Projects & Publications
Areas of interest
Climate change and health
I look at the relationship between climate change and health, with particular focused on Chile. The purpose is to get more insights into historic relationship and potential future scenarios.
If you want to know more about this, just email me at ypalmeiro@uc.cl
Planetary health
Along with other members of the Chilean Planetary Health Society, we are exploring how the planetary health approach could be a good opportunity to re-think the health of the planet; therefore, the health of humans.
More info: www.sochisap.org
Publications
2024
Impacto de las olas de calor en la salud en Chile: evidencia y recomendaciones
Yasna Palmeiro Silva, Miliana Bocher, Richard E. Chandler, Luis Cifuentes, Gonzalo Valdivia. Impacto de las olas de calor en la salud en Chile: evidencia y recomendaciones. URL: https://politicaspublicas.uc.cl/publicacion/impacto-de-las-olas-de-calor-en-la-salud-en-chile-evidencia-y-recomendaciones/
2023
The Lancet Countdown South America: increasing health opportunities by identifying the gaps in health and climate change research
Palmeiro-Silva, Y., Yglesias-González, M. (c), Blanco-Villafuerte, L., Canal-Solis, K., Castillo Neyra, R., Fernández-Guzmán, D., Helo Sarmiento, J., Lavarello, R., G. Lescano, A., Melo, O., A. Paz Soldán, V., Rojas-Rueda, D., Romanello, M., Fernanda Salas, M., Takahashi, B., Valcárcel, A., Buss, D., Hartinger, S. The Lancet Countdown South America: increasing health opportunities by identifying the gaps in health and climate change research. The Lancet Regional Health Americas. 2023; 26:100605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100605
Identifying gaps on health impacts, exposures, and vulnerabilities to climate change on human health and wellbeing in South America: a scoping review
Palmeiro-Silva, Y. (c), Lescano, A., Flores, E., Astorga E, Y., Rojas, L., Chavez, M., Mora-Rivera, W., Hartinger, S. Identifying gaps on health impacts, exposures, and vulnerabilities to climate change on human health and wellbeing in South America: a scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health Americas. 2023; 26:100580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100580
A critical analysis of national plans for climate adaptation for health in South America
Paz-Soldán, V., Valcarcel, A., Canal-Solis, K., Miranda-Chacon, Z., Palmeiro-Silva, Y., Hartinger, M., Suárez-Linares, A., Falla-Valdez, V., Intimayta-Escalante, C., Lehoucq, M., Pretell, A., Castillo-Neyra, R. A critical analysis of national plans for climate adaptation for health in South America. The Lancet Regional Health Americas. 2023; 26:100604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100604
COVID-19: Online Not Distant—MSc Students’ Feedback on an Alternative Approach to Teaching ‘Research Methods and Introduction to Statistics’ at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Islam, S., Ahmed, S., Greiner, R., Sarker, S., Akasaki, M, Khanom, M, Blundred, D., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Palmeiro-Silva, Y. (c) Chapter 8: COVID-19: Online Not Distant—MSc Students’ Feedback on an Alternative Approach to Teaching ‘Research Methods and Introduction to Statistics’ at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. In Teaching Biostatistics in Medicine and Allied Health Sciences. Farnell, D., Medeiros, R. (eds). 2023. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-031-26009-4
Chapter 7. Cambio Climático y Salud. In Salud Global: El escenario actual y perspectivas a futuro
Silva Santa Cruz, I., Palmeiro-Silva, Y. Chapter 7. Cambio Climático y Salud. In Salud Global: El escenario actual y perspectivas a futuro. Solimano, G., Ramírez, J., Alarcón, A. (eds). 2023. Ed. Catalonia. ISBN 978-956-415-005-5
The 2022 Report of The Lancet Countdown South America on health and climate change: Trust the Science. Now that we know, we must act
Hartinger, S., Yglesias-Gonzalez, M., Blanco, L., Palmeiro-Silva, Y. et al. The 2022 Report of The Lancet Countdown South America on health and climate change: Trust the Science. Now that we know, we must act. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. 2023.
Association Between Psychosocial Factors and Satisfaction with Communication in Family Members of ICU Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study
Fortunatti, C. P., Silva, N. R., Palmeiro Silva, Y., Canales, D. M., Veloso, G. G., Acuña, J. E., & Castellon, A. D. Association Between Psychosocial Factors and Satisfaction with Communication in Family Members of ICU Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study. 2023 Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 103386. doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103386
2022
Policy brief for Chile 2022. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
Palmeiro-Silva Y.(c), Achondo B., Melo O. Policy brief for Chile. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. 2022. https://www.lancetcountdown.org/resources
Code Red for Health Response in Latin America and the Caribbean: enhancing peoples' health through climate action
Yglesias-Gonzalez M, Palmeiro-Silva Y, Seergeva M, Cortes S, Hurtado A, Buss D, Hartinger S.(c). Code Red for Health Response in Latin America and the Caribbean: enhancing peoples' health through climate action. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. Apr 2022. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2022.100248
2021
COVID-19 attributed mortality and ambient temperature: a global ecological study using a two-stage regression model
Thamara Tapia-Muñoz, Andres González-Santa Cruz, Harrison Clarke, Walter Morris, Yasna Palmeiro-Silva & Kasim Allel (2021): COVID-19 attributed mortality and ambient temperature: a global ecological study using a two-stage regression model, Pathogens and Global Health, DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2021.2007336
Alfabetización estadística y comunicación de riesgo para la vacunación contra la COVID-19: una revisión de alcance
Palmeiro-Silva YK, Weinstein-Oppenheimer C, Henríquez-Roldán CF, Bangdiwala SI. Alfabetización estadística y comunica-ción de riesgo para la vacunación contra la COVID-19: una revisión de alcance. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021;45:e108. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.108
Statistical Considerations when Communicating Health Risks: Experiences from Canada, Chile, Ecuador and England Facing COVID-19
Bangdiwala S, Gomez A, Monsalves M, Palmeiro Y. Statistical Considerations when Communicating Health Risks: Experiences from Canada, Chile, Ecuador and England Facing COVID-19. Social and Health Sciences Journal. 2021;19(1):56-83.
