Kimberly Humphrey, Sheetal Rao, Marcalee Alexander
{"title":"Bringing together climate-conscious health professionals - Creation of Climate and Health 2023","authors":"Kimberly Humphrey, Sheetal Rao, Marcalee Alexander","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100233","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100233","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100233"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44436697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vijai Bhola , Attila Hertelendy , Alexander Hart , Syafwan Bin Adnan , Gregory Ciottone
{"title":"Escalating costs of billion-dollar disasters in the US: Climate change necessitates disaster risk reduction","authors":"Vijai Bhola , Attila Hertelendy , Alexander Hart , Syafwan Bin Adnan , Gregory Ciottone","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The United States (US) spends a staggering amount on costs secondary to natural disasters, over $2 trillion between 1980 and 2021, during which time 15,347 disaster related deaths also occurred <span>[1]</span>. We assess the relationship between CO2, temperature, and the number and economic costs of billion-dollar disaster events in the US during this period.</p></div><div><h3>Materials & Methods</h3><p>Data on the annual number of inflation-adjusted billion-dollar disasters in the US, global CO2 levels, average temperature, and fatalities were obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the period 1980–2021. Spearman's correlation (r<sub>s</sub>) was calculated to analyze the relationship between these variables.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Over this 41-year period, CO2 levels, temperature, and the number of billion-dollar disasters in the US all increased and are strongly correlated. The rate of events over this period increased along with increases in CO2 (Spearman's correlation (r<sub>s</sub>)=0.841) and temperature (r<sub>s</sub> =0.748).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>CO2 levels and temperature have increased over the past 4 decades and are strongly positively correlated with the number of and total cost due to billion-dollar disasters. This strong correlation suggests that the annual number of events in the US will continue to increase along with their economic burden, so measures are needed to mitigate those costs. We recommend a focus on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as an immediate cost savings measure, in keeping with United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction and UN Sustainable Development Goals recommendations. Additional research on the healthcare costs associated with natural disasters is needed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48558488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Riitta-Maija Hämäläinen , Jaana I. Halonen , Hanna Haveri , Marju Prass , Suvi M. Virtanen , Minna-Maija Salomaa , Päivi Sieppi , Tari Haahtela
{"title":"Nature step to health 2022-2032: Interorganizational collaboration to prevent human disease, nature loss, and climate crisis","authors":"Riitta-Maija Hämäläinen , Jaana I. Halonen , Hanna Haveri , Marju Prass , Suvi M. Virtanen , Minna-Maija Salomaa , Päivi Sieppi , Tari Haahtela","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100194","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100194","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Existential risks of climate change and nature loss are proceeding and their impacts on human health are increasingly acknowledged. However, practical actions that broadly consider planetary health, that is, “the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends“, are scarce. Therefore, <em>Nature Step to Health ‒ Lahti Regional Health and Environment Programme 2022-2032</em> was initiated in 2021 by three main actors: Wellbeing services county of Päijät-Häme, City of Lahti, and Lahti University Campus. In this case report we describe how the programme was built: its initiation, coordination, objectives, main stakeholders, and lessons learned during the early process. Sharing this case may encourage and help others to similar initiatives and projects and action for planetary health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43588127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Byomkesh Talukder , Reza Salim , Sheikh Tawhidul Islam , Krishna Prosad Mondal , Keith W. Hipel , Gary W. vanLoon , James Orbinski
{"title":"Collective intelligence for addressing community planetary health resulting from salinity prompted by sea level rise","authors":"Byomkesh Talukder , Reza Salim , Sheikh Tawhidul Islam , Krishna Prosad Mondal , Keith W. Hipel , Gary W. vanLoon , James Orbinski","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100203","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100203","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sea level rise-induced salinity encroachment is causing various community-level planetary health impacts in coastal areas worldwide. The coastal area of Bangladesh is no exception. Driven by sea level rise, coastal Bangladesh's salinity is amplified by other factors such as shrimp cultivation, reduction of transboundary river flow in the dry season, mismanagement of the embankment, and frequent cyclone-related storm surges. Due to the salinity encroachment in this region, water and soil salinity is increasing, resulting in multiple planetary health impacts. Based on twenty years of field observation and an extensive literature review, these health impacts can be categorized as (i) primary health consequences (communicable and non-communicable diseases; scarcity of potable water), (ii) secondary health consequences (food and nutrition security; migration and related health impacts) and (iii) tertiary health consequences (adaptation-related emerging diseases; disaster-related health vulnerability). By exploring these multidimensional health impacts and associated factors of salinity, a collective intelligence-based framework to address the health impacts is described in this paper. Collective intelligence can be a valuable technique to engage multiple stakeholders in sharing and gathering data, and to facilitate the modeling of the health impacts of salinity. Collective intelligence can also help indicate appropriate interventions to address the planetary health impacts of increasing salinity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43422789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew A Lewandowski , Perry E Sheffield , Samantha Ahdoot , Edward W Maibach
