An assessment of the occupational and environmental health needs in seven Southeastern European and West-Central Asian countries

Alexandru Coman; Răzvan M. Cherecheş; Marius I. Ungureanu; Emanuela O. Marton-Vasarhelyi; Marissa A. Valentine; Tara Sabo-Attwood; Gregory C. Gray

doi:10.1016/j.jegh.2015.04.004

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An assessment of the occupational and environmental health needs in seven Southeastern European and West-Central Asian countries

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Alexandru Coman^a, Răzvan M. Cherecheş^a, Marius I. Ungureanu^a, Emanuela O. Marton-Vasarhelyi^a, Marissa A. Valentine^b, Tara Sabo-Attwood^b, Gregory C. Gray^c^{, *}^,Gregory.gray@duke.edu

^aCenter for Health Policy and Public Health, Institute for Social Research, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

^bCollege of Public Health and Health Professions, Emerging Pathogens Institute, and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

^cDivision of Infectious Diseases, Global Health Institute, and Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

^*Corresponding author at: Division of Infectious Diseases, Global Health Institute, and Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, DUMC Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Tel.: +1 919 684 1032; fax: +1 919 684 4971.

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Gregory C. GrayGregory.gray@duke.edu

Received 24 June 2014, Revised 7 April 2015, Accepted 8 April 2015, Available Online 8 May 2015.

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Keywords: One Health; Aquatic ecology; Zoonoses; Food safety
Abstract: Eastern European and Central Asian countries are undergoing rapid socioeconomic and political reforms. Many old industrial facilities are either abandoned, or use outdated technologies that severely impact the environment. Emerging industries have less regulation than in developed countries and environmental and occupational problems seem to be increasing. Under a US National Institutes of Health pilot grant, we developed an interdisciplinary One Health research network in Southeastern Europe and West-Central Asia to identify environmental and occupational problems. From 2012 to 2014, this GeoHealth Hub engaged 11 academic centers and 16 public health institutions in eight different countries: Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania, and the United States with a goal of strengthening environmental and occupational research and training capacities. Employing face-to-face interviews and large group meetings, we conducted an evidenced-based needs and opportunities assessment focused on aquatic health, food safety, and zoonotic diseases. Comprehensive reviews of the published literature yielded priority research areas for each of the seven GeoHealth Hub countries including heavy metal and pesticide contamination, tick-borne diseases, rabies, brucellosis, and inadequate public health surveillance.
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