scholarly journals A community-engaged protocol for evaluating environmental toxicants in a U.S. border community: health impacts of perchlorate and pesticide exposure (Preprint)

10.2196/15864 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Trotter II ◽  
Julie Baldwin ◽  
Charles Loren Buck ◽  
Mark Remiker ◽  
Amanda Aguirre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Environmental Toxicants ◽  
Border Community

Elucidating the community health impacts of odours using citizen science and mobile monitoring

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Angela Eykelbosh ◽  
Rochelle Maher ◽  
Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli ◽  
Andre Ramkairsingh ◽  
Sarah Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Mobile Monitoring

scholarly journals Perceived Health Impacts of Watershed Development Projects in Southern India: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3448
Author(s):  
Adithya Pradyumna ◽  
Arima Mishra ◽  
Jürg Utzinger ◽  
Mirko S. Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
Watershed Development ◽  
Local Livelihood

Watershed development (WSD) projects—planned for over 100 million ha in semi-arid areas of India—should enhance soil and water conservation, agricultural productivity and local livelihood, and contribute to better nutrition and health. Yet, little is known about the health impacts of WSD projects, especially on nutrition, vector breeding, water quality and the distribution of impacts. We conducted a qualitative study to deepen the understanding on perceived health impacts of completed WSD projects in four villages of Kolar district, India. Field data collection comprised: (i) focus group discussions with local women (n = 2); (ii) interviews (n = 40; purposive sampling) with farmers and labourers, project employees and health workers; and (iii) transect walks. Our main findings were impacts perceived on nutrition (e.g., food security through better crop survival, higher milk consumption from livestock, alongside increased pesticide exposure with expanded agriculture), potential for mosquito larval breeding (e.g., more breeding sites) and through opportunistic activities (e.g., reduced mental stress due to improved water access). Impacts perceived varied between participant categories (e.g., better nutrition in woman-headed households from livelihood support). Some of these findings, e.g., potential negative health implications, have previously not been reported. Our observations informed a health impact assessment of a planned WSD project, and may encourage implementing agencies to incorporate health considerations to enhance positive and mitigate negative health impacts in future WSD projects.

scholarly journals Systematic review of community health impacts of mountaintop removal mining

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 163-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abee L. Boyles ◽  
Robyn B. Blain ◽  
Johanna R. Rochester ◽  
Raghavendhran Avanasi ◽  
Susan B. Goldhaber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Mountaintop Removal ◽  
Mountaintop Removal Mining

The Health Impacts of Pesticide Use on Sugarcane Farmers in Fiji

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Szmedra
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pesticide Use ◽  
Average Production ◽  
Technological Methods ◽  
Chemical Pesticides ◽  
Illness And Disease

A survey conducted among sugarcane farmers in Fiji found significant differences in the incidence of chronic illness and disease between users of pesticides and a non-user control group. Though average production of sugarcane was markedly higher among pesticide users, average annual medical expenditures were also significantly higher. Advanced technological methods including chemical pesticides require a system of institutional support to provide, inter alia, information for an effective transition from traditional to modern agricultural practices. Without that support the ad hoc application of technology may result in inefficiency and, in the case of pesticides, increased health risks among the farm population. Besides practical handling and application advice farmers require information describing the chronic health impacts of pesticide exposure to allow their weighing of the full costs of pesticide use against the production benefits.

scholarly journals Addressing the Environmental, Community, and Health Impacts of Resource Development: Challenges across Scales, Sectors, and Sites

Challenges ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margot Parkes ◽  
Sandra Allison ◽  
Henry Harder ◽  
Dawn Hoogeveen ◽  
Diana Kutzner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Collective Learning ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Resource Extraction ◽  
International Project ◽  
Cumulative Impacts ◽  
Planetary Health ◽  
Network Support

Work that addresses the cumulative impacts of resource extraction on environment, community, and health is necessarily large in scope. This paper presents experiences from initiating research at this intersection and explores implications for the ambitious, integrative agenda of planetary health. The purpose is to outline origins, design features, and preliminary insights from our intersectoral and international project, based in Canada and titled the “Environment, Community, Health Observatory” (ECHO) Network. With a clear emphasis on rural, remote, and Indigenous communities, environments, and health, the ECHO Network is designed to answer the question: How can an Environment, Community, Health Observatory Network support the integrative tools and processes required to improve understanding and response to the cumulative health impacts of resource development? The Network is informed by four regional cases across Canada where we employ a framework and an approach grounded in observation, “taking notice for action”, and collective learning. Sharing insights from the foundational phase of this five-year project, we reflect on the hidden and obvious challenges of working across scales, sectors, and sites, and the overlap of generative and uncomfortable entanglements associated with health and resource development. Yet, although intersectoral work addressing the cumulative impacts of resource extraction presents uncertainty and unresolved tensions, ultimately we argue that it is worth staying with the trouble.

Community health impacts of surface mining in the Upper West Region of Ghana: The roles of mining odors and dust

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 798-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Antabe ◽  
Kilian N. Atuoye ◽  
Vincent Z. Kuuire ◽  
Yujiro Sano ◽  
Godwin Arku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Surface Mining ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
West Region

scholarly journals Environmental assessment and health impact assessment

2018 ◽  
pp. 304-311
Author(s):  
Salim Vohra ◽  
Marla Orenstein ◽  
Francesca Viliani ◽  
Ben Cave ◽  
Ben Harris-Roxas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Precautionary Principle ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
New Policies

Systematically and holistically considering the community health impacts of new policies and projects is critical. Impact assessment (IA) is a key component of national, international, and many commercial policy and project development and decision-making processes. Health impact assessment (HIA) and the health component of environmental assessment (health in EA) analyses both the potential positive and negative health impacts of policies and projects. HIA and health in EA by engaging stakeholders and incorporating a range of sources and types of evidence can maximize the positive and minimize the negative impacts. This means that precautionary principle is implicitly or explicitly a part of the IA process. There are a range of significant challenges in applying IAs and in applying the precautionary principle, particularly in the IA process. Public health professionals need to engage in the IA process, in HIAs and in Health in EAs, to protect and promote community health and well-being.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document