Health professionals as advocates for climate solutions: A case study from Wisconsin,

Charles, Joel W.; Lois, Abby N.; Mukhopadhyay, Chirantan; Maibach, Edward; Patz, Jonathan A.

doi:10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100052

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“…These ndings therefore call for health professionals to take a holistic view of health and to act accordingly in terms of disease prevention and health promotion, epidemiological surveillance, and ensuring the widest possible access to healthcare, with a particular focus on the ecological and social determinants of vulnerability. In addition, some argue that health professionals and institutions should advocate and raise awareness of climate change issues and work with communities and media institutions to in uence local leaders and stakeholders to protect the health of populations and promote social justice (39,40).…”

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I think they should give primary health care a little more priority. The Primary Health Care in Caribbean SIDS: What can be said about adaptation to the changing climate? The case of Dominica. A qualitative study

Harris-Glenville

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2023

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Background Climate change (CC) adaptation is considered a priority for Caribbean Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), as these territories and communities are considered particularly vulnerable to climate-related events. The primary health care (PHC) system is an important actor in contributing to climate change adaptation. However, knowledge on how PHC is prepared for CC in Caribbean SIDS is very limited. The objective of this paper is to discuss health adaptation to climate change focusing on the PHC system. Methods We explored the perspectives of PHC professionals in Dominica on climate change. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted in each of the seven health districts in Dominica, a Caribbean SIDS, between November 2021 and January 2022. The semi-structured interview guide was based on the Essential Public Health Functions: assessment, access to health care services, policy development and resource allocation. Data coding was organized accordingly. Results Findings suggest that health care providers perceive climate change as contributing to an increase in NCDs and mental health problems. Climate-related events create barriers to care and exacerbate the chronic deficiencies within the health system, especially in the absence of high-level policy support. Healthcare providers need to take a holistic view of health and act accordingly in terms of disease prevention and health promotion, epidemiological surveillance, and ensuring the widest possible access to health care, with a particular focus on the ecological and social determinants of vulnerability. Conclusion The Primary Health Care system should be a key actor in designing and operationalizing adaptation and transformative resilience. The Essential Public Health Functions should integrate social and climate and ecological determinants of health to guide primary care activities to protect the health of communities. This indicates a need for improved research on the linkages between climate events and health outcomes, surveillance, and development of plans that are guided by contextual knowledge in the SIDS.

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I think they should give primary health care a little more priority. The Primary Health Care in Caribbean SIDS: What can be said about adaptation to the changing climate? The case of Dominica. A qualitative study

Harris-Glenville

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2023

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“…Because health professionals are highly trusted, scholars suggest they are well-positioned to educate their patients, the public, and policymakers about the human health relevance of climate change and advocate for systems-level climate and health solutions (Charles et al, 2021;Kreslake et al, 2017;Maibach et al, 2019;Maibach, Miller, Armstrong, et al, 2021;Maibach, Frumkin, & Ahdoot, 2021;Wynes, 2022;Chang & Gundling, 2023). Indeed, some have argued that health professionals have a unique and necessary role to play if global warming is to be limited to 1.5 to 2.0 degrees Celsius (Maibach et al, 2019).…”

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A Global Review of Research on Effective Advocacy and Communication Strategies at the Intersection of Climate Change and Health

Uppalapati,

Ansah,

Campbell

et al. 2023

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Climate change's intensifying impact on human health necessitates effective advocacy and communication strategies. In this review that spans research in multiple languages published from 2000 to 2023, we summarize evidence on effective advocacy and communication strategies at the intersection of climate change and health for public audiences, health professionals, and public officials. First, we synthesize research on public audiences, including their perceptions of climate change and health, public responses to health-framed climate information, climate and health risks and solutions, information about vulnerable populations and equity considerations, climate- and health-related visual communication and imagery, and their perceptions of health professionals. Then, we provide an overview of research on health professional audiences, including their role in climate and health communication and advocacy, knowledge of the connections between climate and health, willingness to engage with the topic and in climate-relevant actions, and ways to encourage this engagement. Next, we delve into public officials’ perspectives and comprehension of the relationship between climate change and health. Lastly, we end with recommendations for a research agenda to fill the gaps illuminated in this review and foster a growing field on climate and health insight and engagement.

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“…Evidence of this has been seen in a number of initiatives taking place in Europe that encourage e-Learning among elderly people, organized by nongovernmental organizations, nonprofits and local government agencies, such as Senior-Info-Mobil and the learning in later life (LILL) network in Germany, COMMA in the United Kingdom, and University of the Third Age in Finland (see details in Gilligan, 2003). Concerns about the digital inclusion of seniors have gained more attention during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., Ciesielska, Rizun & Baj-Rogowska, 2022;Ciesielska, Rizun & Chabik, 2022), especially given that seniors were often less digitally skilled to begin with and suddenly the most isolated (Bakshi & Bhattacharyya, 2021). Policies augmenting digital skills training for all segments of a nation's population will likely continue to be a concern, as many of the norms of digital communication established during the pandemic are likely to persist for the foreseeable future (e.g., remote work, telehealth).…”

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“…Multisolving innovations can broaden the coalition of activists in support of a given policy issue and can be strategically framed to appeal to constituent bases that might otherwise be disinterested or even antagonistic (e.g., framing environmental policies around health outcomes to appeal to conservatives) to an issue. Previous scholarship on multisolving innovations has primarily explored policies at the intersection of health and the environment as a means of increasing cross‐stakeholder support (e.g., Charles et al, 2021; Peters et al, 2022). Here we aim to identify policies that may serve as multisolving innovations for the digital equity, environmental, and labor rights communities.…”

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Multisolving innovations: How digital equity, e‐waste, and right‐to‐repair policies can increase the supply of affordable computers

2022

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Policy debates about the digital divide often focus on the availability and quality of Internet access, despite the fact that device inequities are persistent and widespread. To address this important but often overlooked policy concern, we present findings from a systematic literature review of policy research that informs the supply of low‐cost, large‐screen computers. Using the framework of multisolving innovations, we explore policies from across three disparate sectors—e‐waste, right‐to‐repair, and digital inclusion—to determine whether any of these policies can serve as cross‐sector solutions that work simultaneously to help reduce digital inequalities and e‐waste, while strengthening secondhand device labor markets. As a result, we highlight a wide range of policies that would optimize both the supply and distribution of affordable devices to low‐income consumers and, at the same time, broaden the base of stakeholders invested in digital equity.

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Health professionals as advocates for climate solutions: A case study from Wisconsin,

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

I think they should give primary health care a little more priority. The Primary Health Care in Caribbean SIDS: What can be said about adaptation to the changing climate? The case of Dominica. A qualitative study

I think they should give primary health care a little more priority. The Primary Health Care in Caribbean SIDS: What can be said about adaptation to the changing climate? The case of Dominica. A qualitative study

A Global Review of Research on Effective Advocacy and Communication Strategies at the Intersection of Climate Change and Health

Multisolving innovations: How digital equity, e‐waste, and right‐to‐repair policies can increase the supply of affordable computers

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