Climate Change and Mental Health EquityPlaces mental health equity and social justice lens on understandings of climate change adaptation/mitigation strategiesSpecific focus on differential impacts on mental health in low resource settings in the USOutlines some of the differential impacts in LMICS
Investigating the current state of evidence and knowledge about the climate change impacts to mental health, this article pays particular attention to the inequitable impacts of climate change on the mental health of marginalized and vulnerable populations. We argue the following three points: firstly, ...
Children and youth are vulnerable to the threat of climate change, yet potential non-health impacts, such as those on global education outcomes, are not well understood. In this cross-disciplinary review, we synthesize research linking climate change-related stressors with children’s education outco...
Climate change may be the greatest health threat of the twenty-first century, impacting lives both directly and indirectly, through undermining the environmental and social determinants of health. Rapid action to decarbonize economies and build resilienc
Climate change is a public health emergency. Find out how sustainability initiatives can mitigate climate risks while advancing health equity for all.
As climate change progresses it will cause disproportionate impacts on certain regions around the world. This special issue focuses on one of these regions: Africa. This collection of articles provides highlights on issues related to climate disasters, health equity, health maintenance and climate-...
While the physical effects of climate change and the mental health effects of climate-related disasters have been widely documented, climate change anxiety has been less studied, especially outside of a Western context. Younger generations will be particularly affected by climate change during their li...
fuels and resulting climate change, will disproportionally impact people of color, the elderly and young, and low-income communities. We strive to learn from those who have been disproportionately impacted and amplify their voices and their solutions to ensure the health and well-being of all ...
While increasing literature demonstrating the direct and indirect impacts of climate change focuses on health, the capacity and preparedness of healthcare systems to deal with these impacts are less frequently considered. Here we performed a systematic a
[Jennifer Abbasi] I want to get to the health effects of climate change that clinicians can expect to deal with in the coming years and how they can be prepared. But first, let's talk about why the WHO decided to create this new position focused on climate change and health. Why was ...