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Journal articles on the topic "Environmental Health Workforce"

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Haughton, Betsy, and Alexa George. "The Public Health Nutrition workforce and its future challenges: the US experience." Public Health Nutrition 11, no. 8 (August 2008): 782–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980008001821.

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AbstractObjectivesTo describe the US public health nutrition workforce and its future social, biological and fiscal challenges.DesignLiterature review primarily for the four workforce surveys conducted since 1985 by the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors.SettingThe United States.SubjectsNutrition personnel working in governmental health agencies. The 1985 and 1987 subjects were personnel in full-time budgeted positions employed in governmental health agencies providing predominantly population-based services. In 1994 and 1999 subjects were both full-time and part-time, employed in or funded by governmental health agencies, and provided both direct-care and population-based services.ResultsThe workforce primarily focuses on direct-care services for pregnant and breast-feeding women, infants and children. The US Department of Agriculture funds 81·7 % of full-time equivalent positions, primarily through the WIC Program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children). Of those personnel working in WIC, 45 % have at least 10 years of experience compared to over 65 % of the non-WIC workforce. Continuing education needs of the WIC and non-WIC workforces differ. The workforce is increasingly more racially/ethnically diverse and with 18·2 % speaking Spanish as a second language.ConclusionsThe future workforce will need to focus on increasing its diversity and cultural competence, and likely will need to address retirement within leadership positions. Little is known about the workforce’s capacity to address the needs of the elderly, emergency preparedness and behavioural interventions. Fiscal challenges will require evidence-based practice demonstrating both costs and impact. Little is known about the broader public health nutrition workforce beyond governmental health agencies.
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Pittman, Patricia, Candice Chen, Clese Erikson, Edward Salsberg, Qian Luo, Anushree Vichare, Sonal Batra, and Guenevere Burke. "Health Workforce for Health Equity." Medical Care 59, Suppl 5 (September 9, 2021): S405—S408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000001609.

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Whiley, Harriet, James C. Smith, Nicole Moore, Rebecca Burton, Nadia Conci, Helen Psarras, and Kirstin E. Ross. "Climate Change and Health: Challenges to the Local Government Environmental Health Workforce in South Australia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 14 (July 18, 2023): 6384. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146384.

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Climate change is the most urgent and significant public health risk facing the globe. In Australia, it has been identified that Environmental Health Officers/Practitioners (EHOs/EHPs, hereafter EHOs) are a currently underutilized source of knowledge and skills that can contribute to climate change adaptation planning at the local government level. The ability of local government EHOs to utilize their local knowledge and skills in human health risk assessment during a public health emergency was demonstrated through their role in the response to COVID-19. This study used a survey and follow up interviews to examine the roles and responsibilities of EHOs during the COVID-19 pandemic and used the results to examine the potential of the workforce to tackle climate change and health related issues. What worked well, what regulatory tools were helpful, how interagency collaboration worked and what barriers or hindering factors existed were also explored. A workforce review of EHOs in South Australia was also undertaken to identify current and future challenges facing EHOs and their capacity to assist in climate change preparedness. The findings demonstrated that the workforce was used in the response to COVID-19 for varying roles by councils, including in education and communication (both internally and externally) as well as monitoring and reporting compliance with directions. Notably, half the workforce believed they could have been better utilized, and the other half thought they were well utilized. The South Australian Local Government Functional Support Group (LGFSG) was praised by the workforce for a successful approach in coordinating multiagency responses and communicating directions in a timely fashion. These lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic should be incorporated into climate change adaptation planning. To ensure consistent messaging and a consolidated information repository, a centralized group should be used to coordinate local government climate change adaptation plans in relation to environmental health and be included in all future emergency management response plans. The surveyed EHOs identified environmental health issues associated with climate change as the most significant future challenge; however, concerningly, participants believe that a lack of adequate resourcing, leading to workforce shortages, increasing workloads and a lack of support, is negatively impacting the workforce’s preparedness to deal with these emerging issues. It was suggested that the misperception of environmental health and a failure to recognize its value has resulted in a unique dilemma where EHOs and their councils find themselves caught between managing current workload demands and issues, and endeavouring to prepare, as a priority, for emerging environmental health issues associated with climate change and insufficient resources.
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Woltring, Carol S., and Lloyd F. Novick. "Public Health Workforce." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 9, no. 6 (November 2003): 438–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00124784-200311000-00001.

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Nancarrow, Susan A., Gretchen Young, Katy O'Callaghan, Mathew Jenkins, Kathleen Philip, and Kegan Barlow. "Shape of allied health: an environmental scan of 27 allied health professions in Victoria." Australian Health Review 41, no. 3 (2017): 327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah16026.

