EDITORIAL



Anthropology of Health in the Americas: Contextualizations and suggestions Open Access
Eduardo L. Menéndez


ARTICLES



On ethnographic positions in the anthropology of health in South America Open Access
María Epele


Health care practices among people living with diabetes: an anthropological, ethnographical approach with a gender perspective Open Access
Ana Domínguez Mon


Space, time and power in hospital health care: Contributions based on the ethnography of an obstetric center Open Access
María Guadalupe García, María Laura Recoder, Susana Margulies


Uncovering a tragic flaw in revolutionary health policies: From health and communicative inequities to communicative justice in health Open Access
Charles L. Briggs


Tradition, improvisation and modernity in Yucatecan Mayan shamanism: The suhuy art of Juan Cob, h-men of Yaxcabá Open Access
Michel Boccara


A critical examination of public policies related to indigenous health, traditional medicine, and interculturality in Mexico (1990-2016) Open Access
Roberto Campos Navarro, Edith Yesenia Peña Sánchez, Alfredo Paulo Maya


Articulation between health services and “indigenous medicine”: Anthropological reflections on policies and reality in Brazil Open Access
Esther Jean Langdon, Luiza Garnelo


Family networks and the role of men in maternal health care among Mexican indigenous women Open Access
Lina Rosa Berrio Palomo


Racial i(nter)dentification: The racialization of maternal health through the Oportunidades program and in government clinics in México Open Access
Rosalynn Adeline Vega


Illegitimate patients: Undocumented immigrants’ access to health care in Chile Open Access
Nanette Paz Liberona Concha, Miguel Angel Mansilla


Screening program for cervical cancer: public policies and experiences of actors who implement the program in the state of Veracruz, Mexico Open Access
Zuanilda Mendoza


Indigenous peoples, HIV and public policy in Latin America: an exploration of the current situations of epidemiological prevalence, prevention, care and timely treatment Open Access
Patricia Ponce, Rubén Muñoz, Matías Stival