Study Protocol: Interactive Dynamics of Coral Reef Fisheries and the Nutrition Transition in Kiribati

Frontiers in Public Health

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Christopher D. Golden¹  Julien Ayroles³  Jacob G. Eurich⁴  Jessica A. Gephart⁶  Katherine L. Seto⁷  Michael K. Sharp⁸  Prentiss Balcom^1,10  Haley M. Barravecchia²  Keegan K. Bell⁴  Kelvin D. Gorospe⁶  Joy Kim^1,11  William H. Koh¹  Jessica Zamborain-Mason¹  Douglas J. McCauley⁴  Helen Murdoch^1,12  Nilendra Nair¹  Kaaro Neeti^1,12  Simone Passarelli¹  Aaron Specht²  Elsie M. Sunderland^1,10  Aritita Tekaieti^1,13  Aranteiti Tekiau^1,14  Rosemary Tekoaua^1,12  Eretii Timeon^1,12 

[1] Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health;Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health;Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton;Marine Sciences Institute, University of California;Environmental Defense Fund;Department of Environmental Science, American University;Department of Environmental Studies, University of California;Statistics for Development Division, Pacific Community;Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong;School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University;BAO Systems;Ministry of Health and Medical Services;National Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development;Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development

关键词: food security;    planetary health;    small island developing state (SIDS);    diabetes;    obesity;    hypertension;    social-ecological traps;    traditional diets;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.890381

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The Kiribati 2019 Integrated Household Income and Expenditure Survey (Integrated HIES) embeds novel ecological and human health research into an ongoing social and economic survey infrastructure implemented by the Pacific Community in partnership with national governments. This study seeks to describe the health status of a large, nationally representative sample of a geographically and socially diverse I-Kiribati population through multiple clinical measurements and detailed socio-economic surveys, while also conducting supporting food systems research on ecological, social, and institutional drivers of change. The specific hypotheses within this research relate to access to seafood and the potential nutritional and health benefits of these foods. We conducted this research in 21 of the 23 inhabited islands of Kiribati, excluding the two inhabited islands—Kanton Islands in the Phoenix Islands group with a population of 41 persons (2020 census) and Banaba Island in the Gilbert Islands group with a population of 333 persons (2020 census)—and focusing exclusively on the remaining islands in the Gilbert and Line Islands groups. Within this sample, we focused our intensive human health and ecological research in 10 of the 21 selected islands to examine the relationship between ecological conditions, resource governance, food system dynamics, and dietary patterns. Ultimately, this research has created a baseline for future Integrated HIES assessments to simultaneously monitor change in ecological, social, economic, and human health conditions and how they co-vary over time.

【 授权许可】

CC BY