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.

解决加勒比地区的 EOH 风险和脆弱性：加勒比公共卫生 机构年度健康研究会议 拟议的研讨会是多年承诺的一部分，旨在加强环境和 加勒比地区的职业健康（EOH）能力。该研究培训研讨会建立在 加勒比环境与职业健康研究联盟 (CCREOH) 于 2012 年成立，旨在解决苏里南的高度优先 EOH 风险以及日益严重的 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。对 EOH 主要挑战的评估 加勒比公共卫生局 (CARPHA) 成员国透露了该地区的五个主要威胁 地区：空气质量、水污染、气候和恶劣天气、工人接触的环境 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 (CARICOM) 国家以及加勒比荷兰语 和英国海外领土。 CARPHA 成员国人口约 1800 万， 90%以上为少数族裔。通过持续的培训工作，特别是每年一次 EOH研究培训研讨会，我们寻求建立一支少数族裔EOH科学家骨干队伍来解决 加勒比地区面临这些紧迫的威胁。该提案的目标是 1) 解决 加勒比国家的主要 EOH 风险和脆弱性，特别强调 空气污染的后果； 2) 加强中低收入国家解决紧急突发公共卫生事件的能力 威胁。项目活动将包括：1) 为期 1.5 天的 EOH 研究培训研讨会 CARPHA 年度健康研究会议，以及 2) 两场互动网络研讨会。技术方面 研讨会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 会议结束后将利用CARPHA的网络平台就同一主题举办两场研讨会 车间。网络研讨会旨在鼓励分享这些领域的具体 EOH 威胁 两个焦点并讨论共同的解决方案和干预策略。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、政策和实践中发挥的作用；参与网络研讨会； 以及来自补助金的旅行支持的财务需求。传播将通过 CARPHA 进行 年度会议、网络研讨会以及国内和国际会议。我们将评估 与时间表和逻辑模型的预期结果相关的质量和有效性。