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

Policy brief for Chile 2021. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

Palmeiro-Silva Y,  Reyes Paecke S, Sauma Santis E, Moya Osorio J. Policy brief for Chile. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. 2021. English / Español

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.