Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Analyze the incorporation of climate change and environmental health courses in the curriculum grids of Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition and Clinical Psychology undergraduate courses in Latin American universities. METHODS: Descriptive and cross-sectional document review. Curriculum grids of the top ten Latin American universities were analyzed according to the rankings of QS Latin American University 2020, Times Higher Education World University 2020 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019. The presence of courses related to climate change and environmental health was sought in each curriculum grid. RESULTS: 104 of the 161 universities included in the study offered Medicine courses, 93 Nursing courses, 77 Nutrition courses and 118 Clinical Psychology courses. Most of the curriculum grids incorporated courses in public health and/or epidemiology (more than 70%); however, between 22% and 41% included courses on environmental health, and only one curriculum grid had a course on climate change in Medicine and Nursing (1%). CONCLUSIONS: Courses on climate change and environmental health have been scarcely introduced in the curriculum grids of the health field in Latin American universities. This could weaken the important role that health professionals play in providing health care to the population. |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin AmericaClimate ChangeHigher Education InstitutionsSchools, Health OccupationsCurriculumLatin AmericaABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Analyze the incorporation of climate change and environmental health courses in the curriculum grids of Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition and Clinical Psychology undergraduate courses in Latin American universities. METHODS: Descriptive and cross-sectional document review. Curriculum grids of the top ten Latin American universities were analyzed according to the rankings of QS Latin American University 2020, Times Higher Education World University 2020 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019. The presence of courses related to climate change and environmental health was sought in each curriculum grid. RESULTS: 104 of the 161 universities included in the study offered Medicine courses, 93 Nursing courses, 77 Nutrition courses and 118 Clinical Psychology courses. Most of the curriculum grids incorporated courses in public health and/or epidemiology (more than 70%); however, between 22% and 41% included courses on environmental health, and only one curriculum grid had a course on climate change in Medicine and Nursing (1%). CONCLUSIONS: Courses on climate change and environmental health have been scarcely introduced in the curriculum grids of the health field in Latin American universities. This could weaken the important role that health professionals play in providing health care to the population.Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102021000100209Revista de Saúde Pública v.55 2021reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055002891info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPalmeiro-Silva,Yasna KFerrada,María TeresaFlores,Jorge RamírezCruz,Ignacio Silva Santaeng2021-05-14T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0034-89102021000100209Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=pt&nrm=isoONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2021-05-14T00:00Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America Palmeiro-Silva,Yasna K Climate Change Higher Education Institutions Schools, Health Occupations Curriculum Latin America |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America |
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Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America |
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Palmeiro-Silva,Yasna K |
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Palmeiro-Silva,Yasna K Ferrada,María Teresa Flores,Jorge Ramírez Cruz,Ignacio Silva Santa |
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Ferrada,María Teresa Flores,Jorge Ramírez Cruz,Ignacio Silva Santa |
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Palmeiro-Silva,Yasna K Ferrada,María Teresa Flores,Jorge Ramírez Cruz,Ignacio Silva Santa |
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Climate Change Higher Education Institutions Schools, Health Occupations Curriculum Latin America |
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Climate Change Higher Education Institutions Schools, Health Occupations Curriculum Latin America |
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Analyze the incorporation of climate change and environmental health courses in the curriculum grids of Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition and Clinical Psychology undergraduate courses in Latin American universities. METHODS: Descriptive and cross-sectional document review. Curriculum grids of the top ten Latin American universities were analyzed according to the rankings of QS Latin American University 2020, Times Higher Education World University 2020 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019. The presence of courses related to climate change and environmental health was sought in each curriculum grid. RESULTS: 104 of the 161 universities included in the study offered Medicine courses, 93 Nursing courses, 77 Nutrition courses and 118 Clinical Psychology courses. Most of the curriculum grids incorporated courses in public health and/or epidemiology (more than 70%); however, between 22% and 41% included courses on environmental health, and only one curriculum grid had a course on climate change in Medicine and Nursing (1%). CONCLUSIONS: Courses on climate change and environmental health have been scarcely introduced in the curriculum grids of the health field in Latin American universities. This could weaken the important role that health professionals play in providing health care to the population. |
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