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Objective In 2015, the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services commissioned the Victorian Allied Health Workforce Research Program to provide data on allied health professions in the Victorian public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Herein we present a snapshot of the demographic profiles and distribution of these professions in Victoria and discuss the workforce implications. Methods The program commenced with an environmental scan of 27 allied health professions in Victoria. This substantial scoping exercise identified existing data, resources and contexts for each profession to guide future data collection and research. Each environmental scan reviewed existing data relating to the 27 professions, augmented by an online questionnaire sent to the professional bodies representing each discipline. Results Workforce data were patchy but, based on the evidence available, the allied health professions in Victoria vary greatly in size (ranging from just 17 child life therapists to 6288 psychologists), are predominantly female (83% of professions are more than 50% female) and half the professions report that 30% of their workforce is aged under 30 years. New training programs have increased workforce inflows to many professions, but there is little understanding of attrition rates. Professions reported a lack of senior positions in the public sector and a concomitant lack of senior specialised staff available to support more junior staff. Increasing numbers of allied health graduates are being employed directly in private practice because of a lack of growth in new positions in the public sector and changing funding models. Smaller professions reported that their members are more likely to be professionally isolated within an allied health team or larger organisations. Uneven rural–urban workforce distribution was evident across most professions. Conclusions Workforce planning for allied health is extremely complex because of the lack of data, fragmented funding and regulatory frameworks and diverse employment contexts. What is known about this topic? There is a lack of good-quality workforce data on the allied health professions generally. The allied health workforce is highly feminised and unevenly distributed geographically, but there is little analysis of these issues across professions. What does this paper add? The juxtaposition of the health workforce demographics and distribution of 27 allied health professions in Victoria illustrates some clear trends and identifies several common themes across professions. What are the implications for practitioners? There are opportunities for the allied health professions to collectively address several of the common issues to achieve economies of scale, given the large number of professions and small size of many.
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Gerding, Justin A., Bryan W. Brooks, Elizabeth Landeen, Sandra Whitehead, Kaitlyn R. Kelly, Amy Allen, David Banaszynski, et al. "Identifying Needs for Advancing the Profession and Workforce in Environmental Health." American Journal of Public Health 110, no. 3 (March 2020): 288–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2019.305441.

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An ever-changing landscape for environmental health (EH) requires in-depth assessment and analysis of the current challenges and emerging issues faced by EH professionals. The Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision, and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health initiative addressed this need. After receiving responses from more than 1700 practitioners, during an in-person workshop, focus groups identified and described priority problems and supplied context on addressing the significant challenges facing EH professionals with state health agencies and local health departments. The focus groups developed specific problem statements detailing the EH profession and workforce’s prevailing challenges and needs according to 6 themes, including effective leadership, workforce development, equipment and technology, information systems and data, garnering support, and partnerships and collaboration. We describe the identified priority problems and needs and provide recommendations for ensuring a strong and robust EH profession and workforce ready to address tomorrow’s challenges.
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Gebbie, Kristine M., Amanda Raziano, and Sterling Elliott. "Public Health Workforce Enumeration." American Journal of Public Health 99, no. 5 (May 2009): 786–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2008.137539.

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Boddy, Bethany. "Health visitor workforce numbers." Journal of Health Visiting 10, no. 9 (September 2, 2022): 390–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/johv.2022.10.9.390.

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There are now lower numbers of health visitors than when the Health Visitor Implementation Plan was first introduced in 2011, says Bethany Boddy. Where does that leave the profession and what needs to happen to implement change?
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Glynn, M. Kathleen, Michael L. Jenkins, Christina Ramsey, and Patricia M. Simone. "Public Health Workforce 3.0." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 25 (2019): S6—S9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/phh.0000000000000971.

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Tilson, Hugh, and Kristine M. Gebbie. "The Public Health Workforce." Annual Review of Public Health 25, no. 1 (April 2004): 341–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.25.102802.124357.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Environmental Health Workforce"

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Hanna, Elizabeth Gayle (Liz), and lizhanna@netc net au. "Environmental health and primary health care: towards a new workforce model." La Trobe University. School of Public Health, 2005. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au./thesis/public/adt-LTU20061110.152550.

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Public health was once synonymous with environmental health. However, as living conditions improved the two fields diverged. Environmental factors are again re-emerging as hazards human health. Increasing global reliance on agricultural and veterinary chemicals (AgVets) over recent decades has is now a serious public health concern. Evidence of their toxicity has prompted international efforts to minimize, monitor and manage exposure risks. Direct involvement of the primary health care workforce is seen as critical to this process, yet little data exists on the health burden on Australian rural communities imposed by these chemicals. The study presented here attempts to explore the impact of these chemicals on two rural communities in Victoria, and ascertain the how the existing primary heath care system responds to AgVet exposure issues. Health determinants are complex, and inter-related, and the client �provider interface is not an entity acting in isolation from other frameworks. The provider-client service relationship has evolved against a background of legislation and provider training. Many external factors also impinge, such as the structure and focus of the health sector, and Australia�s systematic approach to environmental and chemical management. Examination of this underlying infrastructure in Australia provided the background against which the issue of exposure to agricultural and veterinary chemicals was explored. A brief summary of international developments in this area served to provide insight as to what interventions may be introduced to address the issue of chemical exposure. A CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) survey of 1050 households sought the perspectives from two Victorian agricultural communities to gather self-reported AgVet exposure patterns and health data, and whether respondents perceived their health problems were linked to exposure. Respondents were also asked to comment on the primary health care service experiences from local providers, and which services they preferred to seek for health advice. Perspectives were then sought from all primary health care providers servicing these communities. Information was sought on their level of expertise in diagnosing, and managing exposure related illness, via face-to-face interviews, focus groups and paper surveys. The study revealed rural communities have a long history of hazardous exposure to toxic AgVets. Awareness of toxicity risks is growing, yet further scope exists to improve safe handling of chemicals. High levels of illnesses known be associated with AgVet exposure exist among rural populations. Many believe their own ill-health is linked to exposure, and express strong dissatisfaction with the apparent lack of environmental health expertise especially among their GPs. Health providers demonstrated limited understanding of the health impacts of AgVet exposure. The lack of environmental health expertise among the existing primary health care workforce means that health conditions associated with exposure to AgVets are not being identified, and the absence of health intelligence hampers health planning. In Australia, the health, environment and primary industries sectors function in effect, as distinct silos, with little cross-fertilisation. The United States has combined its agricultural chemical legislative authority to develop a focus on human health, establish direct links, and biomonitoring programs to protect human heath. The U.S. has also developed environmental health expertise at the primary health care level to address community needs as they arise. Strategies are required in Australia to connect the environment, chemical management and health portfolios, with respect to the emerging environmental issues of chemical exposure. There is a need also in Australia to inject environmental health capacity into the primary health care practice.
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Hanna, Elizabeth Gayle. "Environmental health and primary health care : towards a new workforce model /." Access full text, 2005. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/thesis/public/adt-LTU20061110.152550/index.html.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- La Trobe University, 2005.
Research. "A Thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy [to the] School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria". Includes bibliographical references (leaves 255-293). Also available via the World Wide Web.
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Subar, Paul Elliott. "Access to oral health care for vulnerable populations in California." Scholarly Commons, 2009. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2393.

