also varies across other demographic characteristics. Non-Hispanic blacks are significantly less likely to meet USDA guidelines than whites. Latinos report higher intakes of fruits and vegetables than whites and blacks, but this has also been reported to be a decreasing effect when compared to social acculturation.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2008

American Journal of Sociology, 2009

The book Our Bodies, Ourselves is a feminist success story. Selling more than four million copies... more The book Our Bodies, Ourselves is a feminist success story. Selling more than four million copies since its debut in 1970, it has challenged medical dogmas about women's bodies and sexuality, shaped health care policies, energized the reproductive rights movement, and ...

Dance Research Journal, 2005