Vulnerability and recovery: Long-term mental and physical health trajectories following climate-related disasters

Li, Ang; Toll, Mathew; Martino, Erika; Wiesel, Ilan; Botha, Ferdi; Bentley, Rebecca

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115681

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“…A noteworthy consideration for future investigation is individual susceptibility to these stresses which can vary based on genetic factors, lifestyle choices, and overall health status ( Rea, 2017 ; Mancinelli et al, 2021 ). Furthermore, prolonged exposure may not necessarily directly cause environmental diseases but can significantly increase the risk or exacerbate pre-existing conditions ( Li et al, 2023 ). Thus, understanding the underlying mechanism involved in disease development and progression regulated by environmental factors is essential.…”

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A perspective on the role of physiological stresses in cancer, diabetes and cognitive disease as environmental diseases

Esterhuizen,

Park,

Kim

et al. 2023

Front. Mol. Biosci.

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With rapid industrialization, urbanization, and climate change, the impact of environmental factors on human health is becoming increasingly evident and understanding the complex mechanisms involved is vital from a healthcare perspective. Nevertheless, the relationship between physiological stress resulting from environmental stressors and environmental disease is complex and not well understood. Chronic exposure to environmental stressors, such as air and water contaminants, pesticides, and toxic metals, has been recognized as a potent elicitor of physiological responses ranging from systemic inflammation to immune system dysregulation causing or progressing environmental diseases. Conversely, physiological stress can exacerbate susceptibility to environmental diseases. Stress-induced alterations in immune function and hormonal balance may impair the ability to detoxify harmful substances and combat pathogens. Additionally, prolonged stress can impact lifestyle choices, leading to harmful behaviors. Understanding the link between physiological stress and environmental disease requires a systematic, multidisciplinary approach. Addressing this complex relationship necessitates the establishment of a global research network. This perspective discusses the intricate interplay between physiological stress and environmental disease, focusing on common environmental diseases, cancer, diabetes, and cognitive degeneration. Furthermore, we highlight the intricate and reciprocal nature of the connection between physiological stress and these environmental diseases giving a perspective on the current state of knowledge as well as identifying where further information is necessary. Recognizing the role of physiological stress in environmental health outcomes will aid in the development of comprehensive strategies to safeguard public health and promote ecological balance.

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A perspective on the role of physiological stresses in cancer, diabetes and cognitive disease as environmental diseases

Esterhuizen,

Park,

Kim

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Front. Mol. Biosci.

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“…As an important factor in ISC differentiation, Wnt signaling regulates ISC lineage differentiation by activating the β-catenin/Tcf transcription program and regulating the activity of mitogenactivated protein kinase (Zha et al, 2019;Li et al, 2023). Cell-specific knockout of PC in vivo resulted in the loss of Lgr5+ stem cells (Pentinmikko et al, 2019).…”

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Metabolic Modulation of Cellular Function

2024

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“…Of 205 articles, 191 report on 46 individual countries and 14 report comparative analysis of multiple countries. Most of the studies are from the United States (43), China (38), the United Kingdom (10), Brazil (12), Canada (8), and Australia (7). The most represented continents are East Asia (56) and North America (53), followed by Europe (31), South Asia (19), South America (13), Africa (9), Oceania (8), and Western Asia (2).…”

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“…Most of the studies are from the United States (43), China (38), the United Kingdom (10), Brazil (12), Canada (8), and Australia (7). The most represented continents are East Asia (56) and North America (53), followed by Europe (31), South Asia (19), South America (13), Africa (9), Oceania (8), and Western Asia (2). Secondary data analyses (85.4%) were more common than primary data analysis (14.6%), and time series or longitudinal designs (61.9%) were more often used than cross-sectional designs (38.1%).…”

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“…Through changes to the climate system and the failure to enact sufficient climate adaptations, anthropogenic climate change is having a detrimental impact upon human health to the extent that the recent 2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate change report concludes that climate change is affecting all monitored dimensions of global health (2). Yet, contrary to the notion that environmental risks like climate change represent a "universalization of hazard" which are not hierarchical in effect but "democratic", affecting all irrespective of social position (3), research is finding that susceptibility to the health impacts of climate change reflects broader social structures and inequalities (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9). For those exposed to climate-related hazards, vulnerability or potential to be harmed is greater when there are insufficient resources or adaptive capacity to minimalize the health impacts of climate change (6,10).…”

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Social vulnerability indicators to the Health Impacts of Climate Change: A Scoping Review

Li¹,

Toll²,

Bentley³

2022

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This paper is a scoping review of social vulnerability to the health effects of climate change. The review provides an overview of the state of literature on social vulnerability indicators published in English between 2012 and 2022. An initial corpus of 1307 studies were identified from four bibliographic databases (Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed and CAB direct) and after screening 205 relevant studies were identified that contained social vulnerability indicators that mediated between climate change impacts and health outcomes. A frequency analysis was conducted to show the overall scope of the research and a thematic analysis of the results was conducted to examine substantive trends within the literature. A total of 125 indicators of social vulnerability were identified yet a relatively small set of indicators received most of the attention. Indicators that operationalized social vulnerability beyond individual and demographic characteristics were found to be under-researched and needed to further support climate resilience and adaptation planning.

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Vulnerability and recovery: Long-term mental and physical health trajectories following climate-related disasters

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A perspective on the role of physiological stresses in cancer, diabetes and cognitive disease as environmental diseases

A perspective on the role of physiological stresses in cancer, diabetes and cognitive disease as environmental diseases

Metabolic Modulation of Cellular Function

Social vulnerability indicators to the Health Impacts of Climate Change: A Scoping Review

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