Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach
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Resumo: | This study aims to improve the health of rural Amazonian communities through the development and application of a participatory ecosystem approach to human health assessment. In the study area marked seasonal fluctuations dictate food availability, water quality and disease outbreak. Determining the causal linkages between ecosystem variables, resource use and health required a variety of forms of inquiry at multiple scales with local participation. Landscape spatial mapping of resource use demonstrated the diversity of the ecological resources upon which communities depend. Household surveys detailed family and individual consumption and production patterns. Anthropometric measurements, parasite loading, water quality and anemia levels were used as indicators of health status. This was complemented with an ethnographic and participatory health assessment that provided the foundation for developing community action plans addressing health issues. Discussion is focused on three attributes of an ecosystem approach; (a) methodological pluralism, (b) cross-scale interactions and (c) participatory action research. |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approachHuman EcologyAmazonian EcosystemRural HealthAnthropometryNutritionThis study aims to improve the health of rural Amazonian communities through the development and application of a participatory ecosystem approach to human health assessment. In the study area marked seasonal fluctuations dictate food availability, water quality and disease outbreak. Determining the causal linkages between ecosystem variables, resource use and health required a variety of forms of inquiry at multiple scales with local participation. Landscape spatial mapping of resource use demonstrated the diversity of the ecological resources upon which communities depend. Household surveys detailed family and individual consumption and production patterns. Anthropometric measurements, parasite loading, water quality and anemia levels were used as indicators of health status. This was complemented with an ethnographic and participatory health assessment that provided the foundation for developing community action plans addressing health issues. Discussion is focused on three attributes of an ecosystem approach; (a) methodological pluralism, (b) cross-scale interactions and (c) participatory action research.O estudo visa melhorar a saúde das comunidades rurais amazônicas mediante o desenvolvimento e a aplicação de abordagem ecossistêmica participante na avaliação da saúde humana. Na área estudada, oscilações sazonais definem a disponibilidade de alimentos, a qualidade da água e a incidência de doenças. A determinação dos elos causais entre variáveis ecossistêmicas, uso de recursos e saúde exigiu uma gama de formas de investigação, em múltiplas escalas, com participação local. O mapeamento espacial da paisagem quanto ao uso de recursos mostrou a diversidade dos recursos ecológicos de que as comunidades dependem. Inquéritos domiciliares detalharam padrões de consumo e produção familiares e individuais. Medidas antropométricas, carga parasitária, qualidade da água e níveis de anemia foram empregados como indicadores do estado de saúde individual e coletivo. Tais marcadores foram complementados com avaliação etnográfica e participante sobre saúde, o que criou a base para desenvolver planos de ação comunitária para lidar com questões de saúde. A discussão enfoca três atributos de abordagem ecossistêmica: (a) pluralismo metodológico, (b) interações transversais, em termos de escala e (c) pesquisa-ação participante.Reports in Public HealthCadernos de Saúde Pública2001-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/1647Reports in Public Health; Vol. 17 No. 7 (2001): Supplement 1Cadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 17 n. 7 (2001): Suplemento 11678-44640102-311Xreponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZenghttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/1647/3282https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/1647/3283Murray, Tamsyn P.Sánchez-Choy, Joséinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-03-06T15:26:33Zoai:ojs.teste-cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br:article/1647Revistahttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csphttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/oaicadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2024-03-06T13:01:56.259966Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)true |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach Murray, Tamsyn P. Human Ecology Amazonian Ecosystem Rural Health Anthropometry Nutrition |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach |
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Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach |
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Murray, Tamsyn P. |
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Murray, Tamsyn P. Sánchez-Choy, José |
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Sánchez-Choy, José |
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Murray, Tamsyn P. Sánchez-Choy, José |
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Human Ecology Amazonian Ecosystem Rural Health Anthropometry Nutrition |
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Human Ecology Amazonian Ecosystem Rural Health Anthropometry Nutrition |
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This study aims to improve the health of rural Amazonian communities through the development and application of a participatory ecosystem approach to human health assessment. In the study area marked seasonal fluctuations dictate food availability, water quality and disease outbreak. Determining the causal linkages between ecosystem variables, resource use and health required a variety of forms of inquiry at multiple scales with local participation. Landscape spatial mapping of resource use demonstrated the diversity of the ecological resources upon which communities depend. Household surveys detailed family and individual consumption and production patterns. Anthropometric measurements, parasite loading, water quality and anemia levels were used as indicators of health status. This was complemented with an ethnographic and participatory health assessment that provided the foundation for developing community action plans addressing health issues. Discussion is focused on three attributes of an ecosystem approach; (a) methodological pluralism, (b) cross-scale interactions and (c) participatory action research. |
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