Advancing environmental public health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Autor: Marcelo Korc, Fred Hauchman

Publikováno v: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 45, Iss 118, Pp 1-10 (2021)

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

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Preliminary Assessment of COVID-19 Implications for the Water and Sanitation Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean

Autor: Léo Heller, Patricia Segurado, Blanca Jimenez Cisneros, Miguel de França Doria, Paul R. Hunter, Marcelo Korc, Martin Forde

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 18
Issue 21
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11703, p 11703 (2021)

COVID-19 has had a severe impact on human health, as well as in social and economic terms, with implications for the management and governance of the water and sanitation sector. These implications are evident in Latin America and the Caribbean due t

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Transportation Matters: A Health Impact Assessment in Rural New Mexico

Autor: Marcelo Korc, Michelle Del Rio, William L. Hargrove, Joe Tomaka

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 14, Iss 6, p 629 (2017)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 14; Issue 6; Pages: 629

This Health Impact Assessment (HIA) informed the decision of expanding public transportation services to rural, low income communities of southern Dona Ana County, New Mexico on the U.S./Mexico border. The HIA focused on impacts of access to health c

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28608826

Healthy Vinton: A Health Impact Assessment Focused on Water and Sanitation in a Small Rural Town on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Autor: William L. Hargrove, Patricia M. Juárez-Carillo, Marcelo Korc

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 12
Issue 4
Pages 3864-3888
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 3864-3888 (2015)

We conducted a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) focused on water and sanitation in Vinton, TX, a small rural town on the U.S./Mexico Border. We present the Vinton HIA as a case study to inform the practice of HIA in rural limited resource communities w

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Interventions that facilitate sustainable development by preventing toxic exposure to chemicals: an overview of systematic reviews

Autor: Michelle M. Haby, Agnes Soares, Evelina Chapman, Rachel Clark, Marcelo Korc, Luiz A. C. Galvão

Publikováno v: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 39, Iss 6, Pp 378-386

ABSTRACT Objective To identify interventions that 1) facilitate sustainable development by preventing toxic exposure to chemicals, including pesticides, and 2) have a positive impact on health. Methods This overview utilized systematic review methods

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