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1. Advancing environmental public health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author

Fred Hauchman and Marcelo Korc

Subjects
salud ambiental, equidade em saúde, medicine.medical_specialty, Latin Americans, RC955-962, environmental health, política de salud, saúde ambiental, política de saúde, environment and public health, Political science, Environmental health, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, medicine, Cambio climático, América, Special Report, desarrollo sostenible, health equity, Sustainable development, sustainable development, Public health, medio ambiente y salud pública, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, health policy, meio ambiente e saúde pública, climate change, americas, Medicine, desenvolvimento sustentável, equidad en salud, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Mudança climática, Américas
Abstract

This paper highlights the important leadership role of the public health sector, working with other governmental sectors and nongovernmental entities, to advance environmental public health in Latin America and the Caribbean toward the achievement of 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 3: Health and Well-Being. The most pressing current and future environmental public health threats are discussed, followed by a brief review of major historical and current international and regional efforts to address these concerns. The paper concludes with a discussion of three major components of a regional environmental public health agenda that responsible parties can undertake to make significant progress toward ensuring the health and well-being of all people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.En este artículo se destaca el importante papel de liderazgo que tiene el sector de la salud pública, en colaboración con otros sectores gubernamentales y entidades no gubernamentales, en el fomento de la salud pública medioambiental en América Latina y el Caribe con el fin de alcanzar para el 2030 el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible número 3: salud y bienestar. Se abordan las amenazas de salud pública medioambiental actuales y futuras más urgentes, y se presenta una breve revisión de las principales medidas históricas y actuales adoptadas a nivel regional e internacional para abordar estas cuestiones. El artículo finaliza con un análisis de los tres principales componentes de un programa regional de salud pública ambiental que las partes responsables pueden ejecutar para realizar progresos significativos en la garantía de la salud y el bienestar de todos en América Latina y el Caribe.Este artigo destaca o importante papel de liderança do setor de saúde pública, trabalhando com outros setores governamentais e entidades não governamentais, para promover a saúde pública ambiental na América Latina e no Caribe a fim de atingir o Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável 3 para 2030: Saúde e Bem-Estar. São discutidas as ameaças ambientais mais urgentes para a saúde pública, atuais e futuras, seguidas por uma breve revisão dos principais esforços históricos e atuais, internacionais e regionais, para abordar essas preocupações. O artigo conclui com uma discussão de três componentes essenciais de uma agenda regional de saúde pública ambiental que as partes responsáveis podem adotar para avançar significativamente no sentido de garantir a saúde e o bem-estar de todas as pessoas na América Latina e no Caribe.

Published
2021

2. El sector de la salud frente a los desastres y el cambio climático en Cuba.

Author

Mesa Ridel, Guillermo, González García, Joel, Reyes Fernández, María Cristina, Cintra Cala, Duniesky, Ferreiro Rodríguez, Yudix, and Betancourt Lavastida, José Ernesto

Subjects
*EMERGENCY management, *MEDICAL care, *CIVIL defense, *CLIMATE change, *PUBLIC health, *RISK management in business, *PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability
Abstract

Due to its impact on human health and its capacity to cause damage, disasters are one of the global problems that most concern the international community. However, and in spite of the efforts made by many health systems, the reduction of vulnerabilities and the lack of strategies to avoid or minimize risks have not received enough attention yet. As Cuba is located in an area of permanent danger of disasters, its health sector has accumulated considerable experience in the management of risks and in the assurance of less risky future scenarios, with active participation of the community and a planned and organized process to address the impact of climate change. This paper summarizes some of these experiences and describes the dangers, vulnerabilities, and risks of disasters in Cuba, its Civil Defense System, and planning and organization in the health sector for disaster reduction, as well as the main effects and challenges of climate change in the health system. Lessons learned and good practices support the key role of human resources to reduce vulnerabilities; the greatest challenges are to avoid or minimize risks, to advance research, to train professionals for climate change, and to optimize the organization of health systems and services in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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