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

Mobile Monitoring Capability for Citizen Science Approaches to Smoke Exposure Mapping

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Wagstaff ◽  
Kathleen Elizabeth McLean ◽  
Arvind Saraswat ◽  
Sarah B Henderson ◽  
Michael Brauer
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Smoke Exposure ◽  
Mobile Monitoring

scholarly journals Native American Youth Citizen Scientists Uncovering Community Health and Food Security Priorities

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-90
Author(s):  
Katherine K. Kim ◽  
Victoria Ngo ◽  
Grant Gilkison ◽  
Lisa Hillman ◽  
Jennifer Sowerwine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Community Gardens ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
University Scientists

Citizen science based on principles of community-based participatory research involves the co-creation of research among citizens and professional researchers in substantive aspects of scientific inquiry including equitable contributions to governance, research questions, data collection, analysis, application of findings, and dissemination. This article reports on a citizen science project conducted by 12 youth in the Karuk Tribe collaborating with university scientists. The youth participated in a research leadership development program conducted in their community located in rural/remote northern California. The youth led a community health and food security assessment survey using a mobile application tool (n = 212). They uncovered community concerns about the health of residents and healthfulness of food choices in schools, as well as a significant difference related to confidence in making healthy food choices between those who are and are not physically active. The Tribe applied the study findings with youth in alignment with cultural values and practices investing in developing community gardens, improving school food quality, and promoting native food practices that incorporate physical activities such as hiking, gathering, and preserving food. This study offers lessons for research collaborations among citizen scientists from communities underrepresented in health research and university scientists.

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

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.

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