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承诺的一部分，旨在加强环境和环境保护 加勒比地区的职业健康能力。本次研究培训研讨会的基础是 加勒比环境与职业健康研究联盟(CCREOH) 成立于2012年，旨在应对苏里南和日益增长的 脆弱的加勒比地区，同时保护独特的资产、健康和文化传统 土著和其他健康状况不同的人群。评估关键的EOH挑战 加勒比公共卫生机构(CARPHA)成员国披露了 区域：废物管理、室内空气污染、恶劣天气事件和气候变化， 工人接触化学制剂，以及室外空气污染。CARPHA是唯一的公众 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1800万人，90%以上是少数族裔。通过持续的培训努力， 特别是一年一度的EOH研究培训研讨会，我们寻求打造一支少数民族干部队伍 地球科学研究所的科学家们正在应对加勒比地区的紧迫威胁。这样做的目的是 提案的目的是：1)解决加勒比国家的主要EOH风险和脆弱性；2) 加强低收入和中等收入加勒比国家应对EOH威胁的能力。 项目活动将需要在CARPHA之前举行为期1.5天的EOH研究培训讲习班 一年一度的卫生研究会议将于2020年6月在牙买加举行。技术含量 研讨会将针对职业暴露的优先主题，特别是 与采矿和农业有关；食品安全；以及气候和健康。研讨会将于 以案例为基础的学习和互动练习。目标受众是加勒比海公众 行业EOH专家。我们将评估与预期相关的质量和效果 根据时间线和逻辑模型得出结果。这项提议寻求对加勒比EOH的支持 缺乏参加研讨会所需资源，特别是旅费的专家。那里 关于加勒比地区EOH的研究出版物非常缺乏，因此拟议的 研讨会填补了一个重要的培训空白。

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.