Addressing the move toward universal health in the Caribbean through strengthening the health workforce
This article describes the human resources for health (HRH) policy and action plan development in Barbados, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the supporting role of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning and Research, Dalhousie University, and sub-regional action for supporting continuing country-level HRH strengthening. A policy development process, comprising document/literature review and stakeholder consultations, was used to conduct a situational analysis, which informed the HRH policy and action plan. The policies and action plans centered on HRH priority areas of leadership and gov...
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gail Tomblin Murphy E Benjamin Puertas Janet Rigby Karen Gladbach Source Type: research
Persistent organic pollutants in air from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific
Chemosphere. 2023 Mar 4:138271. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138271. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) global monitoring plan under the Stockholm Convention concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were determined during two years in air from 42 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific by using polyurethane foams installed in passive samplers. The compounds included were polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), one polybrominated biphenyl and hexabromocyclododecane (H...
Source: Chemosphere - March 6, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jacob de Boer Rianne van Dijk Manoli Abalos Esteban Abad Source Type: research
Persistent organic pollutants in air from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific
Chemosphere. 2023 Mar 4:138271. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138271. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) global monitoring plan under the Stockholm Convention concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were determined during two years in air from 42 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific by using polyurethane foams installed in passive samplers. The compounds included were polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), one polybrominated biphenyl and hexabromocyclododecane (H...
Source: Chemosphere - March 6, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jacob de Boer Rianne van Dijk Manoli Abalos Esteban Abad Source Type: research
Persistent organic pollutants in air from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific
Chemosphere. 2023 Mar 4:138271. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138271. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) global monitoring plan under the Stockholm Convention concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were determined during two years in air from 42 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific by using polyurethane foams installed in passive samplers. The compounds included were polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), one polybrominated biphenyl and hexabromocyclododecane (H...
Source: Chemosphere - March 6, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jacob de Boer Rianne van Dijk Manoli Abalos Esteban Abad Source Type: research
Persistent organic pollutants in air from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific
Chemosphere. 2023 Mar 4:138271. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138271. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) global monitoring plan under the Stockholm Convention concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were determined during two years in air from 42 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific by using polyurethane foams installed in passive samplers. The compounds included were polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), one polybrominated biphenyl and hexabromocyclododecane (H...
Source: Chemosphere - March 6, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jacob de Boer Rianne van Dijk Manoli Abalos Esteban Abad Source Type: research
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean
CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate the need for continued implementation and evaluation of policies and interventions to reduce SSB consumption in the Caribbean.PMID:36856024 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023000381 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carol R Oladele Neha Khandpur Deron Galusha Saria Hassan Uriyo án Colón-Ramos Mary Miller Oswald P Adams Rohan G Maharaj Cruz M Nazario Maxine Nunez Rafael P érez-Escamilla Trevor Hassell Marcella Nunez-Smith Source Type: research
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean
CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate the need for continued implementation and evaluation of policies and interventions to reduce SSB consumption in the Caribbean.PMID:36856024 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023000381 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carol R Oladele Neha Khandpur Deron Galusha Saria Hassan Uriyo án Colón-Ramos Mary Miller Oswald P Adams Rohan G Maharaj Cruz M Nazario Maxine Nunez Rafael P érez-Escamilla Trevor Hassell Marcella Nunez-Smith Source Type: research
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean
CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate the need for continued implementation and evaluation of policies and interventions to reduce SSB consumption in the Caribbean.PMID:36856024 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023000381 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carol R Oladele Neha Khandpur Deron Galusha Saria Hassan Uriyo án Colón-Ramos Mary Miller Oswald P Adams Rohan G Maharaj Cruz M Nazario Maxine Nunez Rafael P érez-Escamilla Trevor Hassell Marcella Nunez-Smith Source Type: research
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean
CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate the need for continued implementation and evaluation of policies and interventions to reduce SSB consumption in the Caribbean.PMID:36856024 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023000381 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carol R Oladele Neha Khandpur Deron Galusha Saria Hassan Uriyo án Colón-Ramos Mary Miller Oswald P Adams Rohan G Maharaj Cruz M Nazario Maxine Nunez Rafael P érez-Escamilla Trevor Hassell Marcella Nunez-Smith Source Type: research