Maternal exposure to a high-magnitude earthquake during pregnancy influences pre-reading skills in early childhood
Luis Federico Bátiz, Yasna K. Palmeiro-Silva, Gregory E. Rice, Lara J. Monteiro, Albert M. Galaburda, Roberto Romero, Mahesh A. Choolani, Ursula Wyneken, Pelusa Orellana & Sebastián E. Illanes. Maternal exposure to a high-magnitude earthquake during pregnancy influences pre-reading skills in early childhood. Scientific Reports. 2021;11; Article number: 9244.
Global environmental change and planetary health in the curriculum of undergraduate health professionals in Latin America: a review
Yasna Palmeiro-Silva, MPH, Maria Teresa Ferrada, MSc ,Ignacio Silva, MSc, Jorge Ramirez, MSc. Global environmental change and planetary health in the curriculum of undergraduate health professionals in Latin America: a review. Lancet Planetary Health. 2021;5(S17). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00101-7
Cambio climático y salud ambiental en carreras de salud de grado en Latinoamérica
Palmeiro-Silva, Y. K., Ferrada, M. T. ., Flores, J. R. ., & Cruz, I. S. S. Climate change and environmental health in undergraduate health degrees in Latin America. Revista De Saúde Pública. 2021;55(17). https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055002891
2020
La amenaza del cambio climático a la salud de la población y la necesidad urgente de actuar
Palmeiro-Silva, Yasna K., Cifuentes, Luis A., Cortés, Sandra, Olivares, Macarena, & Silva, Ignacio. La amenaza del cambio climático a la salud de la población y la necesidad urgente de actuar. Revista Médica de Chile. 2020;148(11), 1652-1658. https://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872020001101652
Factores sociodemográficos y clínicos asociados a la satisfacción usuaria de cuidadores en un hospital pediátrico de alta complejidad
Carolina Concha-Gutiérrez, Edith Rivas-Riveros, Pilar Espinoza-Quiroz y Yasna K Palmeiro-Silva. Factores sociodemográficos y clínicos asociados a la satisfacción usuaria de cuidadores en un hospital pediátrico de alta complejidad. Rev Chil Salud Pública 2020,Vol 24(1): 40-48.
Effects of Daily Consumption of an Aqueous Dispersion of Free-Phytosterols Nanoparticles on Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Palmeiro-Silva, Y.K.; Aravena, R.I.; Ossio, L.; Parro Fluxa, J. Effects of Daily Consumption of an Aqueous Dispersion of Free-Phytosterols Nanoparticles on Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2392. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082392
La Salud Pública de Chile en el contexto global: Oportunidades que deja la pandemia de COVID-19.
Silva, I.; Palmeiro-Silva, Y.; La salud pública de Chile en el contexto global: Oportunidades que deja la pandemia de COVID-19". Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo. 2020. https://bit.ly/338rOcF
2019
Policy brief for Chile. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
Palmeiro-Silva Y, Cifuentes L, Cortes S. Policy brief for Chile. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. 2019. English / Español
A Brief Introduction to Climate Change: Part II
After David Attenborough’s powerful documentary ‘Climate Change- The Facts’ was aired on prime time TV and a week of Extinction Rebellion protests in London gained global attention, Yasna Palmeiro-Silva tells us more about its effects on global health. In part two of the series, we discover some of the efforts being made to tackle climate change and how we can all play our part.
Published in April 2019 by Wild Magazine
A Brief Introduction to Climate Change, Health, and Sustainability: Part I
Yasna Palmeiro-Silva introduces us to the links between global warming, human health, and sustainability. In this first instalment, we learn about the anthropogenic effects on climate change over the last couple of centuries.
Published in April 2019 by Wild Magazine
2018
Effects of earthquake on perinatal outcomes: A Chilean register-based study
Palmeiro-Silva YK, Orellana P, Venegas P, Monteiro L, Varas-Godoy M, Norwitz E, et al. Effects of earthquake on perinatal outcomes: A Chilean register-based study. PLoS ONE. 2018;13(2): e0191340. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191340
2017
Effort–Reward Imbalance and Burnout Among ICU Nursing Staff: A Cross-Sectional Study
Padilla Fortunatti, Cristobal; Palmeiro-Silva, Yasna K. Effort–Reward Imbalance and Burnout Among ICU Nursing Staff: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nursing Research. 2017;66(5):410-416. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000239
2016 and before
Correlation between Maternal Characteristics during Early Pregnancy, Fetal Growth Rate and Newborn Weight in Healthy Pregnancies
Caradeux J., Serra R., Palmeiro Y., Correa P.J., Valenzuela I., Olguin J., Montenegro L., Nien J.K., Osorio E., Illanes S. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2016;81:202-206. https://doi.org/10.1159/000441786
Etiopathogenesis, prediction, and prevention of preeclampsia
Correa PJ, Palmeiro Y, Soto MJ, Ugarte C, Illanes SE. Etiopathogenesis, prediction, and prevention of preeclampsia. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2016 Aug;35(3):280-94. doi: 10.1080/10641955.2016.1181180
Effort-Reward Imbalance among ICU nurses
Padilla C, Palmeiro Y. Effort-Reward Imbalance among ICU nurses. Revista Chilena de Medicina Intensiva. 2015. 30(3):155.