{"title":"Erratum to \"Patients value climate change counseling provided by their pediatrician: The experience in one Wisconsin pediatric clinic\" [J. Climate Change Health 4 (2021) 100053]","authors":"Andrew A Lewandowski , Perry E Sheffield , Samantha Ahdoot , Edward W Maibach","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100222","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49871033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wesam Alyeddin , Sarah Peters , Adrianna Aleksandra Zembrzycka , Laura Hudson , San Yu May Tun
{"title":"Erratum to “Bleeding green: Sustainability in practice in a clinical skills teaching laboratory” [Journal of Climate Change and Health 8 (2022)-100149]","authors":"Wesam Alyeddin , Sarah Peters , Adrianna Aleksandra Zembrzycka , Laura Hudson , San Yu May Tun","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100221","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49870605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fiona Armstrong , Arthur Wyns , Philomena Colagiuri , Rory Anderson , Arnagretta Hunter , Kerry Arabena , Colin Russo , Steven Cork , Serena Joyner , Mark Howden , Melissa Haswell , Tarun Weeramanthri , Nicky Chudleigh , Tony Capon , Nick Horsburgh , Rebecca Patrick , Liz Hanna , Sue Cooke , Peter Sainsbury , Ann Borda
{"title":"Healthy, regenerative and just: Guiding the development of a national strategy on climate, health and well-being for Australia","authors":"Fiona Armstrong , Arthur Wyns , Philomena Colagiuri , Rory Anderson , Arnagretta Hunter , Kerry Arabena , Colin Russo , Steven Cork , Serena Joyner , Mark Howden , Melissa Haswell , Tarun Weeramanthri , Nicky Chudleigh , Tony Capon , Nick Horsburgh , Rebecca Patrick , Liz Hanna , Sue Cooke , Peter Sainsbury , Ann Borda","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100205","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100205","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This case report is a reflective narrative, documenting the methods used to develop a policy framework for a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well-being for Australia. The report aims to guide advocates, communities of practice, and governments in developing a comprehensive policy response to climate change and its health impacts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48667127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reetika Suri , Madeleine C Thomson , Modi Mwatsama , Irini Pantelidou , Zoe Brewster , Cathy Guest , Lukasz Aleksandrowicz , Stuart Thomas , Jose Siri
{"title":"WITHDRAWN: Evaluating a large-scale programme for funding transdisciplinary research: Lessons learnt from the Wellcome Trust's Our Planet Our Health research partnerships","authors":"Reetika Suri , Madeleine C Thomson , Modi Mwatsama , Irini Pantelidou , Zoe Brewster , Cathy Guest , Lukasz Aleksandrowicz , Stuart Thomas , Jose Siri","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100220","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49785704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lisette Corbin , Hannah Hoff , Alison Smith , Clint Owens , Kelly Weisinger , Rebecca Philipsborn
{"title":"Erratum to “A 24-hour waste audit of the neuro ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities for diversion” [J Clim Change Health (2022) 100154]","authors":"Lisette Corbin , Hannah Hoff , Alison Smith , Clint Owens , Kelly Weisinger , Rebecca Philipsborn","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49871035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bernard Appiah , Isaac Kingsley Amponsah , Md Koushik Ahmed , Gursimar Kaur Singh , Merlin Lincoln Kwao Mensah
{"title":"Transdisciplinary collaborations to highlight media advocacy on climate change impacts on medicinal plants: Evidence from content analysis, and recommendations for action","authors":"Bernard Appiah , Isaac Kingsley Amponsah , Md Koushik Ahmed , Gursimar Kaur Singh , Merlin Lincoln Kwao Mensah","doi":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100215","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100215","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Medicinal plants have long been part of the healthcare systems of humanity. At least eighty percent of the population in all World Health Organization (WHO) regions report using herbal medicines. Thus, losing access to medicinal plants from climate change could have a devastating impact on healthcare systems globally. Although the role of the mass media in tackling climate change and health challenges was recognized in a 2017 landmark report on health and climate change, media coverage of the climate crisis and related impacts on medicinal plants appear to be lacking. To assess media coverage of the extinction of medicinal plants due to climate change in three regions — Africa, Asia and Middle East, we conducted a newspaper content analysis, and identified 19 eligible newspaper articles out of 198 articles published from 2008 to 2021. We also conducted a systematic search of studies published in peer-reviewed journals over the same period to determine the extent to which scientific papers on the climate crisis on medicinal plants published over the same period were being cited by the analysed newspaper articles. Of the 478 papers identified, 52 were published from Asian and African countries and were considered eligible. None of the 52 scientific papers were cited by any of the 19 newspaper articles, an indication that studies focusing on medicinal plants’ extinction resulting from climate change were not getting publicity in newspapers. The surprisingly few newspaper articles on the subject may indicate a lack of transdisciplinary initiatives, partnerships, and relationships between stakeholders including journalists and researchers in Africa, Asia and the Middle East working to highlight how climate change is negatively impacting medicinal plants. Therefore, we propose advocacy strategies for promoting media coverage of the climate crisis and its impacts on medicinal plants.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75054,"journal":{"name":"The journal of climate change and health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43904903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}