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SynthesisThe Medical journal of Australia2026

Australian Research on Climate Change and Health Interventions: A Systematic Mapping Review.

Sotiris Vardoulakis, Luise Kazda, Rebecca Haddock, Alexandra L Barratt, Forbes McGain, Kinley Wangdi, Enembe Okokon, Daniela Espinoza Oyarce, Gopika Indu, Nigel Goodman and 5 more

Abstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in The Medical journal of Australia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Sotiris VardoulakisHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3944-7128
Luise KazdaHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4105-0402
Rebecca HaddockHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7755-7841
Alexandra L BarrattWiser Healthcare Research Collaboration, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2561-3319
Forbes McGainUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1977-9072
Kinley WangdiHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8857-2665
Enembe OkokonHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5799-5542
Daniela Espinoza OyarceHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0843-9195
Gopika InduHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0372-3373
Nigel GoodmanHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6381-7400
Veronica MatthewsUniversity Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1319-257X
Phoebe SpurrierHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Alice McGushinHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9674-0457
Georgia BehrensHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Madeleine SkellernNational Health, Sustainability and Climate Unit, Public Health Division, Australian Centre for Disease Control, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Funding

Australian Department of Health, Disability and AgeingNational Health and Medical Research Council 2008937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo review and thematically map published research on health-related climate change mitigation or adaptation interventions in Australia. STUDY

designSystematic mapping of published peer-reviewed research studies and reviews examining outcomes associated with climate change and health interventions in Australia. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Scopus, Google Scholar, published from 1 January 2008 to 1 March 2024, and manual searches of peer-reviewed literature. DATA SYNTHESIS: Eighty-three publications (49 original research, 34 reviews) were included, categorised under four themes: (i) health system decarbonisation (18); (ii) health system adaptation, vulnerability and resilience (24); (iii) health co-benefits of climate change mitigation (9); and (iv) adaptation outside the health system to protect health from climate impacts (26). Six additional studies spanned several of these themes. Ten decarbonisation studies focused on hospital-based clinical care interventions. In comparison, adaptation studies focused on interventions in a wider variety of health services and community settings. Twenty publications focused on heat, with fewer publications on other climate-related hazards (bushfires, floods and droughts). Adaptation interventions largely focused on addressing physical health impacts of climate change, with less attention on psychosocial or mental health impacts. Studies on health co-benefits of mitigation focused on urban greening, shading, cool materials, healthier diets, carbon pricing of food and Indigenous land management. Across all themes, four studies focused on First Nations peoples. Original studies mainly used survey methods, with three studies employing randomised controlled trials and seven using life cycle assessments. Overall, there was limited evidence of stakeholder engagement.

conclusionsA sustained increase in research on climate change and health interventions will help realise the vision of 'healthy, climate-resilient communities, and a sustainable, resilient, high quality, net zero health system' of the National Health and Climate Strategy. Evidence from local contexts and priority populations, using interdisciplinary methods and stakeholder engagement, will support action on climate change and health in Australia.

Indexed as

Climate ChangeAustraliaEvidence GapsHumansclimate changeenvironmentsystematic review

Identifiers

PMID41867143
PMCPMC13006940

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