| Title: |
Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities: Promoting Health Equity in the Pacific |
| Authors: |
Lawrence A. Palinkas; Meaghan O’Donnell; Susan Kemp; Jemaima Tiatia; Yvonette Duque; Michael Spencer; Rupa Basu; Kristine Idda Del Rosario; Kristin Diemer; Bonifacio Doma; David Forbes; Kari Gibson; Joshua Graff-Zivin; Bruce M. Harris; Nicola Hawley; Jill Johnston; Fay Lauraya; Nora Elizabeth F. Maniquiz; Jay Marlowe; Gordon C. McCord; Imogen Nicholls; Smitha Rao; Angela Kim Saunders; Salvatore Sortino; Benjamin Springgate; David Takeuchi; Janette Ugsang; Vivien Villaverde; Kenneth B. Wells; Marleen Wong |
| Source: |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 9758, p 9758 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI AG |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| Subject Terms: |
health equity; Pacific region; climate change; Small Island Developing States; low- and middle-income countries; disasters; Medicine |
| Description: |
Although climate change poses a threat to health and well-being globally, a regional approach to addressing climate-related health equity may be more suitable, appropriate, and appealing to under-resourced communities and countries. In support of this argument, this commentary describes an approach by a network of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to promoting climate-related health equity in Small Island Developing States and low- and middle-income countries in the Pacific. We identify three primary sets of needs related to developing a regional capacity to address physical and mental health disparities through research, training, and assistance in policy and practice implementation: (1) limited healthcare facilities and qualified medical and mental health providers; (2) addressing the social impacts related to the cooccurrence of natural hazards, disease outbreaks, and complex emergencies; and (3) building the response capacity and resilience to climate-related extreme weather events and natural hazards. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9758; https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827; https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601; https://doaj.org/article/d110308c91524c0b93a613b6d08db8db |
| DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph19159758 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159758; https://doaj.org/article/d110308c91524c0b93a613b6d08db8db |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.18BE79B0 |
| Database: |
BASE |