SynthesisPloS one2013
The effectiveness of public health interventions to reduce the health impact of climate change: a systematic review of systematic reviews.
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- Progress of Local Health Department Planning Actions for Climate Change: Perspectives from California, USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Overcoming Barriers to Successful Climate and Health Adaptation Practice: Notes from the Field.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Health Interventions for Preventing Climate-Sensitive Diseases: Scoping Review.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Article
- Science Policy to Advance a Climate Change and Health Research Agenda in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Mapping global research on climate and health using machine learning (a systematic evidence map).Wellcome open research · 2021Article
- Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on climate change and human health with an emphasis on infectious diseases.Globalization and health · 2020Review
- Integrating Public Health into Climate Change Policy and Planning: State of Practice Update.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Social cohesion and passive adaptation in relation to climate change and disease.Global environmental change : human and policy dimensions · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundClimate change is likely to be one of the most important threats to public health in the coming years. Yet despite the large number of papers considering the health impact of climate change, few have considered what public health interventions may be of most value in reducing the disease burden. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of public health interventions to reduce the disease burden of high priority climate sensitive diseases. METHODS AND
findingsFor each disease, we performed a systematic search with no restriction on date or language of publication on Medline, Web of Knowledge, Cochrane CENTRAL and SCOPUS up to December 2010 to identify systematic reviews of public health interventions. We retrieved some 3176 records of which 85 full papers were assessed and 33 included in the review. The included papers investigated the effect of public health interventions on various outcome measures. All interventions were GRADE assessed to determine the strength of evidence. In addition we developed a systematic review quality score. The interventions included environmental interventions to control vectors, chemoprophylaxis, immunization, household and community water treatment, greening cities and community advice. For most reviews, GRADE showed low quality of evidence because of poor study design and high heterogeneity. Also for some key areas such as floods, droughts and other weather extremes, there are no adequate systematic reviews of potential public health interventions.
conclusionIn conclusion, we found the evidence base to be mostly weak for environmental interventions that could have the most value in a warmer world. Nevertheless, such interventions should not be dismissed. Future research on public health interventions for climate change adaptation needs to be concerned about quality in study design and should address the gap for floods, droughts and other extreme weather events that pose a risk to health.
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