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 …

Lifestyle medicine interventions for personal and planetary health: the urgent need for action

N Pathak, KJ Pollard… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The deterioration of planetary health—from threats such as climate change, environmental
pollution, biodiversity loss, and ocean acidification—are a growing hazard to the foundation …

Healthcare and social organizations' disaster preparedness, response, and recovery experience: lessons learned from hurricanes Irma and Maria

C Noboa-Ramos, Y Almodóvar-Díaz… - Disaster medicine and …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background: Healthcare and social organizations (HSOs) are first respondents after natural
disasters. Hence, their preparedness and resilience are critical components for addressing …

Global epidemiology of geriatric burns, capacities of care, and injury outcomes: Perspectives from the World Health Organization global burn registry

J Bayuo, AE Agbeko, AKC Wong, FKY Wong, EO Baafi… - Burns, 2023 - Elsevier
Background An increasing aging population alongside a potentially increasing injury risk
emphasizes a critical need for evidence-based burn care regarding preventive and …

Silenced stories of illicit drug use in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico: experiences of healthcare providers, policymakers, and patients

V Contreras, S R. Madera, M Padilla - Critical Public Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the experiences of healthcare providers (n= 10), policymakers (n= 5),
and drug users (n= 5) in Puerto Rico (PR) after Hurricane Maria hit in September 2017. We …

[HTML][HTML] Diversification of agriculture practices as a response to climate change impacts among farmers in low-income countries: A systematic literature review

HAM Shaffril, AA Samah, SF Samsuddin, N Ahmad… - Climate Services, 2024 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study is to systematically review the literature on the
diversification of agriculture practice as one of the many ways farmers in low-income …

Social determinants of participation in genetic research among Puerto Ricans and in the Puerto Rican diaspora

T De Ver Dye, ZQ Tavarez, I Rivera… - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Puerto Ricans are underrepresented in genetic research. This underrepresentation denies
Puerto Ricans the benefit from therapeutic developments that could mitigate health …

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and previous natural disasters on the mental health of healthcare workers in Puerto Rico

R Hernández-Torres, M Martínez Lozano… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic worries (eg, fear
of contagion) and previous exposure to natural disasters (eg, hurricanes) on Healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Trajectories of liver dysfunction and long-term evacuation status after the great East Japan earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey

F Hayashi, K Abe, M Sato, T Ohira, S Sato… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives In the Fukushima Health Management Survey (FHMS), the association
between subsequent evacuation status, such as return and continued evacuation, and …

Position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: The Importance of Emergency-Related Food and Nutrition Education Before, During, and After a Disaster

S Fleischhacker, U Colón-Ramos… - Journal of nutrition …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is the position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior that for effective recovery
from and resilience to disasters, it is essential that impacted individuals and communities …