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The need for health in general and oral health in particular is a basic and fundamental element for a quality life. Not everyone in America has access to basic oral health services. California, in particular, has greater challenges than other areas of the country in providing basic oral health services to everyone. This paper will discuss the problems of accessing oral health care, the importance of achieving oral health care, the necessity of maintaining oral health, the factors influencing oral health care access, and the response of the dental profession to the problems of access to oral health care. These problems will be examined from the following three perspectives: (1) Statewide Perspective, (2) Locality Perspective, (3) Individual Perspective. Potential solutions for vulnerable populations in accessing oral health care will be developed using data from quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
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Farag, Amany Ahmed. "Multigenerational Nursing Workforce Value Differences and Work Environment: Impact on RNs' Turnover Intentions." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1196441618.

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Maxey, Hannah L. "Understanding the Influence of State Policy Environment on Dental Service Availability, Access, and Oral Health in America's Underserved Communities." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/5993.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Oral health is crucial to overall health and a focus of the U.S. Health Center program, which provides preventive dental services in medically underserved communities. Dental hygiene is an oral health profession whose practice is focused on dental disease prevention and oral health promotion. Variations in the practice and regulation of dental hygiene has been demonstrated to influence access to dental care at a state level; restrictive policies are associated lower rates of access to care. Understanding whether and to what extent policy variations affect availability and access to dental care and the oral health of medically underserved communities served by grantees of the U.S. Health Center program is the focus of this study. This longitudinal study examines dental service utilization at 1,135 health center grantees that received community health center funding from 2004 to 2011. The Dental Hygiene Professional Practice Index (DHPPI) was used as an indicator of the state policy environment. The influence of grantee and state level characteristics are also considered. Mixed effects models were used to account for correlations introduced by the multiple hierarchical structure of the data. Key findings of this study demonstrate that state policy environment is a predictor of the availability and access to dental care and the oral health status of medically underserved communities that received care at a grantee of the U.S. Health Center program. Grantees located in states with highly restrictive policy environments were 73% less likely to deliver dental services and, those that do, provided care to 7% fewer patients than those grantees located in states with the most supportive policy environments. Population’s served by grantees from the most restrictive states received less preventive care and had greater restorative and emergency dental care needs. State policy environment is a predictor of availability and access to dental care and the oral health status of medically underserved communities. This study has important implications for policy at the federal, state, and local levels. Findings demonstrate the need for policy and advocacy efforts at all levels, especially within states with restrictive policy environments.
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Books on the topic "Environmental Health Workforce"

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Hill, Wade G. Needs of Montana public health workforce to participate in environmental health tracking. [Helena, MT: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, 2005.

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New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Finance. 2007-2008 joint budget hearing: Workforce Issues. New York: New York State Legislature, 2007.

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1947-, Gray J., Thompson K. C. 1944-, and Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), eds. Water contamination emergencies: Collective responsibility. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009.

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United States. General Accounting Office., United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight., and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction., eds. Regulatory Flexibility Act: Implementation of the small business advocacy review panel requirements : statement of L. Nye Stevens, Director, Federal Management and Workforce Issues, General Government Division, before the Subcommittees on Government Programs and Oversight, and Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1998.

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Office, General Accounting. Superfund program: Current status and future fiscal challenges : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. Washington, D.C: GAO, 2003.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Promoting safe workplaces through Voluntary Protection Programs: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, June 28, 2012. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2012.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. A review of OSHA's plan to reduce ergonomic injuries: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, April 25, 2002. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2002.

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Protections, United States Congress House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce. Improving OSHA's enhanced enforcement program: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, April 30, 2009. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2009.

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Protections, United States Congress House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce. Improving OSHA's enhanced enforcement program: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, April 30, 2009. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2009.

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Gerencher, Christine L. Research on the transmission of disease in airports and on aircraft: Summary of a symposium. Washington, D.C: Transportation Research Board, 2010.

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Book chapters on the topic "Environmental Health Workforce"

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Braga, Verónica Girão, Isabel Soares Silva, and Ana Veloso. "Human Resources Practices for Managing the Ageing of the Workforce." In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health V, 465–75. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_38.

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Paixão, Susana Mónica Marinho. "The Role of Environmental Health Workforce and How the World Has Discovered the Importance of Prevention." In Sustainable Policies and Practices in Energy, Environment and Health Research, 539–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86304-3_31.

