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Your Environment. Your Health.

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Health impact assessment of global climate change: Expanding on comparative risk assessment approaches for policy making

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Author(s):
Patz J, Campbell-Lendrum D, Gibbs H, Woodruff R
Year:
2008
Journal:
Annual Review of Public Health. 29: 27-39
Abstract:

Climate change is projected to have adverse impacts on public health. Cobenefits may be possible from more upstream mitigation of greenhouse gases causing climate change. To help measure such cobenefits alongside averted disease-specific risks, a health impact assessment (HIA) framework can more comprehensively serve as a decision support tool. HIA also considers health equity, clearly part of the climate change problem. New choices for energy must be made carefully considering such effects as additional pressure on the world's forests through large-scale expansion of soybean and oil palm plantations, leading to forest clearing, biodiversity loss and disease emergence, expulsion of subsistence farmers, and potential increases in food prices and emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Investigators must consider the full range of policy options, supported by more comprehensive, flexible, and transparent assessment methods.

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Resource Description

Exposure What is this?

weather or climate related pathway by which climate change affects health

    Ecosystem Change, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Security, Human Conflict/Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Temperature, Water Security
    • Ecosystem Change, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Security, Human Conflict/Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Temperature, Water Security: Drought, Flood
    • Ecosystem Change, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Security, Human Conflict/Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Temperature, Water Security: Availability/Distribution
    • Ecosystem Change, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Security, Human Conflict/Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Temperature, Water Security: Heat
Geographic Feature What is this?

resource focuses on specific type of geography

    General Geographic Feature
Geographic Location What is this?

resource focuses on specific location

    Global or Unspecified Location
Health Impact What is this?

specification of health effect or disease related to climate change exposure

    General Health Impact, Infectious Disease, Injury, Respiratory Impact
    • General Health Impact, Infectious Disease, Injury, Respiratory Impact: General Infectious Disease, Foodborne Disease, Waterborne Disease
      • General Infectious Disease, Foodborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: Diarrheal Disease, Unspecified
      • General Infectious Disease, Foodborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: Diarrheal Disease, Unspecified
      Foodborne DiseaseWaterborne Disease
    • General Health Impact, Infectious Disease, Injury, Respiratory Impact: Upper Respiratory Allergy
Resource Type What is this?

format or standard characteristic of resource

    Research Article
Special Topic What is this?

related topics that intersect with those captured in other filters

    Adaptation, Climate Justice/Climate Equity, Communication, Mitigation , Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population
    • Adaptation, Climate Justice/Climate Equity, Communication, Mitigation , Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Adaptation Co-Benefit/Co-Harm, Early Warning System, Intervention, Vulnerability Assessment
    • Adaptation, Climate Justice/Climate Equity, Communication, Mitigation , Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Policymaker
    • Adaptation, Climate Justice/Climate Equity, Communication, Mitigation , Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Mitigation Co-Benefit/Co-Harm
    • Adaptation, Climate Justice/Climate Equity, Communication, Mitigation , Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Low Socioeconomic Status
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