Genetic Counseling and The Concept of “Genetic Health” In The National Health System of Cuba

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Keywords:

health, medical genetics, genetic counseling.

Abstract

Introduction: The participation and education of the population in debates about their health and the care it requires is increasingly necessary, due to the advent of Genomic and Precision Medicine.

Objective: To operationalize the concept of genetic health already contextualized, with a view to its use in relation to genetic counseling, as a fundamental activity in the Medical Genetics Services, in the Cuban National Health System.

Methods: Techniques such as documentary analysis (information systematization) and in-depth interviews were used. Triangulation of the data obtained was also carried out, through which concepts, ideas, arguments and theories were integrated.

Conclusions: In the current care-preventive, teaching and research programs, and in the strategies for the future development of Medical Genetics in Cuba, actions must be planned from the approaches proposed in relation to genetic counseling and the concept of genetic health contextualized and operationalized.


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Author Biographies

Iris Andrea Rojas Betancourt, Centro Nacional de Genética Médica

Médico especialista.  Profesor  e investigador auxiliar

Departamento de Docencia e Investigaciones 

Beatriz Suárez Besil, Centro Nacional de Genética Médica

Médico especialista. Profesor asistente. Investigador agregado

Departamento de Asistencia Médica  

Yudelkis Benítez Cordero, Centro Nacional de Genética Médica

Médico especialista. Profesor asistente. Investigador agregado

Departamento de Asistencia Médica  

Hilda Roblejo Balbuena, Centro Nacional de Genética Médica

Médico especialista. Profesor e investigador auxiliar 

Jefa de Departamento de Docencia e Investigación 

Published

2024-08-03

How to Cite

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Rojas Betancourt IA, Suárez Besil B, Benítez Cordero Y, Roblejo Balbuena H. Genetic Counseling and The Concept of “Genetic Health” In The National Health System of Cuba. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 3 [cited 2025 Jan. 15];50. Available from: https://revsaludpublica.sld.cu/index.php/spu/article/view/4258

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Communications