Georgiana Gordon‐Strachan
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 7174932 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Georgiana Gordon‐Strachan |
| PRENOMES | Georgiana |
| SOBRENOME | Gordon‐Strachan |
| ASSINATURA | STRACHAN G G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of the West Indies System |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5712-9575 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Urban climate–NCD syndemics in LMICs
BACKGROUND: Climate change poses a major threat to global health. Its synergistic interaction with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), responsible for 74% of global deaths, demands urgent, integrated action. OBJECTIVES: This study critically examines how transdisciplinary approaches can uncover and address structural determinants underpinning climate change-NCD syndemic hazards, while accounting for power dynamics through meaningful stakeholder eng…
Community resilience to climate change and non-communicable disease vulnerability in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Background: Climate change and rapid urbanisation have intensified flood risk in Global South cities, exacerbating health inequities, especially through non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, little is known about how community resilience strategies to key climate change consequences like flooding affect NCD risk in rapidly growing cities of the Global South. Methods: We used a Community-Based System Dynamics (CBSD) approach to examine flood …
Collective learning for resilience in Global South cities
Introduction: Cities in the Global South face escalating climate change challenges, including extreme weather events that disproportionately affect marginalized populations and exacerbate health risks, such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Climate resilience, defined as the capacity to adapt and recover from climate-related events, requires intersectoral collaboration between governments and civil society. Methods: This study employs a Commun…
Development of an agenda for research and action on climate change and health in the Caribbean
This paper delineates the development of the Caribbean Research for Action Agenda which aims to empower Caribbean Small Island Developing States to reduce their vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change on health. The Caribbean Research for Action Agenda emerged from collaboration between nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and multilateral agencies that organized a conference on climate change and health in the Caribbean…
The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Covid-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries
Declines in health service use during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could have important effects on population health. In this study, we used an interrupted time series design to assess the immediate effect of the pandemic on 31 health services in two low-income (Ethiopia and Haiti), six middle-income (Ghana, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mexico, Nepal, South Africa and Thailand) and high-income (Chile and South Korea) coun…
How Free Is Free Health Care? An Assessment of Universal Health Coverage Among Jamaicans with Sickle Cell Disease
Purpose: In an effort to transition toward universal health coverage (UHC), Jamaica abolished user fees at all public health facilities in 2008. We aimed to determine the extent of out-of-pocket payments (OPPs) and the other cost barriers to UHC among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Methods: Patients presenting to the Sickle Cell Unit in Kingston, Jamaica, for routine care between October 2019 and August 2020 were consecutively recruited…
Risk behaviours and adolescent depression in Jamaica
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of depression and the associated risk factors in Jamaican youth aged 15–19 years. A nationally represented sample of youth aged 15–19 years was surveyed using multistage cluster sampling. Risk behaviours such as sexual activity, alcohol and marijuana use were obtained by interviewer-administered questionnaire; depression was assessed using the Ministry of Health screening tool. Multivariate…
Household food insecurity and childhood overweight in Jamaica and Québec
Public health interventions which aim to stem the epidemic of overweight/obesity should consider gender differences and other family factors associated with overweight/obesity in both developed and developing countries
Adolescent health screening practices by physicians in Jamaica
The data suggest unsatisfactory frequency of adolescent health screening by Jamaican physicians, in particular for psychosocial factors. The primary factors identified by physicians as influencing their screening practices have potential for improvement through continued medical education
Linking researchers and policy-makers
In developing a proposal for the study of the effect of user fees on access to preventive care, a team, comprising researchers and policy-makers, initiated interaction with key policy implementers in the Jamaica's Ministry of Health to ensure that their perspectives were considered at the preliminary stage. There were many pressing events occupying the minds and energies of the implementers, but the team was able to capitalize on existing good re…
Linking researchers and policy-makers