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Bron, Gebbiena M., J. Joukje Siebenga, and Louise O. Fresco. "In the Age of Pandemics, Connecting Food Systems and Health: A Global One Health Approach." In Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation, 869–75. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5_46.

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AbstractThe health of people, the health of animals, including aquatic species and insects, the health of plants and the environment, including soils, are connected, and this is captured by the One Health approach. The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare this interconnectedness. Zoonotic infectious disease spillover occurs most commonly where the agri-food system interfaces with natural ecosystems, as this is where humans, domesticated animals and wildlife interact. On the other hand, deficient human health adds to the favorable conditions for pathogen transmission. There are direct and indirect effects of pandemics on food systems and health; disease outbreaks disrupt overall mobility, the workforce and the supply chain. Such disruptions affect food security and, in many cases, workers’ income or the economic viability of businesses in the food system. In this chapter, we discuss the link between global food security and One Health, and how to prepare for, and minimize the chance of, future pandemics. Reducing the likelihood of spillover and onwards transmission risk of pathogens can be served through (i) reducing the need for natural habitat disruption, (ii) smart management of both sides of the interface between natural ecosystems and the agri-food system, and vigilance at the human-animal interface within the agri-food system, and (iii) improving overall human, animal and environmental health.
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Bouslama, Faouzi, Lana Hiasat, and Christine Coombe. "Rethinking Career Development Post COVID-19: The Career Profile of the Future Framework (CPFF), an E.I.-Based Human Skills Approach." In Future Trends in Education Post COVID-19, 263–79. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1927-7_21.

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AbstractPresently, many organizations are going through a lot of changes brought about using emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and Smart Automation, to streamline their businesses and improve productivity. Moreover, environmental factors, the COVID-19 pandemic, brought attention to the importance of mental health and Emotional Intelligence (E.I.). Therefore, several existing job roles are being redefined and many young professionals in non-supervisory roles are at risk of losing their jobs. These organizations are now more than ever very keen on identifying the required knowledge, attributes, and skill set, and links between personality traits and professional success. As such, there is an urgent need to address the gap in the knowledge and skills required by this transformation, identify the jobs to be retained in the current and future workforce and create plans to close any skills gap. This paper presents an innovative Emotional Intelligence (E.I.) based human skills framework to assess and map university graduates and young professionals into typical career tracks, and hence create a sustainable professional profile, especially in post COVID-19 era. The proposed framework, entitled the “Career Profile of the Future Framework-CPFF”, has four dimensions: Knowledge, Attitude and Mindset, Skills, and Human attributes. This framework is expected to be an asset in assessing the knowledge and skills of university graduates and young professionals, and helping in finding answers to questions such as “How can I stay relevant, given that automation and AI can do the tasks related to my job?”; “What reskilling and upskilling in existing and new employment sectors do I need?”, and “How can I identify the requirements to synergize my E.I profile while catering to my mental health balance?”.
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Gutierres, Sara E., Delia S. Saenz, and Beth L. Green. "Job stress and health outcomes among White and Hispanic employees: A test of the person-environment fit model." In Job stress in a changing workforce: Investigating gender, diversity, and family issues., 107–25. Washington: American Psychological Association, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/10165-007.

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Hoare, Steve, Philip Hazell, Polly Kwan, Karen Sarmiento, and Bianca Lino. "Training and Education." In Longer-Term Psychiatric Inpatient Care for Adolescents, 169–78. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1950-3_19.

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AbstractThe Walker Unit has two principal educational functions; workforce development to increase the knowledge and skillset of clinicians, and supervised placement for students from a range of health disciplines. New appointees have access to an Introduction to CAMHS programme funded by the state government. The health service also provides orientation which incorporates mandatory training. In-house, the Walker Unit provides regular in-services to staff, and funds fortnightly supervision from an external provider. Advanced trainees in child and adolescent psychiatry and basic trainees in general psychiatry work in the unit. On observational placement are students from medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, and occupational therapy. Attention is given to preparing students for the intense nature of the programme and the clinical environment.
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El Mir, Jamila. "Heat Resilience: A Matter of Both Adaptation and Mitigation for the GCC." In Contributions to Economics, 47–61. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73090-0_3.

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AbstractThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are also warming twice as fast as the global average, with temperatures already reaching a 2 °C scenario compared to preindustrial temperatures. According to the United Nations Environment Program, cooling generates around 7% of the global greenhouse gas emissions, while it is responsible for 70% of the peak electricity demand in the GCC. This highlights the prominence of heat as a key climate impact for the GCC region and it really is a matter of both climate mitigation as well as adaptation. Heat resilience and cooling therefore become priority action areas for the governments of the region to deliver on the Paris Goals in a locally responsive manner. This article aims to provide an overview of the impacts of increasing heat on the GCC region, current efforts to address them, and opportunities for enhanced climate action for a heat-resilient future. It highlights existing practices in mitigating the impacts of increased heat through urban planning, public realm design, and building design as well as workforce guidelines for outdoor jobs. It also identifies key areas requiring additional research within the region and key policy recommendations for countries in the GCC to better address the various impacts of increasing temperatures.
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Getuli, Vito, Valentina Fornasari, Alessandro Bruttini, Tommaso Sorbi, and Pietro Capone. "Evaluation of Immersive VR Experiences for Safety Training of Construction Workers: A Semi-Qualitative Approach Proposal." In CONVR 2023 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, 288–97. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.27.

