The extractive industry in Latin America and the Caribbean: health impact assessment as an opportunity for the health authority
| Autor: | Mirko S. Winkler, Janis Shandro, Jonathan Drewry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Economic growth
medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Latin Americans 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Caribbean region Humans Industry Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0105 earth and related environmental sciences business.industry Impact assessment Public health Social change Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Private sector Latin America Caribbean Region Health Impact Assessment business Inclusion (education) Health impact assessment |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Public Health. 62:253-262 |
| ISSN: | 1661-8564 1661-8556 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00038-016-0860-6 |
| Popis: | The extractive industries have contributed to the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean for centuries. We have undertaken a narrative review to assess the role of the health authority in the decision-making process as it relates to extractive industry projects. A narrative literature review was conducted with a keyword search conducted using PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online and Google. This was complemented with manual searches of relevant journals and reference lists of primary articles. A broad body of literature from Latin America and the Caribbean region provides evidence that the public health of communities engaged in extractive industry is not being assured and that significant gaps exist in aligning public and private sector efforts to improve health. Inclusion of the health authority in impact assessment has the potential to result in lasting positive effects on communities involved directly and indirectly in the extractive industry, while preventing a large range of potential adverse health impacts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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