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Presented by Chongchit Sripun Robert and G. Lamar Robert at the Ecohealth 2012 conference held at Kunming, China on 15-18 October 2012
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Transdisciplinary communication:
Chongchit Sripun Robert
And
G. Lamar Robert
EcoHealth Resource Centre
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Impacts on heath and vulnerability of Highland ethnic communities in Thailand
EcoHealth Conference, Kunming China 2012
Highland Ethnic Communities
Upper North of Thailand
• Subsistence agriculture
• Shifting cultivation
Isolated Communities
Education Health
Limited Government Services
Commercial Activities
Access to lowland markets limited
Difficult Travel
Opium Production
• Minor cash crop • 1960s-1970s: Rising
world demand • • Refined into
heroin for export
• Begun in 1970s• National,
international, NGOs
• Coffee, red kidney beans, other cash crops
Opium Crop Replacement
Prohibited: • Shifting cultivation• Clearing forest for
new agricultural fields
• Relocating villages
Strict Land Use Regulation Enforcement
Increased Vulnerability of Hilltribe Communities
Let to reduced:• Soil fertility • Agricultural
productivity• Availability of
forest products Nutrition problems
• Chronic under nutrition• Vitamin and mineral deficiencies
Health Impacts
• Culture • Language
Group Communication
• Changes in patterns of tribal leadership, organization
• Reduced development effectiveness
Exploitation
Electricity• Access to radio
and television broadcasts• Accelerated
flow of information
One-way Communication
Telephones, Cell Phones, Internet• Increased
exchange of information with the outside world
Two-way Communication
• Improved crop/livestock production
• Transport produce to lowland markets
• Access to lowland products
All-Weather Roads
• Increasing Thai language ability
• Expanded worldview
• Better communication with the outside world
Schools
• Health centers• Improved health
and nutrition• Vaccinations • Reduced
zoonotic diseases
Health-related Services
Transdiciplinary Communication
Communication among different disciplines resulted in synergy
Chongchit Sripun RobertG. Lamar Robert
EcoHealth Resource CentreChiang Mai University, Thailand
http://ehrc.vet.cmu.ac.th/
Thank You
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