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The diffusion of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and advanced visualization technologies in the increasingly digitalised construction sector is fostering the development and implementation of disruptive approaches for workforce Health and Safety (H&S) training. Project-specific risks, safety procedures and information can be administered through immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experiences where construction site environments and activities are reproduced without exposing the trainees to real hazards. However, despite numerous research and industry applications demonstrating the potential benefits of these technologies, a standardized framework and methodology for the evaluation of VR safety training effectiveness for construction workers is still lacking hence hindering its large scale-adoption and recognition from policymakers. Within the scope of previous authors contributions on the development and implementation of BIM-based VR experiences for construction workers’ safety training, this paper aims to address the evaluation of their effectiveness proposing a novel semi-qualitative approach based on the integration of trainees’ subjective and objective data. A post-experience evaluation questionnaire is developed to collect trainees’ direct and qualitative feedback about the experience immersivity and perceived safety content transfer. Furthermore, the integration with trainees’ spatial tracking data is proposed to complement the qualitative feedback with the quantitative evaluation of their use of the virtual space for safety training purposes. The application of the presented approach in case study is currently undergoing and the related results will be subject of future contributions
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Getuli, Vito, Valentina Fornasari, Alessandro Bruttini, Tommaso Sorbi, and Pietro Capone. "Evaluation of Immersive VR Experiences for Safety Training of Construction Workers: A Semi-Qualitative Approach Proposal." In CONVR 2023 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, 288–97. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.27.

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The diffusion of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and advanced visualization technologies in the increasingly digitalised construction sector is fostering the development and implementation of disruptive approaches for workforce Health and Safety (H&S) training. Project-specific risks, safety procedures and information can be administered through immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experiences where construction site environments and activities are reproduced without exposing the trainees to real hazards. However, despite numerous research and industry applications demonstrating the potential benefits of these technologies, a standardized framework and methodology for the evaluation of VR safety training effectiveness for construction workers is still lacking hence hindering its large scale-adoption and recognition from policymakers. Within the scope of previous authors contributions on the development and implementation of BIM-based VR experiences for construction workers’ safety training, this paper aims to address the evaluation of their effectiveness proposing a novel semi-qualitative approach based on the integration of trainees’ subjective and objective data. A post-experience evaluation questionnaire is developed to collect trainees’ direct and qualitative feedback about the experience immersivity and perceived safety content transfer. Furthermore, the integration with trainees’ spatial tracking data is proposed to complement the qualitative feedback with the quantitative evaluation of their use of the virtual space for safety training purposes. The application of the presented approach in case study is currently undergoing and the related results will be subject of future contributions
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Chowdhury, Sadia. "Environmental Governance for Promoting Dental Public Health." In Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies, 491–512. IGI Global, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-7001-8.ch018.

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Environmental change has a profound effect on the physical environment as well as all elements of natural and human systems. This includes social and economic conditions, as well as the functioning of health systems. Climate change poses an additional risk to the environment, since it leads to more frequent and severe storms, floods, high temperatures, droughts, and wildfires. This chapter examines the importance and role of environmental governance in promoting oral public health. The discussion will centre around the multiple determinants that affect dental public health, encompassing the importance of fluoridation, the consequences of air and water pollution, the accessibility of uncontaminated water, sustainable approaches in dentistry, minimising sugar intake and advocating for nutritious diets, the availability of dental care (including healthcare facilities and workforce training), and the role of education and awareness. It is essential to include sustainability education into the curriculum of both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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Conference papers on the topic "Environmental Health Workforce"

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Booth, M. J., and P. Shirt. "Raising Environmental Awareness among the Workforce." In SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/46698-ms.

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Armstrong, Louis J. "Creating a Sustainability-Minded Worldwide Environmental Workforce." In SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/111705-ms.

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Topmiller, Michael, Morgan Walker, Mark Carrozza, Jennifer Rankin, Jené Grandmont, and Jessica McCann. "Exploring Environmental, Patient, and Workforce Factors Influencing Health Center Early Access to Prenatal Care." In NAPCRG 51st Annual Meeting — Abstracts of Completed Research 2023. American Academy of Family Physicians, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1370/afm.22.s1.5043.

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Matkin, Darren, and Davide Scotti. "Leadership in Safety Phase Two & Three: Leading to Workforce Engagement." In SPE European Health, Safety and Environmental Conference in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/139634-ms.

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Read, Brett Robert, Angelika Zartl-klik, J. D. Winter, Christopher Veit, and Reinhart Samhaber. "Safety Leadership that Engages the Workforce to Create Sustainable HSEQ Performance." In SPE European Health, Safety and Environmental Conference in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/140854-ms.

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Jackson, Paul G., and Jeremy Reglar. "Developing Online Fatigue Awareness And Countermeasures Training For A Distributed Workforce." In SPE European Health, Safety and Environmental Conference in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/140855-ms.

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Kuznetsova, V. P., and K. Y. Kazhanova. "DEMOGRAPHICS IN ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ON THE HUMAN HEALTH (ON THE EXAMPLE OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION)." In webinar. Nizhnevartovsk State University, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36906/es-2020/01.

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Human health has significant influence on working efficiency and workforce productivity, defines certain factors of social sphere, national economy and reflects way and life quality of people. Statistics, particularly of the World Health Organization (WHO), is an important aspect to analyze environment changes and climate impact on the human health. There are many determining factors of healthy lifestyle of population such as proper nutrition, personal hygiene, physical activities, quitting bad habits as well as environmental conditions based on the current climate change.
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Dodds, Denise, and Deidre LeFevre. "Sustainable Operations through Collaborative Initiatives with Local Indigenous Communities: Case Studies in North America." In SPE International Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/220334-ms.

