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20 Apr 2018 |
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Health co-benefits and risks of public health adaptation strategies to climate change: a review of current literature
OBJECTIVES: Many public health adaptation strategies have been identified in response to climate change. This report reviews current literature on health co-benefits and risks of these strategies to gain a better understanding of how they may affect health. METHODS: A literature review was conducted electronically using English ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health effects of coastal storms and flooding in urban areas: a review and vulnerability assessment
Coastal storms can take a devastating toll on the public’s health. Urban areas like New York City (NYC) may be particularly at risk, given their dense population, reliance on transportation, energy infrastructure that is vulnerable to flood damage, and high-rise residential housing, which may be hard-hit by power and utility ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat exposure in the Canadian workplace
Exposure to excessive heat is a physical hazard that threatens Canadian workers. As patterns of global climate change suggest an increased frequency of heat waves, the potential impact of these extreme climate events on the health and well-being of the Canadian workforce is a new and growing challenge. Increasingly, industries rely ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heatwave early warning systems and adaptation advice to reduce human health consequences of heatwaves
INTRODUCTION: With climate change, there has been an increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwave events. In response to the devastating mortality and morbidity of recent heatwave events, many countries have introduced heatwave early warning systems (HEWS). HEWS are designed to reduce the avoidable human health ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat-related mortality: a review and exploration of heterogeneity
Although rapid response capacity has been instituted in many cities following recent catastrophic heatwave events, the recognition that theoretically preventable heat-related deaths may occur throughout the summer has provoked much less response. This essay reviews published estimates of the general summertime temperature-mortality ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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High temperatures and health outcomes: a review of the literature
AIMS: To analyse the relationship between high temperatures and population health impacts, in terms of mortality and morbidity. METHODS: A literature search was conducted using Medline to collect data from studies on heat waves, temperature-health impacts curve, risk factors, and preventive measures. All the data collected was ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat wave impact on morbidity and mortality in the elderly population: a review of recent studies
BACKGROUND: The on-going climate change is predicted to yield a growing number of extreme climate events which will increase in both intensity and frequency. Increased longevity is changing society’s demographics. It is very likely this will have a direct impact on population health. Many studies have previously shown that the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Impact of diurnal temperature range on human health: a systematic review
Increasing epidemiological studies have shown that a rapid temperature change within 1 day is an independent risk factor for human health. This paper aimed to systematically review the epidemiological evidence on the relationship between diurnal temperature range (DTR) and human health and to propose future research directions. A ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Integrating climate change adaptation into public health practice: using adaptive management to increase adaptive capacity and build resilience
BACKGROUND: Climate change is expected to have a range of health impacts, some of which are already apparent. Public health adaptation is imperative, but there has been little discussion of how to increase adaptive capacity and resilience in public health systems. OBJECTIVES: We explored possible explanations for the lack of work on ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Obesity and climate change mitigation in Australia: overview and analysis of policies with co-benefits
OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of the shared structural causes of obesity and climate change, and analyse policies that could be implemented in Australia to both equitably reduce obesity rates and contribute to mitigating climate change. METHODS: Informed by the political economy of health theoretical framework, a review was ...