Browsing by Subject "Environmental Exposure"

Modelos geo-espaciales para la vigilancia local de la salud

De Pietri, Diana Elba; García, Susana; Rico, Osvaldo (2008)

Conceitos e derivação de valores de referência para biomonitorização humana de contaminantes ambientais

Kuno, Rubia; Roquetti, Maria Helena; Gouveia, Nelson (2010)

Exposição à água contaminada: percepções e práticas em um bairro de Manaus, Brasil

Giatti, Leandro Luiz; Neves, Natasha Lima da Silva; Saraiva, Giselle Nayara de Moraes; Toledo, Renata Ferraz de (2010)

Evaluación multicriterio de la exposición al riesgo ambiental mediante un sistema de información geográfica en Argentina

Pietri, Diana De; Dietrich, Patricia; Mayo, Patricia; Carcagno, Alejandro (2011)

Developmental neurotoxicity: methylmercury and prenatal exposure protection in the context of the Minamata Convention

Boischio, Ana (2015-09)

Mercury is a global pollutant of public environmental health concern due to its long-range atmospheric distribution, environmental distribution, and neurotoxic effects. Following biological methylation, methylmercury (MeHg) ...

Diagnóstico de salud y percepción de riesgos, elementos clave para una propuesta de intervención en comunidades indígenas in México

Terán-Hernández, Mónica; Díaz-Barriga, Fernando; Cubillas-Tejeda, Ana Cristina (2016-02)

Objetivo. Realizar un diagnóstico de salud ambiental infantil y un análisis de percepción de riesgos en comunidades indígenas de la Región Huasteca Sur de San Luis Potosí, México, para diseñar una estrategia de intervención ...

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

Haby, Michelle M.; Soares, Agnes; Chapman, Evelina; Clark, Rachel; Korc, Marcelo; Galvão, Luiz A. C. (2016-06)

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 ...

Carbon pollution increases health inequities: lessons in resilience from the most vulnerable

Ebi, Kristie L.; Fawcett, Stephen B.; Spiegel, Jerry; Tovalin, Horacio (2016-09)

Climate change is a social justice as well as an environmental issue. The magnitude and pattern of changes in weather and climate variables are creating differential exposures, vulnerabilities, and health risks that ...

Worker health and safety and climate change in the Americas: issues and research needs

Kiefer, Max; Rodríguez-Guzmán, Julietta; Watson, Joanna; Joode, Berna van Wendel de; Mergler, Donna; Silva, Agnes Soares da (2016-09)

This report summarizes and discusses current knowledge on the impact that climate change can have on occupational safety and health (OSH), with a particular focus on the Americas. Worker safety and health issues are ...