SynthesisLa Medicina del lavoro2018
Impact of climate change on occupational health and productivity: a systematic literature review focusing on workplace heat.
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- An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Occupational Heat Exposure, Health Risks, and Productivity Losses Globally.Current environmental health reports · 2026Pooled it
- International migrant workers, heat exposure, and climate change: a systematic review of health risks and protective interventions.BMC global and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Knowledge Gaps and Research Priorities on the Health Effects of Heatwaves: A Systematic Review of Reviews.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Climate change, 24-hour movement behaviors, and health: a mini umbrella review.Global health research and policy · 2021Pooled it
- Occupational heat stress among female agricultural workers in the Jordan Valley, Palestine.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- Heat, health and inequalities in the WHO European region - a scoping review with an intersectional lens.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- The hidden costs of Dutch dietary choices: quantifying the health and environmental costs attributable to suboptimal diets.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Climate change health risks and workplace protective strategies for construction workers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessing heat exposure and its effects on farmer health, harvest yields, and nutrition: a study protocol for Burkina Faso and Kenya.Global health action · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Climate Impact on Occupational Health and Safety Using Heat Stress Indexes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Climate change from the perspective of the New Public Health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- The Spectrum of Heat-Related Diseases - A Meta-Review.International journal of public health · 2025Review
- Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology: A Global Health Threat in Rural Agricultural Communities-Prevalence, Suspected Causes, Mechanisms, and Prevention Strategies.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2024Review
- Impacts of age, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension on circulating neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and kidney injury molecule-1 after prolonged work in the heat in men.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Burning Question: How Does Our Brain Process Positive and Negative Cues Associated with Thermosensation?Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Review
- Impact of heat and a rest-shade-hydration intervention program on productivity of piece-paid industrial agricultural workers at risk of chronic kidney disease of nontraditional origin.Annals of work exposures and health · 2024Article
- [Climate change and type I allergies at the workplace].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Impacts of Climate Change on Work Health and Safety in Australia: A Scoping Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Regular physical activity across the lifespan to build resilience against rising global temperatures.EBioMedicine · 2023Review
- Changes in Thermal Stress in Korea Using Climate-Based Indicators: Present-Day and Future Projections from 1 km High Resolution Scenarios.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith climate change, mean annual air temperatures are getting hotter and extreme weather events will become more and more common in most parts of the world.
objectivesAs part of the EU funded project HEAT-SHIELD we conducted a systematic review to summarize the epidemiological evidence of the effects of global warming-related heat exposure on workers' health and productivity.
methodsThree separate searches, focused, respectively, on: i) heat-related illness (HRI), cardiovascular, respiratory and kidney diseases; ii) traumatic injuries; and iii) vector-borne diseases or vectors distribution, were conducted in PubMed. EMBASE was also consulted to retrieve relevant studies focused on the health effects of climate change. A fourth search strategy to assess the effects on work productivity was conducted both in PubMed and in the SCOPUS database.
resultsA significant proportion of studies reported findings regarding the Mesoamerican nephropathy issue. This is a disease occurring especially among young and middle-aged male sugarcane workers, without conventional risk factors for chronic kidney disease. For injuries, there is a reversed U-shaped exposure-response relationship between Tmax and overall daily injury claims. Outdoor workers are at increased risk of vector-borne infectious diseases, as a positive correlation between higher air temperatures and current or future expansion of the habitat of vectors is being observed. As for productivity, agriculture and construction are the most studied sectors; a day with temperatures exceeding 32°C can reduce daily labour supply in exposed sectors by up to 14%.
conclusionsThe present findings should inform development of further research and related health policies in the EU and beyond with regard to protecting working people from the effects of workplace heat during climate change.
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