Addressing Environmental Health Threats in the Caribbean

应对加勒比地区的环境健康威胁

• 批准号: 9763097
• 负责人: MAUREEN Y. LICHTVELD
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2020-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9763097
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Addressing EOH Risk and Vulnerability in the Caribbean: Caribbean Public Health Agency Annual Health Research Conference 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: air quality, water contamination, climate and severe weather, worker exposure to chemical agents, and a lack of EOH policies. 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 these urgent threats in the Caribbean region. The objectives of this proposal are to 1) address key EOH risks and vulnerabilities in Caribbean countries, with special emphasis on the consequences of air pollution; and 2) strengthen the capacity of LMICs to address urgent EOH threats. Project activities will include: 1) a 1.5-day EOH research training workshop preceding CARPHA's Annual Health Research Conference, and 2) two interactive webinars. The technical content of the workshop will target the priority topics of air pollution and risk, vulnerability, and adaptation using case-based learning and interactive exercises. To foster ongoing learning, we will use CARPHA's web-based platform to conduct two seminars on the same topics after the workshop. The webinars will be designed to encourage sharing specific EOH threats in these two foci and discuss common solutions and intervention strategies. The target audiences are Caribbean public sector and academic EOH specialists. Participant selection will be based on role in EOH research, policy and practice in their respective countries; webinar participation; and financial need for travel support from the grant. Dissemination will occur through CARPHA's annual conference, webinars, and national and international conferences. We will evaluate quality and effectiveness in relation to intended outcomes against a timeline and a logic model.

应对加勒比地区的EOH风险和脆弱性：加勒比地区的公共卫生 机构年度健康研究会议 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， 地区：空气质量，水污染，气候和恶劣天气，工人暴露于 化学制剂，以及缺乏EOH政策。CARPHA是唯一的公共卫生机构， 代表所有加勒比共同体（加共体）国家以及加勒比荷兰人的 英国海外领土。CARPHA成员国人口约1800万， 超过90%的种族和少数民族。通过不断的培训努力，特别是每年 EOH研究培训研讨会，我们寻求建立一个少数民族EOH科学家的骨干，以解决 加勒比地区的这些紧迫威胁。本提案的目标是：1）解决 加勒比国家的主要EOH风险和脆弱性，特别强调 2）加强中低收入国家解决紧急环境卫生问题的能力 威胁项目活动将包括：1）为期一天半的EOH研究培训讲习班， CARPHA的年度健康研究会议，和2）两个互动网络研讨会。技术 讲习班的内容将针对空气污染和风险、脆弱性和 使用基于案例的学习和互动练习进行适应。为了促进持续学习，我们 将利用CARPHA的网络平台，在 车间网络研讨会旨在鼓励在这些领域分享特定的EOH威胁。 两个重点，并讨论共同的解决办法和干预战略。目标受众是 加勒比公共部门和学术EOH专家。参与者的选择将基于 在各自国家的EOH研究、政策和实践中发挥作用;参加网络研讨会; 以及从赠款中获得差旅费的资金需求。传播将通过CARPHA的 年度会议、网络研讨会以及国家和国际会议。我们将评估 对照时间轴和逻辑模型，评估预期成果的质量和有效性。