Article
The Observatory of the Americas as a network in environmental and worker health in the Americas
Ciência&Saúde Coletiva
(2003)
Abstract
This article reviews the scope of several Observatories found by a search in the Internet through the Google search engine. After examining these observatories, it describes the aims and initial accomplishments of the Observatory of the Americas as a network of professionals and activists from different countries in the Americas. The article concludes with a discussion of the pattern identified among these observatories: they may be clearinghouses or networks, or both.
Keywords
- observatory,
- network,
- worker and environmental health
Disciplines
Publication Date
2003
Citation Information
Carlos Eduardo Siqueira and Fernando Martins Carvalho. "The Observatory of the Americas as a network in environmental and worker health in the Americas" Ciência&Saúde Coletiva Vol. 8 Iss. 4 (2003) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/carlos_siqueira/8/