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The Health and Wealth of Mountain Communities

The Health and Wealth of Mountain Communities Matern Child Health J (2016) 20:2413–2414 DOI 10.1007/s10995-016-2194-7 COMMENTARY 1 2 Nancy P. Chin  · Timothy D. Dye   Published online: 17 November 2016 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 According to the United Nations, 13% of the world’s popu- development projects, and especially in the rural mountain lation live in mountain communities, representing 915 mil- areas of middle- and low-income countries, food insecurity lion people (Food and Agricultural Organization of the and high rates of maternal and child mortality. Often moun- United Nations 2015). Mountains are critical to the health tain communities are politically marginalized and economi- of the planet: their rivers are the source of much of the cally distressed. Yet globally we invest less and less in the world’s fresh water for household use, irrigation systems, development of mountain communities. It is time to invest industry, and electricity; mountains are repositories of plant in sustainable development for mountain communities. and animal biodiversity, including species unique to high This needs to include improvements in maternal and child altitudes. Many high-altitude plants have medicinal uses health. and are often the only source of medication for mountain The threats to health for mothers and children in moun- dwellers isolated from health care. Mountains http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Maternal and Child Health Journal Springer Journals

The Health and Wealth of Mountain Communities

Chin, Nancy; Dye, Timothy
Maternal and Child Health Journal , Volume 20 (12) – Nov 17, 2016
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2016 by Springer Science+Business Media New York
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Medicine & Public Health; Public Health; Sociology, general; Population Economics; Pediatrics; Gynecology; Maternal and Child Health
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1092-7875
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1573-6628
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10.1007/s10995-016-2194-7
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27853922
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Matern Child Health J (2016) 20:2413–2414 DOI 10.1007/s10995-016-2194-7 COMMENTARY 1 2 Nancy P. Chin  · Timothy D. Dye   Published online: 17 November 2016 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 According to the United Nations, 13% of the world’s popu- development projects, and especially in the rural mountain lation live in mountain communities, representing 915 mil- areas of middle- and low-income countries, food insecurity lion people (Food and Agricultural Organization of the and high rates of maternal and child mortality. Often moun- United Nations 2015). Mountains are critical to the health tain communities are politically marginalized and economi- of the planet: their rivers are the source of much of the cally distressed. Yet globally we invest less and less in the world’s fresh water for household use, irrigation systems, development of mountain communities. It is time to invest industry, and electricity; mountains are repositories of plant in sustainable development for mountain communities. and animal biodiversity, including species unique to high This needs to include improvements in maternal and child altitudes. Many high-altitude plants have medicinal uses health. and are often the only source of medication for mountain The threats to health for mothers and children in moun- dwellers isolated from health care. Mountains

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Published: Nov 17, 2016

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