Globalization, states, and the health of indigenous peoples

Kunitz, Stephen J.

doi:10.2105/ajph.90.10.1531

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“…Nos. [ 4 – 6 , 16 , 49 , 51 , 69 – 76 ] Coherent Strength of Association Strong effect when exposed to cause The main activity of multilateral investment funds is to provide loans for basic infrastructure projects and the conversion of non-marketed resources into the global market. Land and resource privatization occurs where indigenous people are living and confines them to plots of land that are too small for them to live, and where food sources are contaminated.…”

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“…In Ecuador, Waters notes that conservative models of economic development demand decentralization and a weakening of the State to address the overlap of indigenous health and globalization and argues that participatory, community-based alternatives are more democratic [ 4 ]. Kunitz wrote that on the positive side, globalization and global information networks are making it possible for indigenous peoples to participate in global networks with other indigenous peoples, environmental and public health advocates, and non-governmental organizations to mobilize international support against adverse economic policies [ 6 ].…”

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Intervention mapping to address social and economic factors impacting indigenous people’s health in Suriname’s interior region

Peplow

Augustine

2017

Global Health

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BackgroundPrevious studies found that while internationally financed economic development projects reduced poverty when measured in terms of per capita GDP, they also caused indigenous people to become disassociated, impoverished and alienated minorities whose health status has declined to unacceptable lows when measured in terms of mercury poisoning and the burgeoning rate of suicide. In this study, we developed a needs assessment and a policy-oriented causal diagram to determine whether the impaired health of the people in this region was at least partially due to the role the country has played within the global economy. Specifically, could the health and well-being of indigenous people in Suriname be understood in terms of the foreign investment programs and economic development policies traceable to the Inter-American Development Bank’s Suriname Land Management Project.MethodsInterviews took place from 2004 through 2015 involving stakeholders with an interest in public health and economic development. A policy-oriented causal diagram was created to model a complex community health system and weave together a wide range of ideas and views captured during the interview process.ResultsConverting land and resources held by indigenous people into private ownership has created an active market for land, increased investment and productivity, and reduced poverty when measured in terms of per capita GDP. However, it has also caused indigenous people to become disassociated, impoverished and alienated minorities whose health status has declined to unacceptable lows.While the effects of economic development programs on the health of vulnerable indigenous communities are clear, the governance response is not. The governance response appeared to be determined less by the urgency of the public health issue or by the compelling logic of an appropriate response, and more by competing economic interests and the exercise of power.ConclusionThe health and well-being of the indigenous Wayana in Suriname’s interior region is at least partially due to the role the country has played within the global economy. Specifically, the health and well-being of indigenous people in Suriname can be understood to be a result of foreign development bank-funded projects that drive the government of Suriname to trade land and natural resources on the global market to manage their country’s balance of payments.

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confidence: 99%

Intervention mapping to address social and economic factors impacting indigenous people’s health in Suriname’s interior region

Peplow

Augustine

2017

Global Health

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“…Este tipo de iniciativa buscará priorizar el medio ambiente, brindando un papel protagónico y de liderazgo a los pueblos indígenas para que enseñen y transmitan sus conocimientos sobre los principios del cuidado de la tierra; así como participar de manera activa en la generación de estrategias que faciliten la preservación y el cuidado de la naturaleza (33).…”

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La cosmovisión indígena en políticas públicas medioambientales para reducir la contaminación durante la pandemia del coronavirus

Moreno Gómez,

Barrera Díaz,

Munar Jiménez

et al. 2024

Rev. Cienc. salud

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Introducción: Como consecuencia de la pandemia a causa del Coronavirus (SARS CoV2), desde el 2020 se ha dado un aumento en la generación de residuos con riesgo biológico o infeccioso usados en los protocolos de bioseguridad por parte de la ciudadanía en general y el talento humano en salud; lo que genera un alto riesgo para salud y un aumento en el índice de contaminación ambiental y degradación de los recursos naturales que hasta el momento ha superado las expectativas para su mitigación. Desarrollo: Para contrarrestar el impacto de esta situación problemática, se hace una reflexión para describir las políticas públicas actuales y buscar acciones medioambientales para mitigar el daño, y ampliar el concepto que se tiene sobre medio ambiente y la importancia de la interacción y codependencia del ser humano con la naturaleza. Se plantea la idea de retomar elementos conceptuales del conocimiento de las culturas indígenas sobre la visión holística del ambiente, partiendo de una cosmovisión indígena del buen vivir, en donde el ambiente y el ser humano se encuentren en constante equilibrio y armonía. Conclusión: Se pretende encontrar desde la cosmovisión indígena, posibles abordajes conceptuales que mitiguen el impacto ambiental, así como, la formulación de acciones estratégicas para la adecuada gestión de estos residuos.

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