Addressing Environmental and Occupational Health Threats in the Caribbean Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Annual Health Research Conference

项目摘要 拟议的讲习班是一项多年期承诺的一部分， 加勒比地区的职业卫生能力。本次研究培训研讨会建立在 加勒比环境和职业卫生研究联合会 2012年成立，以应对苏里南的高优先级EOH风险， 脆弱的加勒比地区，同时保留独特的资产，健康和文化传统 土著和其他健康状况不同的人群。评估EOH的主要挑战 加勒比公共卫生署（CARPHA）成员国揭示了五个主要威胁， 区域：废物管理、室内空气污染、恶劣天气事件和气候多变性， 工人接触化学制剂和室外空气污染。CARPHA是唯一的公共 代表所有加勒比共同体（加共体）国家的卫生机构，以及 加勒比海荷兰和英国海外领地。CARPHA成员国的人口为 约有1800万人，90%以上是少数民族。通过不断的培训努力， 特别是每年的EOH研究培训研讨会，我们寻求建立一个少数民族的干部， EOH科学家应对加勒比地区的紧急威胁。这一目标 建议的目的是：1）解决加勒比国家的主要EOH风险和脆弱性; 2） 加强中低收入加勒比国家应对EOH威胁的能力。 项目活动将包括在CARPHA之前举办为期1.5天的EOH研究培训讲习班。 年度健康研究会议将于2020年6月在牙买加举行。技术含量 工作坊的主要议题是职业照射，特别是 与采矿和农业、食品安全以及气候和健康有关的问题。讲习班将 以案例为基础的学习和互动练习为特色。目标受众是加勒比公众 部门EOH专家。我们将评估与预期相关的质量和有效性， 对照时间轴和逻辑模型来评估结果。该提案寻求对加勒比EOH的支持 专家们缺乏参加讲习班的资源，特别是旅费。那里 加勒比地区关于EOH的研究出版物非常缺乏，因此建议 讲习班填补了关键的培训空白。

Project Summary The proposed workshop is part of a multi-year commitment to strengthen environmental and occupational health (EOH) capacity in the Caribbean. This research training workshop builds on the Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (CCREOH) established in 2012 to address high-priority EOH risks in Suriname and the increasingly vulnerable Caribbean region while preserving the unique assets, health, and cultural traditions of indigenous and other health disparate populations. An assessment of key EOH challenges of Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) member countries revealed five key threats in the region: waste management, indoor air pollution, severe weather events and climate variability, worker exposure to chemical agents, and outdoor air pollution. CARPHA is the single public health agency representing all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, as well as the Caribbean Dutch and UK overseas territories. CARPHA member states have a population of about 18 million and over 90% racial and ethnic minorities. Through ongoing training efforts, particularly an annual EOH research training workshop, we seek to build a cadre of minority EOH scientists to address urgent threats in the Caribbean region. The objectives of this proposal are to 1) address key EOH risks and vulnerabilities in Caribbean countries and 2) strengthen the capacity of low- and middle-income Caribbean countries to address EOH threats. Project activities will entail a 1.5-day EOH research training workshop preceding CARPHA's Annual Health Research Conference to be held in June 2020 in Jamaica. The technical content of the workshop will target the priority topics of occupational exposures, especially those associated with mining and agriculture; food safety; and climate and health. The workshop will feature case-based learning and interactive exercises. The target audience is Caribbean public sector EOH specialists. We will evaluate quality and effectiveness in relation to intended outcomes against a timeline and a logic model. This proposal seeks support for Caribbean EOH specialists that lack the resources, especially travel funds, to participate in the workshop. There is a significant paucity of research publications on EOH in the Caribbean, hence the proposed workshop fills a critical training gap.