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Abstract A global energy technology company has empowered its local teams to prioritize environmental and social initiatives that bring the most benefit to local stakeholders. This paper describes case studies from North American collaborative initiatives with Indigenous communities to encourage participation in the workforce and develop inclusive environmental, sustainability, and educational programs. Strengthening collaborative relationships with Indigenous communities has increased employment and opened business development opportunities for those communities, provided a more culturally diverse workforce for the energy technology company, and assisted the community in achieving their priorities using digital technology. The global energy technology company's local teams set objectives and developed programs with local Indigenous communities. In the United States, a customized training and workforce development program was created to provide local candidates with firsthand experience of working on the Alaska North Slope. In Canada, business development opportunities and Indigenous needs were analyzed to create unique business synergies. An environmental recycling project in Canada has provided business development opportunities to a local area Indigenous community. Rubber components that were once sent to landfills are now donated to an Indigenous-owned business to be recycled into new rubber industrial items to be sold locally. Another initiative described in the paper focuses on finding a solution for a community's inability to consistently access clean water and used digital technology to solve water imbalance issues in the community's water treatment plant. The energy technology company provided educational scholarships for the community's water treatment plant employees, in addition to software licenses and training to use company process simulation software and 3D modeling technology. This collaborative effort has helped the community achieve its priority to obtain consistent access to clean drinking water through its water treatment facility. The initiative has been presented at local water conferences.
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Yuan, Lu. "Application of Emerging Technologies to Promote Sustainable Workforce in Construction." In AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition. AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004421.

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The construction industry has been one of the most hazardous and waste-generating industries in the United States for decades, due to the unique nature of work and high degree of organizational complexity on jobsites. A number of citations against OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) 29 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 1926 Safety and Health Regulations for Construction, primarily in sections that address fall protection and safety training in construction, appear in OSHA’s annual top 10 list of most frequently cited violations consistently. Innovative, science-based, and technology-driven solutions become more and more utilized in the construction industry. Examples of these solutions include: situated learning approach to improve the effectiveness of training, wearable technology to enhance personal protection, remote-controlled drones to perform various functions specially to improve site security, prevention through design concept to minimize risks, total worker health initiative to advance worker well-being, etc. It is imperative that safety, health, and environmental professionals should attempt to clearly understand the impact of these emerging technologies on construction safety and health, and be able to apply scientific principles to anticipate, identify, analyze, and control workplace hazards within the construction industry. Specifically, the pros and cons of each solution need to be examined and compared in order to identify effective methods to promote sustainable workforce and improve safety and health in construction.
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Khalid, Adeela, Michael Felfernig, Ajaz Purra, Francis Eric Ramirez, Mariam Alshamsi, and Zafar Dwedari. "Shifting Paradigm of Mental Hygiene; A Novel Approach to Mitigate Workers' Distress in Oil and Gas Industry." In ADIPEC. SPE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/210788-ms.

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Abstract The objective of this paper is to advocate the practice of mental hygiene as an occupational health and safety solution to safeguard mental health and enhance psychological resilience of the workforce in the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry is a highly-demanding industry with its inherent environmental and psychological challenges posing a certain risk to employees' mental health. In addition, varied responses to psychological factors of the workforce may also increase the risk to mental health. A comparative study has shown that anxiety and depression is more prevalent among workers in the oil and gas industry in comparison to the general population(1). The reason behind this is particular pressure to avoid mistakes in the industry. There are serious consequences of mistakes in this industry including loss of lives and harm to the environment. In addition, offshore workers also experience isolation, loneliness, frustration and dissatisfaction stemming from working remotely, away from family. Unum Group conducted a claim analysis in the oil & gas extraction industry that showed that 26 percent of incapacity claims between 2014 and 2018 are caused by mental and psychological issues(2). The growing acknowledgment of the role of stressors in the workplace on mental health accentuates the importance of preventive psychological strategies. Mental hygiene is a preventive measure for sustaining good emotional health by developing and maintaining certain behavioral, social, and emotional skills. This paper highlights some of the mental hygiene practices considering the pertinence and aptness to the unique work environment of the oil and gas industry.
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Reports on the topic "Environmental Health Workforce"

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Chandath, Him, Ing Chhay Por, Yim Raksmey, and Diane Archer. Air Pollution and Workers’ Health in Cambodia’s Garment Sector. Stockholm Environment Institute, March 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.51414/sei2023.017.

