Windows of Susceptibility to Environmental Exposures in Children: (Excerpt from Children’s Health and the Environment: A Global Perspective)

2015 ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
S Selevan ◽  
C Kimmel ◽  
P Mendola
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Exposures ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Windows Of Susceptibility

scholarly journals Building a children's health and environment research agenda in Alberta, Canada: A multi-stakeholder engagement process

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osnat Wine ◽  
Irena Buka ◽  
Alan Day ◽  
Susan Terris ◽  
Mary-Ann Clarkes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Environmental Exposures ◽  
Advisory Board ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Engagement Process ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

As new environmental exposures are continuously identified, environmental influences on health are of growing concern. Knowledge regarding the impacts of environmental exposures is constantly evolving and is often incomplete. In this paper, we describe a multi-phased, multi-stakeholder engagement initiative involving diverse stakeholders with an interest in building a children's environmental health research agenda which would link with and support local practices and policies. The intent of this initiative was to identify priority research issues, themes and questions by implementing a tested Research Planning Model that encompassed the engagement of diverse stakeholders. Here, we describe the model application, which was specifically focused on children's health and the environment. A key component of the model was the ongoing stakeholder engagement process. This included two stakeholder forums, during which participants identified three main research themes (social determinants of health, environmental exposures and knowledge translation) and a short list of research questions. Other key components of the model included the development of a Global Sounding Board of key stakeholders, an Advisory Board and a Scientific Panel with mandates to review and prioritise the research questions. In our case, the Advisory Board and Scientific Panel prioritised questions that focused on environmental exposures related to children's respiratory outcomes. The stakeholder engagement described here is an evolving process with frequent changes of context, sustained by the commitment and dedication of the Children's Environment and Health Research planning team and the Advisory Board. In this article, we share the engagement process, outcomes, successes, challenges and lessons learned from this ongoing experience. Keywordsstakeholder engagement, children's health, environmental health, health research

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