Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities: Promoting Health Equity in the Pacific.
Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health
Volume: 19
Issue: 15
Year of Publication: 2022
Affiliated Institutions:
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA , USA.
Phoenix Australia, Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC , Australia.
School of Counseling, Human Services and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland , New Zealand.
Te Wānanga o Waipapa, School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland, Auckland , New Zealand.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok , Thailand.
School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA , USA.
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA , USA.
Office of the President, University of Nueva Caceres, Naga , Philippines.
School of Social Work, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC , Australia.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Mapua University, Manila , Philippines.
School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego, CA , USA.
Provincial Government of New Ireland, Kavieng , Papua New Guinea.
Department of Epidemiology and Chronic Disease, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT , USA.
Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA , USA.
International Organization for Migration, Canberra, ACT , Australia.
College of Social Work, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH , USA.
International Organization for Migration, Majuro , Marshall Islands.
School of Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA , USA.
Center for Health Services and Society, Jane and Terry Semel Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA , USA.
Abstract summary
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.
Authors & Co-authors:
Palinkas Lawrence A LA
O'Donnell Meaghan M
Kemp Susan S
Tiatia Jemaima J
Duque Yvonette Y
Spencer Michael M
Basu Rupa R
Del Rosario Kristine Idda KI
Diemer Kristin K
Doma Bonifacio B
Forbes David D
Gibson Kari K
Graff-Zivin Joshua J
Harris Bruce M BM
Hawley Nicola N
Johnston Jill J
Lauraya Fay F
Maniquiz Nora Elizabeth F NEF
Marlowe Jay J
McCord Gordon C GC
Nicholls Imogen I
Rao Smitha S
Saunders Angela Kim AK
Sortino Salvatore S
Springgate Benjamin B
Takeuchi David D
Ugsang Janette J
Villaverde Vivien V
Wells Kenneth B KB
Wong Marleen M
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