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The findings of this study can inform and enable policymakers in improving occupational air pollution, including addressing air pollution, pollution sources and other related issues in the garment manufacturing sector in Cambodia. Such interventions will help to uphold the health of workers as a human right, ensure safe workplaces, and also be beneficial for the country’s economic growth, as a healthy workforce is more productive. While the garment sector serves as Cambodia’s economic backbone and creates much-needed jobs, it is also a highly polluting industry, alongside being regularly implicated for not upholding labour rights. The sector emits pollutants to air from intensive energy use, solid and hazardous waste emissions, noise pollution and wastewater pollution discharge. Despite this, the sector’s environmental impacts in Cambodia, particularly in relation to air pollution, are not well known, and this gap was highlighted in the development of Cambodia’s 2021 Clean Air Plan. Aiming to fill this gap, in cooperation with SEI, the Air Quality and Noise Management Department of the General Directorate of Environmental Protection of Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment conducted a research project to improve understanding of air pollutant emissions from the textile industry and the health impacts on workers in Cambodia’s garment industry. The study drew on in-depth interviews with 323 garment factory workers across 16 factories, interviews with 16 factory owners, and quantitative data to better understand all interviewees’ experiences with occupational air pollution. While the research documented any symptoms related to air pollution, it did not employ medical research to assess the workers’ health status, nor did it attempt to investigate the cost or impact of air pollution on factory production. This policy briefing draws on a longer report prepared by the Ministry of Environment (Chandath, H., Chhay Por, I., Sokyimeng, S., Dana, S., Raksmey, Y. 2023. Understanding Air Pollution in the Garment Sector and Health Impacts on Workers: A Cambodian Case Study. Ministry of Environment, Cambodia. https://epa.moe.gov.kh/pages/categories/view/document-daqnm).
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Adamopoulos, Ioannis, and Niki Syrou. Workplace Environment and Burn Out in Public Health Workforce Inspection Services in Greece During Covid 19 Pandemic. Peeref, October 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54985/peeref.2210p2115465.

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Simmonds, Philippa, and Clare Lally. Green skills in education and employment. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, January 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.58248/pn711.

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Green skills can be defined as “the knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a society which reduces the impact of human activity on the environment”. Several definitions exist, with some being focused on technical skills for jobs that play a major role in reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (for example, heat pump installation). Other definitions are broader, and include enabling skills and attitudes, such as public engagement and systems thinking. The lack of a consistent definition can make it challenging to analyse the supply and demand for different skills in the UK workforce. Evidence suggests that developing green skills will be achieved mainly by upskilling the current workforce, but all components of the education system will play a role in increasing skills and raising awareness of green career paths. The vocational education pathway will be particularly important. There is low public awareness of green skills and green career paths, and commentators propose that this could be improved through public engagement and improved careers advice in schools and further education colleges. Sectors such as power generation, construction, waste and resources are likely to see growth and a significant update in skills as part of the net zero transition. These sectors also tend to have an ageing workforce with a substantial proportion approaching retirement. Stakeholders propose that improving diversity in key sectors may help to mitigate green skills shortages. Other challenges include regional variation in demand for and access to green skills development, and shifting policy priorities leading to a lack of investment in training by employers. Training has also seen an overall reduction in investment in training by both the UK Government and employers. Stakeholders have advocated that green skills development could align with levelling up ambitions. There is strong consensus that policy certainty from government would support private sector investment in green technologies, demand for green skills, and provision of green skills training.
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Ahammad, Ronju, and Francisco X. Aguilar. Socio-economic indicators for the assessment of sustainability in the Swedish forest sector, and linkages with the national environmental quality objectives. SLU Future forests, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.54612/a.6cbejge10k.

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Sweden’s Environmental Quality Objectives (EQOs) have been adopted to help describe the environment the country wishes to achieve, and are a promise to future generations of clean air, a healthy living environment, and rich opportunities to enjoy nature. Here, we assessed selected socio-economic indicators adapted from the Montréal Process for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests (MP) to examine trends in the Swedish forest sector of direct relevance to the EQOs. We did this with the aim of raising awareness about important socio-economic dimensions related to the EQOs, and to explore the linkages between the EQOs and the forest bioeconomy. We focused on the forest sector because of its central importance to meeting the EQOs, and fundamental social and economic roles it plays in Swedish society. The MP was chosen as our guiding framework because it was developed to assess national-level sustainable forest conservation and management, thus, incorporating critical economic, environmental and social dimensions. We applied a mixed methods approach based on a literature review, analyses of national and multilateral databases, and consultation with experts to identify and interpret selected indicators. We identified forest sector socio-economic indicators relevant to the EQOs related to forest property and ownership, economic value and consumption of wood and wood products, employment, wood energy, access to greenery, per capita forest availability, and cultural values. Interpretation of national-level indicators estimated for the 2000-2020 period point to overall progress toward maintaining forest conservation and production areas and a sector that has added substantial economic value through the processing of wood and wood products. Forests are an importance source of renewable energy and increasingly support the location of non-wood energy sources through the placement of wind power mills across forested lands. Downward trends were observed in fewer forest owners, a shrinking workforce, and per capita forest area which might be explained by processes of bequeathing, higher industry efficiencies and continued population growth. Selected indicators related to production forests, wood energy, per capita protected forests and cultural importance suggest these can directly support relevant EQOs including living forests, limited climate impact, rich plant and animal life. Through exports and hiring foreign workers, the Swedish forest sector has kept a direct linkage with the consumption of wood products abroad and in supporting economic wellbeing in lesser-developed nations through wages from forestry and non-wood seasonal employment, respectively. There is limited current information on cultural aspects such as heritage values and reindeer herding. Available data suggest a declining trend in damages to cultural remains within forest felling areas. We recommend regular and periodic assessment of the cultural and conservation values for Swedish forests to strengthen the ability to assess social and ecological sustainability relevant to the EQOs.
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Albert, Jose Ramon, Lovelaine Basillote, Jason Alinsunurin, Jana Flor Vizmanos, Mika Muñoz, and Angelo Hernandez. Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Quality Education for All: How Does the Philippines Fare and What Needs to Be Done? Philippine Institute for Development Studies, December 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.62986/dp2023.16.

