Integrating Agriculture and Health Research for Development: LCIRAH as an Interdisciplinary Programme to Address a Global Challenge.

Autor: Waage J; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK., Cornelsen L; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK., Dangour AD; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK., Green R; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK., Häsler B; Royal Veterinary College 4 Royal College Street London NW1 0TU UK., Hull E; School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street London WC1H 0XG UK., Johnston D; School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street London WC1H 0XG UK., Kadiyala S; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK., Lock K; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK., Shankar B; School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street London WC1H 0XG UK., Smith RD; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK., Walls HL; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) [Glob Chall] 2018 Apr 03; Vol. 3 (4), pp. 1700104. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 03 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201700104
Abstrakt: The multiple burdens of persistent undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, along with the rapidly growing rates of overweight, obesity, and associated chronic diseases, are major challenges globally. The role of agriculture and the food system in meeting these challenges is very poorly understood. Achieving food security and addressing malnutrition in all its forms, a Sustainable Development Goal, requires an understanding of how changing food systems affect health outcomes and the development of new tools to design and evaluate interventions. An interinstitutional programme to address this interdisciplinary research challenge is described. Over the past seven years, the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health has built a portfolio of successful and innovative research, trained a new cadre of interdisciplinary researchers in "Agri-Health," and built an international research community with a particular focus on strengthening research capacity in low- and middle-income countries. The evolution of this programme is described, and key factors contributing to its success are discussed that may be of general value in designing interdisciplinary research programmes directed at supporting global development goals.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(© 2018 The Authors. Published by WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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