Health effects of climate change: an overview of systematic reviews

RJ Rocque, C Beaudoin, R Ndjaboue, L Cameron… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We aimed to develop a systematic synthesis of systematic reviews of health
impacts of climate change, by synthesising studies' characteristics, climate impacts, health …

Climate change and child health: a scoping review and an expanded conceptual framework

D Helldén, C Andersson, M Nilsson, KL Ebi… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Climate change can have detrimental effects on child health and wellbeing. Despite the
imperative for a fuller understanding of how climate change affects child health and …

The case for systems thinking about climate change and mental health

HL Berry, TD Waite, KBG Dear, AG Capon… - Nature climate …, 2018 - nature.com
It is increasingly necessary to quantify the impacts of climate change on populations, and to
quantify the effectiveness of mitigation and adaptation strategies. Despite growing interest in …

Impact of ambient temperature on morbidity and mortality: an overview of reviews

X Song, S Wang, Y Hu, M Yue, T Zhang, Y Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objectives were (i) to conduct an overview of systematic reviews to summarize evidence
from and evaluate the methodological quality of systematic reviews assessing the impact of …

Cardiorespiratory effects of heatwaves: A systematic review and meta-analysis of global epidemiological evidence

J Cheng, Z Xu, H Bambrick, V Prescott, N Wang… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Heatwaves affect human health and global heatwave-related disease burden
will continue to rise as climate change proceeds, but the effects of heatwaves on …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme heat and occupational injuries in different climate zones: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence

SH Fatima, P Rothmore, LC Giles, BM Varghese… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The link between heat exposure and adverse health outcomes in workers is
well documented and a growing body of epidemiological evidence from various countries …

The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa

IA Agyepong, N Sewankambo, A Binagwaho… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Sub-Saharan Africa's health challenges are numerous and wide-
ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health …

[HTML][HTML] Association between ambient temperature and heat waves with mortality in South Asia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

A Dimitrova, V Ingole, X Basagaña, O Ranzani… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change and is projected to
experience some of the highest increases in average annual temperatures throughout the …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment of long-term changes in mortalities due to extreme weather events in India: A study of 50 years' data, 1970–2019

K Ray, RK Giri, SS Ray, AP Dimri… - Weather and Climate …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the Indian subcontinent, the annual average extreme weather events (EWEs) are reported
to be increasing during the last few decades. The impact of increased EWEs on mortality has …

Stunted from the start: Early life weather conditions and child undernutrition in Ethiopia

H Randell, C Gray, K Grace - Social Science & Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper examines the relationship between weather conditions and child nutrition in
Ethiopia. We link data from four rounds of the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey to …