Freddy Ulate
Areas of expertise
Child health issues and children's issues related to human rights
Degrees
- B.S. in Health Philosophy, Universidad Nacional, Heredia
- M.D. in Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Costa Rica
Potential student research areas
- Perception of development of children in a rural population
- Knowledge of medicines which give health services in rural population
- Knowledge and practices on intestinal parasites in rural families
- Knowledge and maternal breast feeding practices in a rural population
- Forms of disciplining children in a rural community
Biography
Freddy Ulate is the National Coordinator within the Costa Rican Social Security System. In the Institute, Freddy coordinates molested children attention and children’s human rights. In addition to studying medicine and pediatrics, he has studied anthropology and philosophy to better understand relationships between adults and children. He has also integrated other disciplines (education, justice, security, universities, politics, etc) in this area with the ACM students he has worked with. Most of his ACM students have been in the field of health anthropology, which has been converted into important information for the public health field in Costa Rica.