Ecosystem approaches and health in Latin America

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dc.contributor.authorMachado de Freitas, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorGomes de Oliveira, Simone
dc.contributor.authorSchütz, Gabriel Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorBessa Freitas, Marcelo
dc.contributor.authorPanchita Gómez Camponovo, Mariana
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-23T15:22:44Z
dc.date.available2012-03-23T15:22:44Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractImportant environmental changes that have become increasingly pronounced in the last two centuries and that are seriously affecting human health require the development of integrated and participatory scientific approaches that can result in proposals for institutional and public policy changes. The purpose of this article is to offer some elements that can contribute to a line of reflection based on studies with ecosystem approaches in the Latin America context. The authors begin with a brief description of current scientific literature in public health that links ecosystems and human health in Latin America; next, they describe and compare the two prevailing trends that form the basis for the theoretical and methodological debates on ecosystem approaches; they also review the empirical research in Latin America or concerning Latin American countries in which an ecosystem approach has been adopted. The results point to limited scientific output on the interface between ecosystems and human health; aspects involving public participation and implementation of institutional changes and public policies are still in a rather incipient stage.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (p. 283-296)en
dc.identifier.issn1678-4464
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/48598
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (ENSP-FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, BRen
dc.relation.ispartofCadernos de saúde pública = Reports in public health, v. 23, no. 2, 2007es
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMSen
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHen
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTHen
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN HEALTHen
dc.subjectRESEARCH FRAMEWORKSen
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENTen
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM APPROACHESen
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAen
dc.titleEcosystem approaches and health in Latin Americaen
dc.title.alternativeEnfoques ecossistêmicos e saúde : vertentes e aplicações na América Latinaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BYen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number100043
idrc.project.number050260
idrc.project.titleEcosystem Degradation and Human Health - IDRC/UNEP/CSIH Meetingen
idrc.project.titleIntegrated Control of Tropical Diseases : Research Results, Lessons Learned, and Policy Optionsen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC RELATEDen

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