Racial disparities in climate change-related health effects in the United States

AG Berberian, DJX Gonzalez, LJ Cushing - Current Environmental Health …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Climate change is causing warming over most parts of the USA
and more extreme weather events. The health impacts of these changes are not …

Climate change impacts on respiratory health: exposure, vulnerability, and risk

HH Covert, F Abdoel Wahid, SE Wenzel… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Anthropogenic climate change adversely impacts human health. In this perspective, we
examine the impact of climate change on respiratory health risk. We describe five respiratory …

Perspectives on the health effects of hurricanes: a review and challenges

SL Waddell, DT Jayaweera, M Mirsaeidi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hurricanes are devastating natural disasters which dramatically modify the physical
landscape and alter the socio-physical and biochemical characteristics of the environment …

Health effects of cyclones: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

W Huang, Y Gao, R Xu, Z Yang, P Yu… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: More intense cyclones are expected in the future as a result of climate change.
A comprehensive review is urgently needed to summarize and update the evidence on the …

Impact of disasters, including pandemics, on cardiometabolic outcomes across the life-course: a systematic review

V De Rubeis, J Lee, MS Anwer… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Disasters are events that disrupt the daily functioning of a community or society,
and may increase long-term risk of adverse cardiometabolic outcomes, including …

Assessing short-term and long-term mental health effects among older adults after Hurricane Sandy

TF Begum, Z Lin, M Primeau, S Lin - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Few studies have evaluated the long-term effects of disasters on older adults.
We examined if older individuals experienced increased mental health (MH) effects …

Urban Climate Action Plans in the United States: A Textual Content Analysis and Evaluation

N Debbage, M Atasoy, C Mitra, S Byahut - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Cities within the United States (US) have sought to address climate change by
creating local Climate Action Plans (CAPs). This paper explores the state of urban climate …

Understanding the spatial disparity in socio-economic recovery of coastal communities following typhoon disasters

S Ding, L Xu, S Liu, X Yang, L Wang… - Science of the total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing risk of climate change in the Anthropocene underscores the importance and
urgency of enhancing resilience to climate-related disasters. However, the assessment of …

Closing the knowledge gap in the long-term health effects of natural disasters: a research agenda for improving environmental justice in the age of climate change

AK Ghosh, MF Shapiro, D Abramson - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural disasters continue to worsen in both number and intensity globally, but our
understanding of their long-term consequences on individual and community health remains …

Impact of Climate Change on Cardiovascular Health

E Katznelson, K Malkani, R Zhang, S Patel - Current Atherosclerosis …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Climate change is profoundly impacting cardiovascular disease
through rising temperatures, more extreme weather events, and worsening air pollution. This …