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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Risk and Resilience: How Is the Health of Older Adults and Immigrant People Living in Canada Impacted by Climate- and Air Pollution-Related Exposures?

McKenzie H Tilstra, Ishwar Tiwari, Leigh Niwa, Sandra Campbell, Charlene C Nielsen, C Allyson Jones, Alvaro Osornio Vargas, Okan Bulut, Bernadette Quemerais, Jordana Salma and 2 more

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

McKenzie H TilstraSchool of Public Health, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9475-5954
Ishwar TiwariSchool of Public Health, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1715-1457
Leigh NiwaFaculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada.
Sandra CampbellSchool of Public Health, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.
Charlene C NielsenSchool of Public Health, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4407-0479
C Allyson JonesFaculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3952-3234
Alvaro Osornio VargasFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8287-7102
Okan BulutFaculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5853-1267
Bernadette QuemeraisFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada.
Jordana SalmaFaculty of Nursing, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.
Kyle WhitfieldSchool of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton , AB T6G 2E3, Canada.
Shelby S YamamotoSchool of Public Health, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the rapidly shifting Canadian climate, an ageing population, and increased migration, a greater understanding of how local climate and air pollution hazards impact older adults and immigrant populations will be necessary for mitigating and adapting to adverse health impacts.

objectivesTo explore the reported health impacts of climate change and air pollution exposures in older adults and immigrant people living in Canada, identify known factors influencing risk and resilience in these populations and gaps in the literature.

methodsWe searched for research focused on older adults and immigrants living in Canada, published from 2010 onward, where the primary exposures were related to climate or air pollution. We extracted data on setting, exposures, health outcomes, and other relevant contextual factors. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: We identified 52 eligible studies, most focused in Ontario and Quebec. Older people in Canada experience health risks due to climate and air pollution exposures. The extent of the risk depends on multiple factors. We found little information about the climate- and air pollution-related health impacts experienced by immigrant communities.

conclusionsFurther research about climate- and air pollution-related exposures, health, and which factors promote or reduce resiliency in Canada's older adults and immigrant communities is necessary.

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionEmigrants and ImmigrantsAgedAgingCanadaClimate ChangeHumansOntarioAir Pollutantsair pollutionclimate changehealth-impactsimmigrantsolder adults

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