St, George's University, Grenada, W,I.
BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2011 Nov 8;11 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S7. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-11-S2-S7.
The Caribbean region, like other developing regions of the world, faces significant challenges in conducting research, especially in the context of limited resource capacities and capabilities. Further, due to its diverse and multiple island states, research capacity is scattered and unevenly spread within the region. The Caribbean EcoHealth Programme (CEHP) is a research program that is structured to improve the capacity and capability of health professionals in the Caribbean region to respond in integrative and innovative ways to on-going and emerging environmental health challenges by means of multi-sectoral interventions.
Core parts of the CEHP's mission are to (1) conduct collaborative research in areas that the region has identified as critical; (2) build and strengthening integrated approaches to research; and (3) develop and enhance basic research capacity within the Caribbean region.Fundamental to the success of the CEHP's human and resource development mission has been its use of the Atlantis Mobile Laboratory (AML). The AML has allowed the CEHP program to move throughout the Caribbean and be able to respond to calls for specific research and capacity building opportunities.
The CEHP's five main research projects have generated the following results: (1) the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) study has evaluated human exposures to POPs, heavy metals, pesticides, and zoonotic infections; (2) the Burden of Illness (BOI) studies have developed protocols for the testing of foodborne microorganisms, strengthen laboratory analytical capabilities, and determined the prevalence and incidence of food-borne illness; (3) the Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) study has evaluated the microbial and chemical quality of rainwater harvesting systems; (4) the Ecotoxicology Water (ETW) studies have provided much needed data on the quality of recreational and drinking water supplies, and (5) the Food Safety Training Program has developed Diploma and M.Sc Agri-Food Safety and Quality Assurance programmes.
The CEHP program provides a successful example of how a collaborative instead of researcher driven research agenda can lead to not only the generation of needed information, but also leave within the region where the research has been carried out the capacity and capabilities to continue to do so independent of outside interventions.
加勒比地区与世界其他发展中地区一样，在开展研究方面面临重大挑战，尤其是在资源能力有限的情况下。此外，由于其多样化和多岛屿国家的特点，研究能力在该地区分散且分布不均。加勒比生态健康计划（CEHP）是一个研究计划，旨在通过多部门干预，提高加勒比地区卫生专业人员以综合和创新的方式应对持续和新出现的环境健康挑战的能力和能力。
CEHP 使命的核心部分是：（1）在该地区确定的关键领域开展合作研究；（2）建立和加强综合研究方法；（3）在加勒比地区发展和加强基础研究能力。CEHP 人力资源开发使命成功的关键是其使用 Atlantis 移动实验室（AML）。AML 使 CEHP 计划能够在整个加勒比地区移动，并能够响应特定研究和能力建设机会的呼吁。
CEHP 的五个主要研究项目产生了以下结果：（1）持久性有机污染物（POPs）研究评估了人类接触 POPs、重金属、农药和人畜共患感染的情况；（2）疾病负担（BOI）研究制定了食品微生物检测的方案，加强了实验室分析能力，并确定了食源性疾病的流行率和发病率；（3）雨水收集（RWH）研究评估了雨水收集系统的微生物和化学质量；（4）水生态毒理学（ETW）研究提供了急需的娱乐和饮用水供应质量数据；（5）食品安全培训计划制定了文凭和硕士农业食品安全和质量保证计划。
CEHP 计划提供了一个成功的例子，说明合作而不是研究驱动的研究议程不仅可以产生所需的信息，而且还可以在开展研究的地区留下继续独立于外部干预开展研究的能力和能力。
