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

应对加勒比地区的环境和职业健康威胁 加勒比公共卫生局 (CARPHA) 年度健康研究会议

• 批准号: 10341569
• 负责人: MAUREEN Y. LICHTVELD
• 金额: $ 0.8万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-03-16 至 2023-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10341569
• 关键词: Addressing; Environmental; Occupational; Health; Threats

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.

项目摘要 拟议的研讨会是多年致力于加强环境和 加勒比海职业健康（EOH）的能力。这个研究培训研讨会以 加勒比环境和职业健康研究联盟（CCREOH） 成立于2012年，以应对苏里南的高优先级EOH风险和越来越多的 脆弱的加勒比地区，同时保留了独特的资产，健康和文化传统 土著和其他健康不同的人群。评估关键EOH的挑战 加勒比公共卫生局（Carpha）成员国透露了五个主要威胁 地区：废物管理，室内空气污染，恶劣天气事件和气候变化， 工人接触化学代理和室外空气污染。 Carpha是单一的公众 卫生机构代表所有加勒比社区（CARICOM）国家以及 加勒比荷兰和英国海外领土。 Carpha成员国的人口 大约1800万，种族和少数民族超过90％。通过正在进行的培训工作， 特别是年度EOH研究培训研讨会，我们寻求建立少数民族的干部 EOH科学家应对加勒比地区的紧急威胁。目标的目标 提案是1）解决加勒比国家的关键EOH风险和脆弱性和2） 加强低收入加勒比海国家解决EOH威胁的能力。 项目活动将需要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。技术内容 研讨会将针对职业暴露的优先主题，尤其是那些 与采矿和农业有关；食品安全；以及气候和健康。研讨会将 基于案例的学习和互动练习。目标受众是加勒比公众 部门EOH专家。我们将评估与预期有关的质量和有效性 针对时间轴和逻辑模型的结果。该建议寻求支持加勒比EOH 缺乏资源，尤其是旅行资金来参加研讨会的专家。那里 是对加勒比海EOH的研究出版物的严重缺乏，因此 研讨会填补了关键的培训差距。