NR AXHY
AU Amaratunga,C.; Thurston,W.E.
TI Crisis in Slow Motion: The Community Impact of BSE
QU International Conference - Prion 2007 (26.-28.9.2007) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Book of Abstracts: Epidemiology, Risk Assessment and Transmission P04.29
IA http://www.prion2007.com/pdf/Prion Book of Abstracts.pdf
PT Konferenz-Poster
AB
The bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis in Canada in 2003 resulted in economic losses exceeding 2.5 billion dollars. Although much concern and effort has been placed on the economic impact of BSE on the cattle and dairy industries, little has been done to address the psychosocial implications of the BSE crisis in particular impact on the mental and social health of individuals from rural and farm communities. Moreover, to date there has been a dearth of psycho-social Canadian research which has approached the BSE crisis from a population health point of view. This study recognizes the complex interaction and impact of the social determinants of health on the health status of populations affected by BSE.
This paper presents the research methodologies and results to-date of the PrioNet funded study, "The Socio-economic Impact of BSE on Rural and Farm Families in Canada". We identify the economic and psychosocial impact of BSE on rural and farm family health and socioeconomic well-being, including community resiliency, in Canada. We also assess lessons learned from other countries about effective risk management practices for BSE.
The methods used to achieve the above objectives include: a) a preliminary literature review and synthesis on the impact of BSE/TSE on the quality of rural life, and the health and socio-economic well being of rural families and communities in Canada and internationally; b) capturing and analyzing existing information on the impact of BSE on rural families and conducting surveys with key informants; and c) cross country focus groups with farm and rural Canadian households to understand the impact of BSE on farm women, children, families and communities from a risk assessment point of view.
In this process, we build upon and expand existing rural and farm research and engage rural and farm communities in a dialogue to identify key issues, gaps, and solutions to the BSE crisis.
The study findings contribute to the development of a gender-sensitive risk management model for BSE that is encompassed within an ecological framework. Furthermore, in collaboration with project partners at the McLaughlin Center for Population Health Risk Assessment we are contributing to an Integrated Risk Management Framework to address deficiencies in past practices in managing prion disease risks as well as mitigating future risks involved in potential crisis caused by infectious disease impacting farm families and rural communities.
AD C. Amaratunga, University of Ottawa, Canada; W.E. Thurston, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Canada
SP englisch
PO Schottland
EA pdf-Datei und Poster (Posterautoren: C. Amaratunga, W.E. Thurston, D. Krewski, T.O. Sullivan, R. Sutherns, V. Pietsch, D. Mitra, M. Sindhwani, A. Farber, S. Crowe etal.; Postertitel: Crisis in Slow Motion: The Community Impact of BSE in Canada)