In developing a proposal for the study of the effect of user fees on access to preventive care, a team, comprising researchers and policy-makers, initiated interaction with key policy implementers in the Jamaica's Ministry of Health to ensure that their perspectives were considered at the preliminary stage. There were many pressing events occupying the minds and energies of the implementers, but the team was able to capitalize on existing good re…
Linking researchers and policy-makers
In developing a proposal for the study of the effect of user fees on access to preventive care, a team, comprising researchers and policy-makers, initiated interaction with key policy implementers in the Jamaica's Ministry of Health to ensure that their perspectives were considered at the preliminary stage. There were many pressing events occupying the minds and energies of the implementers, but the team was able to capitalize on existing good re…
Household food insecurity and childhood overweight in Jamaica and Québec
Public health interventions which aim to stem the epidemic of overweight/obesity should consider gender differences and other family factors associated with overweight/obesity in both developed and developing countries
Adolescent health screening practices by physicians in Jamaica
The data suggest unsatisfactory frequency of adolescent health screening by Jamaican physicians, in particular for psychosocial factors. The primary factors identified by physicians as influencing their screening practices have potential for improvement through continued medical education
Risk behaviours and adolescent depression in Jamaica
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of depression and the associated risk factors in Jamaican youth aged 15–19 years. A nationally represented sample of youth aged 15–19 years was surveyed using multistage cluster sampling. Risk behaviours such as sexual activity, alcohol and marijuana use were obtained by interviewer-administered questionnaire; depression was assessed using the Ministry of Health screening tool. Multivariate…
How Free Is Free Health Care? An Assessment of Universal Health Coverage Among Jamaicans with Sickle Cell Disease
Purpose: In an effort to transition toward universal health coverage (UHC), Jamaica abolished user fees at all public health facilities in 2008. We aimed to determine the extent of out-of-pocket payments (OPPs) and the other cost barriers to UHC among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Methods: Patients presenting to the Sickle Cell Unit in Kingston, Jamaica, for routine care between October 2019 and August 2020 were consecutively recruited…
Covid-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries
Declines in health service use during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could have important effects on population health. In this study, we used an interrupted time series design to assess the immediate effect of the pandemic on 31 health services in two low-income (Ethiopia and Haiti), six middle-income (Ghana, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mexico, Nepal, South Africa and Thailand) and high-income (Chile and South Korea) coun…
The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Community resilience to climate change and non-communicable disease vulnerability in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Background: Climate change and rapid urbanisation have intensified flood risk in Global South cities, exacerbating health inequities, especially through non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, little is known about how community resilience strategies to key climate change consequences like flooding affect NCD risk in rapidly growing cities of the Global South. Methods: We used a Community-Based System Dynamics (CBSD) approach to examine flood …
Collective learning for resilience in Global South cities
Introduction: Cities in the Global South face escalating climate change challenges, including extreme weather events that disproportionately affect marginalized populations and exacerbate health risks, such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Climate resilience, defined as the capacity to adapt and recover from climate-related events, requires intersectoral collaboration between governments and civil society. Methods: This study employs a Commun…
Development of an agenda for research and action on climate change and health in the Caribbean
This paper delineates the development of the Caribbean Research for Action Agenda which aims to empower Caribbean Small Island Developing States to reduce their vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change on health. The Caribbean Research for Action Agenda emerged from collaboration between nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and multilateral agencies that organized a conference on climate change and health in the Caribbean…
Urban climate–NCD syndemics in LMICs
BACKGROUND: Climate change poses a major threat to global health. Its synergistic interaction with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), responsible for 74% of global deaths, demands urgent, integrated action. OBJECTIVES: This study critically examines how transdisciplinary approaches can uncover and address structural determinants underpinning climate change-NCD syndemic hazards, while accounting for power dynamics through meaningful stakeholder eng…
Medicine (8 obras) · Climate change (5 obras) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (5 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · Psychology (4 obras) · Public health (4 obras) · Economic growth (3 obras) · Economics (3 obras) · Environmental planning (3 obras)