Prof. Dr. RITA REGO | Public Health | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr. RITA REGO |Public Health -Full Professor at FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA , Brazil

Rita de Cássia Franco Rêgo is a distinguished Brazilian public health expert, specializing in epidemiology and environmental health. A professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), she has significantly impacted public health, especially in the realms of environmental epidemiology and occupational health. With decades of experience in both research and public health management, Rita has earned international recognition for her contributions. Her research focuses on health, environment, and sustainability in vulnerable communities, particularly in the contexts of sanitation, child health, and the effects of environmental exposure on human health. She has taught numerous graduate courses, mentored many students, and continues to engage in significant research and consulting work.

Professional Profile

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Education

Rita de Cássia Franco Rêgo graduated in Medicine from UFBA in 1987. She pursued a Master’s in Collective Health (1996) and a Ph.D. in Public Health/Epidemiology (2002), both from UFBA. Additionally, she completed a postdoctoral program in Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina (2015-2016). Her academic pursuits laid the foundation for her robust career in environmental epidemiology, public health, and health management.

Professional Experience

Professor Rêgo has an extensive career at UFBA, where she has held various academic roles, including a permanent professor of graduate programs in health, environment, and work. From 2004 to 2021, she was a full-time professor and coordinated multiple health programs. She also served as a Municipal Health Department chief in Lauro de Freitas, Bahia, and was involved in numerous research and development projects, particularly those related to health impacts of environmental and occupational exposures.

Research Interests

Rita de Cássia Franco Rêgo’s research primarily focuses on environmental epidemiology, the effects of environmental and occupational exposures on public health, child health, and sanitation. She has worked extensively on understanding health risks from climate change, assessing interventions, and promoting sustainability. Her work also emphasizes community-based participatory research and epidemiological methods to analyze health and environmental risks in vulnerable communities. She leads a research group focusing on health, environment, labor, and sustainability in marginalized communities.

Awards and Recognitions

Rita de Cássia Franco Rêgo has received multiple prestigious awards, including the 2nd Women Leaders in Global Health Conference Scholarship (2018), and the Jessé Acciolly Award for the best monograph by her student in 2017. In 2004, she earned first place from the Pan American Health Organization for her doctoral thesis on environmental sanitation and health. She was also nominated for The Lancet Paper of the Year (2008). Additionally, her contributions to public health research were acknowledged with the FRED L. Soper Award for Excellence in Health Literature in 2008.

Publications

Socio-occupational conditions and health of fishers exposed to the oil disaster-crime in Pernambuco, Brazil

Authors: Gonçalves, J.E., Leite, A.C.V.M., Lima, V.M.C., Dos Santos, M.O.S., Gurgel, I.G.D.

Citations: 0

Year: 2024

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Self-Reported Pain in Artisanal Fishermen from a Traditional Community in Todos-os-Santos Bay, Bahia, Brazil

Authors: Müller, J.S., da Silva, E.M., Rego, R.F.

Citations: 6

Year: 2022

Assessing the implementation of the Surveillance and Health Care Protocol of former workers and the population exposed to lead, cadmium, copper and zinc in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil

Authors: Machado, L.O.R., Rego, R.F., Silva, G.A., Müller, J.S., Falcão, I.R.

Citations: 1

Year: 2020

Erratum: The crude oil spill on the Brazilian coast in 2019: The question of public health emergency

Authors: Pena, P.G.L., Northcross, A.L., Lima, M.A.G., Rêgo, R.C.F.

Citations: 10

Year: 2020

Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers in Saubara, Bahia, Brazil

Authors: Falcão, I.R., Rêgo, R.C.F., Couto, M.C.B.M., Viana, W.D.S., Lima, V.M.C.

Citations: 5

Year: 2019

Prevalence and work-related factors associated with lower back musculoskeletal disorders in female shellfish gatherers in Saubara, Bahia-Brazil

Authors: Couto, M.C.B.M., Falcão, I.R., Müller, J.D.S., Woods, C.G., Rego, R.F.

Citations: 15

Year: 2019

Artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers: Analyzing the impact of upper limb functioning and disability on health-related quality of life

Authors: Müller, J.S., Falcão, I.R., Couto, M.C.B.M., Woods, C.G., Rêgo, R.C.F.

Citations: 3

Year: 2017

Health-related quality of life among artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers: Lower than the general population

Authors: Dos Santos Müller, J., Falcão, I.R., Couto, M.C.B.M., Woods, C.G., Rêgo, R.F.

Citations: 15

Year: 2016

Prevalence of neck and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in artisan fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers in Saubara, Bahia, Brazil

Authors: Falcão, Falcão, L.R., Couto, M.C.B.M., Lima, V.M.C., Viana, W.S., Rêgo, R.C.F.

Citations: 13

Year: 2015

Factors associated with providing social security benefits for traumatic brain injury resulting from occupational accidents

Authors: de Miranda, D.B., Rego, R.F., Viola, D.N., Lima, V.M.C., Teixeira, E.B.

Citations: 1

Year: 2014

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