Funding of pilot projects in Latin America: a tool for capacity building in occupational health research.
There is a global need for trained researchers who can address the increasing burden of illness and injury and prepare future generations of researchers. Developing countries have a special need for practical, action-oriented interventions to address workplace problems, based on identification of needs and priorities, development of locally available solutions, and consideration of the sociopolitical context of work and how best to translate research findings into policies. Effective translation and application of research products from industrialized nations to developing countries is essential, but differences in the contexts and local realities of other nations limit extrapolating such research. Funding pilot research projects in developing countries is an effective, practical, and useful tool for training new investigators in research techniques and developing collaborative relationships among countries.
Felknor
Sarah A
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Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77225-0186, USA. Sarah.A.Felknor@uth.tmc.edu
Delclos
George L
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Gimeno
David
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Wesseling
Ineke
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Monge
Patricia
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Chavez
Jorge
J
Quintana
Leonardo
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Schulze
Lawrence J H
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D005381:Financing, Organized; D007843:Latin America; D016272:Occupational Health; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012106:Research