Responsibilities of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Provider in the Treatment and Prevention of Climate Change-Related Health Problems

Perkison, William B; Kearney, Gregory D.; Saberi, Pouné; Guidotti, Tee L.; McCarthy, Ronda B; Cook-Shimanek, Margaret; Pensa, Mellisa A.; Nabeel, Ismail

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000001251

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“…With increasing ambient temperatures due to climate change, the OEM provider can play a pivotal role in recommending heat warning systems, hydration interventions, and medical surveillance programs, using these newly elucidated biomarkers of injury, to limit the burden of disease. 64…”

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Risk Factors and Mechanisms Underlying Cross-Shift Decline in Kidney Function in Guatemalan Sugarcane Workers

Sorensen

Butler-Dawson

Dally

et al. 2019

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Risk Factors and Mechanisms Underlying Cross-Shift Decline in Kidney Function in Guatemalan Sugarcane Workers

Sorensen

Butler-Dawson

Dally

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Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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“…They did not even have the "methods" section along the text body, making it impossible to categorize them. All they had in common was the theoretical discussion about the impacts of climate change on occupational health and safety [22,26,[167][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178][179].…”

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Impact of climate change on occupational health and safety: A review of methodological approaches

Ferrari

Leal

Souza

et al. 2023

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BACKGROUND: The working population is exposed daily to unavoidable climatic conditions due to their occupational settings. Effects of the weather such as rain, heat, and air pollution may increase the risk of diseases, injuries, accidents, and even death during labor. OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to summarize the impacts of climate change on workers’ health, safety and performance, identifying the risks, affected workplaces and the range of methodological approaches used to assess this problem. METHODS: A thorough systematic mapping was conducted in seven scientific international databases: Emerald, IEEE Xplore, Science Direct, Scielo, Scopus, SpringerLink, and Web of Science. Three research questions guided the extraction process resulting in 170 articles regarding the impacts of climate change on occupational health and safety. RESULTS: We found an accentuated trend in observational studies applying primary and secondary data collection. Many studies focused on the association between rising temperatures and occupational hazards, mainly in outdoor working settings such as agriculture. The variation of temperature was the most investigated impact of climate change. CONCLUSIONS: We established a knowledge base on how to explore the impacts of climate change on workers’ well-being and health. Researchers and policymakers benefit from this review, which explores the suitable methods found in the literature and highlights the most recurring risks and their consequences to occupational health and safety.

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“…Further research is needed to understand how best to support employees affected by climate change. It has been suggested that occupational health providers need to have the ability to recognize and mitigate climate change-related health effects, including mental health effects [ 24 ] but further research on this topic is needed to provide appropriate guidance for providers.…”

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Climate change effects on mental health: are there workplace implications?

Brooks

Greenberg

2022

Occupational Medicine

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Background Climate change can negatively affect mental health, and poor mental health can negatively affect work. However, less is known about the relationship between mental health and workplace behaviours within the climate change context. Aims To explore existing literature relating to climate-induced mental ill-health as a potential predictor of workplace behaviours. Methods Scoping review, searching five databases for relevant literature using two separate search strategies. Results Only five studies with any relevant data were found. Results could not be easily synthesized because each of the five considered different work-related outcomes. However, the available data suggest that the psychological impact of extreme events could lead to increased job tension, higher turnover intentions and workplace hostility. Stress about extreme weather could also impede the ability to make essential work-related decisions and, for those who work in the environmental sector, concerns about climate could lead to overcommitment to work. There was some evidence that social support might lessen the effects of climate-induced stress on work outcomes. Conclusions Very little literature considers the impacts of climate change on employees’ mental health and associated workplace function. The available evidence suggests there are potential negative impacts which may be mitigated by social support. It is important for future research to explore ways of supporting staff and fostering resilience.

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Responsibilities of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Provider in the Treatment and Prevention of Climate Change-Related Health Problems

Cited by 15 publications

References 21 publications

Risk Factors and Mechanisms Underlying Cross-Shift Decline in Kidney Function in Guatemalan Sugarcane Workers

Risk Factors and Mechanisms Underlying Cross-Shift Decline in Kidney Function in Guatemalan Sugarcane Workers

Impact of climate change on occupational health and safety: A review of methodological approaches

Climate change effects on mental health: are there workplace implications?

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