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Priorities for Bolstering Public Health Resilience in the Context of Climate Change in Dominica and Puerto Rico.
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Annals of global health [Ann Glob Health] 2022 Jul 27; Vol. 88 (1), pp. 63. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 27 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Caribbean small island developing states are highly exposed to climate change impacts. Incorporating weather and climate information into public health decisions can promote resilience to climate change's adverse health effects, but regionally it is not common practice. We implemented a project to enhance dialogue between climate and public health specialists in Puerto Rico and Dominica. First, we conducted environmental scans of public health vulnerability in the context of weather and climate for both islands. Then, we convened stakeholders to discuss the scan results and identify priorities for climate and health. A shared priority was increasing climate and health knowledge; thus, we developed several educational initiatives. In this viewpoint, we discuss our process for conducting environmental scans, building capacity and partnerships, and translating knowledge-to-action around climate and health.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare.<br /> (Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s).)
- Subjects :
- Dominica
Humans
Puerto Rico
Weather
Climate Change
Public Health
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2214-9996
- Volume :
- 88
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of global health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35974983
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3876