Climate Change and Community Health Consequence in Colombia (5C) study

The Climate Change and Community Health Consequence in Colombia (5C) study is designed as a prospective cohort study of up to 30,000 community-based people from Colombia to determine:

Multiple determinants
Multiple levels of risk exposure
Multiple local settings
Cross-cutting themes of social and economic inequalities

Rationale

Low and middle-income countries and countries with existing widespread social and structural disparities are at the highest risk of adverse health consequences due to climate change. Despite this, there is limited data available on climate change related health consequences from low-resource, climate-vulnerable communities, especially those in South America (such as Colombia).

If you have any inquiries regarding the 5C Study, please email Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury.

Full Study Report

The information on this page is a summary of the Climate Change and Community Health Consequence in Colombia study. The full report will be posted soon.

Data Collection

Location
For the current, one-year feasibility phase, the main study site will be "El Pozón" in Cartagena City.

Population
During its one-year feasibility phase, the 5C study will draw from at least 5,000 consenting participants.

5C Study researchers informing and surveying households — Researchers inform and survey selected households.

5C Study researchers obtaining measurements and samples — After obtaining informed consent, researchers collect measurements and samples.

5C Study samples in storage — Samples are sent to the project office for same-day processing and storage.

People

This study was conducted by the FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work's Department of Global Health and the University of Cartagena's School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Lead Principal Investigator

Rajiv Chowdhury
Global Health
Florida International University

Co-Principal Investigator

Jesus Olivero-Verbel
Environmental and Computational Chemistry
University of Cartagena

External Co-Investigators and Theme Leads

Tomás R. Guilarte
Environment and Brain Health
Florida International University

Natalia Trujillo
Global Health
Florida International University

Oscar Franco
Climate Change and Aging
University of Utrecht

George Downward
Exposome Research
University of Utretcht

Danish Saleheen
Climate Change and Molecular Sciences
Columbia University

Byomkesh Talukder
Global Health
Florida International University

Maria Fernandez
Implementation Science
University of Texas

Abdullah Baqui
Implementation Science
Johns Hopkins University

Douglas Bettcher
Policy Dissemination
World Health Organization

Carlos Espinal
Scientific Engagement
Florida International University

Colombian Co-Investigators

Lucellys Sierra-Marquez
Environmental Toxicology
University of Cartagena

Margareth Duran-Izquierdo
Environmental Toxicology
University of Cartagena

Administrative Staff

Stephanie Rendon
Marketing and Communications
Florida International University

Laura Duberti
Office Management
Florida International University