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Health Implications of Climate Change: a Review of the Literature About the Perception of the Public and Health Professionals.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Through a systematic search of English language peer-reviewed studies, we assess how health professionals and the public, worldwide, perceive the health implications of climate change. RECENT FINDINGS:Among health professionals, perception that climate change is harming health appears to be high, although self-assessed knowledge is low, and perceived need to learn more is high. Among the public, few North Americans can list any health impacts of climate change, or who is at risk, but appear to view climate change as harmful to health. Among vulnerable publics in Asia and Africa, awareness of increasing health harms due to specific changing climatic conditions is high. Americans across the political and climate change opinion spectra appear receptive to information about the health aspects of climate change, although findings are mixed. Health professionals feel the need to learn more, and the public appears open to learning more, about the health consequences of climate change.

SUBMITTER: Hathaway J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5876339 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Health Implications of Climate Change: a Review of the Literature About the Perception of the Public and Health Professionals.

Hathaway Julia J Maibach Edward W EW

Current environmental health reports 20180301 1

<h4>Purpose of review</h4>Through a systematic search of English language peer-reviewed studies, we assess how health professionals and the public, worldwide, perceive the health implications of climate change.<h4>Recent findings</h4>Among health professionals, perception that climate change is harming health appears to be high, although self-assessed knowledge is low, and perceived need to learn more is high. Among the public, few North Americans can list any health impacts of climate change, o ...[more]

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Health Implications of Climate Change: a Review of the Literature About the Perception of the Public and Health Professionals.

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Health Implications of Climate Change: a Review of the Literature About the Perception of the Public and Health Professionals.

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