The AmeriGEO Week 2021 will be held virtually from August 23-27, 2021, with support from the Central American Integration System (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, SICA) and the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador.
The Health Session will support a panel session (9:00-10:30AM EDT/GMT-4) and interactive poster session (10:30-11:00AM EDT/GMT-4) on Tuesday, August 24, 2021.
Description: Emerging global health challenges – such as poor air and water quality, spread of infectious diseases (including COVID-19), extreme heat temperatures, and unprepared health systems – should be a leading priority in the upcoming decade. Earth observation data offer real-time information for scientists and stakeholders to examine the impact of these environmental risks on human and animal health, and ultimately enhance community health decision-making. By building these One Health networks, the global workforce can leverage expertise and incorporate innovative data and technology to enhance community response efforts that protect population health.
Panel Session (9:00-10:30AM EDT/GMT-4)
Introductory Remarks (John Haynes, Juli Trtanj)
Introduction of Panelists for Panelist Presentations (Helena Chapman)
Addressing the Challenge: Building a Transdisciplinary Climate Environment Health Research Network in Latin America and the Caribbean (Anna Stewart-Ibarra and Ana Watson, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Uruguay/Peru)
Urban Extreme Heat Exposure Trajectories in AmeriGEO Countries (Cascade Tuholske, Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA)
Climate and COVID-19: Using Earth Observations to Understand Seasonal and Meteorological Sensitivities (Ben Zaitchik, Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Interactions between SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), Air Quality due to Saharan Dust and Social-Environmental Factors in Puerto Rico (Pablo Méndez-Lázaro, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Puerto Rico)
STePs to Upscale and Implement a Regional Malaria Early Warning System (Marcella Ohira, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Uruguay; William Pan, Duke University, USA)
A Geospatial Surveillance and Response System Resource for Vector Borne Disease in the Americas (John Malone, Louisiana State University, USA)
Q&A Discussion (Juli Trtanj, Helena Chapman)
Concluding Remarks (John Haynes, Juli Trtanj, Helena Chapman)