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The Global Goal of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all promotes equality in access to quality learning, supports economic development, improves health outcomes, empowers women and girls, and fosters global citizenship and peace. By reducing inequities in education, both in terms of access and quality, we can help to build a more equitable, prosperous, and sustainable world. This study provides a detailed examination of the progress of the Philippines in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) on quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all. It sets the stage by outlining the Philippine educational policy landscape, including its legal and institutional frameworks. The analysis then progresses to a target-by-target review of SDG 4, highlighting the nation's accomplishments and ongoing challenges. Notable achievements include nearly universal primary education enrollment and increased secondary education participation. However, issues like high dropout rates and subpar learning outcomes remain. The Philippines has also seen growth in early childhood development (ECD) and pre-primary education enrollments, yet access for disadvantaged children is still limited. The country has policies to enhance access to affordable technical, vocational, and higher education, but the quality of these programs and their alignment with future skills needs improvement. Inclusive education initiatives exist, such as programs for learners with disabilities and indigenous communities, but challenges in ensuring universal quality education persist. A shift in education outcomes in favor of girls is observed, with boys now more likely to drop out than girls across various educational levels and girls doing better than boys in learning. While literacy rates appear high, the need to redefine literacy measurements, considering issues like digital skills, is evident. Progress in school infrastructure development is significant, especially with the K-12 rollout, but enhancing learning environments, including using technology for learning, remains crucial. The Philippines boasts a large teaching workforce, yet there is a pressing need to elevate teacher training quality and align it with future skill requirements. The study pinpoints critical improvement areas, including addressing the root causes of learning deficits, implementing an open data policy, and refining teacher training and workload. Concluding with a call to action, the study underscores the necessity of a comprehensive strategy to tackle educational challenges holistically, with integrated planning among the three main government agencies tasked to manage the sector. It suggests developing specific targets for inclusive quality education. This comprehensive review offers valuable insights and practical recommendations for stakeholders to ensure the Philippines fulfills its commitment to quality education for all by 2030.
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The impact of monetary crisis and natural disasters on women's health and nutrition. Population Council, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/pgy1998.1003.

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This paper analyzes the short-term effects of the monetary crisis and natural disasters in Indonesia on women's health and nutritional status, and activities to monitor and address these problems. The monetary crisis which was announced in January 1998 hit the highest monthly inflation rate of 13 percent in February. Natural disasters that have plagued Indonesia since early 1997, including droughts and forest fires, have been projected to cause famines and an increased likelihood of infant and adult mortality. The economic crisis also directly impacts millions of workforce members threatened by the downsizing of thousands of businesses and factories, in the form of job termination. About 38 percent of the workforce are women. In general, it can be predicted that the high rate of unemployment means a return to poverty, emergence of pockets of slum settlements in cities, an increase in the crime rate, less affordable food in urban areas, famine and scarcity in rural areas, worsening environmental health, epidemics of infectious and noninfectious diseases, cutbacks in public health-care budget and facilities, more school dropout, teenagers entering prostitution, domestic violence, drug abuse, mental illness, and suicide attempts.
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Global Food 50/50: Hungry for gender equality. Global Health 50/50, October 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56649/wiqe2012.

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Across the world, populations are facing severe threats and rising inequalities due to a combination of climate change, environmental degradation, COVID-19 and conflict. Food systems, as a result, are in crisis and people are increasingly feeling the impact on their everyday lives. For women, globally and across regions, the impact of the food systems crisis is more severe than for men, and women are more food insecure than men. Women, historically and now, have less access to healthy food, land ownership and resources for food production than men. Gender inequalities are woven through food systems, and contribute to unjust food production, access and consumption. Global food systems organizations are working to address some of the critical issues facing populations’ access to food and nutrition. The second annual Global Food 50/50 Report assesses whether and how such organizations are integrating gender and equality considerations in their work. It reviews the policies and practices of 51 organizations as they relate to two interlinked dimensions of inequality: inequality of opportunity in career pathways inside organizations and inequality in who benefits from the global food system. The primary aim of the Global Food 50/50 Report is to encourage food systems organizations to confront and address gender inequality both within their organizations and governance structures, and in their programmatic approaches across food systems. A second aim is to increase recognition of the role that gender plays in who runs and benefits from food systems for everybody: women and men, including transgender people, and people with nonbinary gender identities. Key findings from this year’s report show that gender and geographic diversity are severely lacking in the boards of major global food organizations, with leadership positions dominated by men from the global north. This matters because representation from a narrow section of the global population will not result in policies and programmes that meet the needs and interests of all people, across all regions, including women. The review of board composition of 51 organizations showed that more than 70% of board seats are held by nationals of high-income countries. Just 8% of board seats are held by women from low- and middle-income countries. However, there is room for hope. Our findings show an increase in women board chairs from 26% in 2021 to 35% in 2022. More organizations are publishing board diversity policies—policies were found in 30% of organizations, a 10% increase since 2021. Moreover, the review located five new board diversity policies across the sample. A high proportion of organizations (49/52) have made formal and public commitments to gender equality and this has increased since 2021. In 2022, there was an increase of five organizations with gender-transformative programmatic approaches, from 60% to 70% and a decrease in the number of organizations with gender-blind approaches. Despite some advances among some global food systems organizations, the sector has a long way to go to achieve gender equality in the boardroom, in the workplace and in who benefits from their work. The data in this report can equip leaders at all levels—from communities to workforces to boards—to take action, drive change, measure progress, and hold those in power accountable to their commitments to advance gender equality and transform food systems. A fairer, more gender-equal system will be best placed to end hunger, poverty, and inequality around the world.
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