An observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change
ABSTRACT This report sought to critically examine proposals, potentials, and challenges of environmental health observatories with an emphasis on climate change processes. A critical review of existing environmental health observatories was performed, examining their purposes, potential audiences, a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5a5c62bf716946c18db60b505801c193 2023-05-15T15:10:57+02:00 An observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change Christovam Barcellos Emmanuel Roux Pietro Ceccato Pierre Gosselin Antonio Miguel Monteiro Vanderlei Pascoal de Matos Diego Ricardo Xavier https://doaj.org/article/5a5c62bf716946c18db60b505801c193 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892016000900167&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/5a5c62bf716946c18db60b505801c193 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 40, Iss 3, Pp 167-173 Cambio climático servicios de información medio ambiente y salud pública vigilancia sanitaria Brasil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T02:24:11Z ABSTRACT This report sought to critically examine proposals, potentials, and challenges of environmental health observatories with an emphasis on climate change processes. A critical review of existing environmental health observatories was performed, examining their purposes, potential audiences, and technological platforms. The implementation of the Brazilian Climate and Health Observatory (C&HO) is described, and two stages are defined: (i) the requirement analysis and negotiation stage that identified the national and regional institutional players and their roles as data producers/users; and (ii) thematic health-related workshops that reviewed water-related diseases, vector-borne diseases, extreme climate events, and health problems derived from forest fires. The C&HO is an example of making information on climate and health available through an Internet site where data from different origins can be accessed on a common platform. Complex queries are made by users and can be executed over multiple sites, geographically distributed, with all technical details hidden from the end user. At this stage of the C&HO prototype, alongside the queries, users can also produce semi-qualitative graphs and maps. A multi-scale approach was developed using the platform by setting up sentinel sites. Building a successful observatory is a participatory process that involves choosing indicators, data sources, information technology, and languages to best reach different audiences, such as researchers, citizens, public health professionals, and decisionmakers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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ABSTRACT This report sought to critically examine proposals, potentials, and challenges of environmental health observatories with an emphasis on climate change processes. A critical review of existing environmental health observatories was performed, examining their purposes, potential audiences, and technological platforms. The implementation of the Brazilian Climate and Health Observatory (C&HO) is described, and two stages are defined: (i) the requirement analysis and negotiation stage that identified the national and regional institutional players and their roles as data producers/users; and (ii) thematic health-related workshops that reviewed water-related diseases, vector-borne diseases, extreme climate events, and health problems derived from forest fires. The C&HO is an example of making information on climate and health available through an Internet site where data from different origins can be accessed on a common platform. Complex queries are made by users and can be executed over multiple sites, geographically distributed, with all technical details hidden from the end user. At this stage of the C&HO prototype, alongside the queries, users can also produce semi-qualitative graphs and maps. A multi-scale approach was developed using the platform by setting up sentinel sites. Building a successful observatory is a participatory process that involves choosing indicators, data sources, information technology, and languages to best reach different audiences, such as researchers, citizens, public health professionals, and decisionmakers. |
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Christovam Barcellos Emmanuel Roux Pietro Ceccato Pierre Gosselin Antonio Miguel Monteiro Vanderlei Pascoal de Matos Diego Ricardo Xavier |
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Christovam Barcellos Emmanuel Roux Pietro Ceccato Pierre Gosselin Antonio Miguel Monteiro Vanderlei Pascoal de Matos Diego Ricardo Xavier |
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An observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change |
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An observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change |
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An observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change |
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An observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change |
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An observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change |
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observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change |
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