Improving Patient Outcomes in the Dual Crises of Climate Change and COVID-19, Proceedings of the Third Annual Clinical Climate Change Meeting, January 8, 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Senay, Emily ; Bernstein, Aaron ; Shephard, Peggy ; Salas, Renee ; Rizzo, Albert ; Sherman, Jodi ; Richardson, Lynne ; Butts, Gary ; Marwah, Harleen ; Solomon, Caren ; Galvez, Maida ; Thanik, Erin ; Pezeshki, Grant ; Zajac, Lauren ; Lee, Alison ; Sheffield, Perry ; Wright, Robert
• Description:
  The tremendous global toll of the COVID-19 pandemic does not fall equally on all populations. Indeed, this crisis has exerted more severe impacts on the most vulnerable communities, spotlighting the continued consequences of longstanding structural, social, and healthcare inequities. This disparity in COVID-19 parallels the unequal health consequences of climate change, whereby underlying inequities perpetuate adverse health outcomes disproportionately among vulnerable populations. As these two crises continue to unfold, there is an urgent need for healthcare practitioners to identify and implement solutions to mitigate adverse health outcomes, especially in the face of global crises. To support this need, the 2021 Clinical Climate Change Conference held a virtual meeting to discuss the implications of the convergence of the climate crisis and COVID-19, particularly for vulnerable patient populations and the clinicians who care for them. Presenters and panelists provided evidence-based solutions to help health professionals improve and adapt their practice to these evolving scenarios. Together, participants explored the community health system and national solutions to reduce the impacts of COVID-19 and the climate crisis, to promote community advocacy, and foster new partnerships between community and healthcare leaders to combat systemic racism and achieve a more just and equitable society.
• Subjects:
  Climate Change COVID-19 Humans Pandemics Racism SARS-CoV-2
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 63(11):e813-e818
• Pubmed ID:
  34354022
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8842883
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 MD013310/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R24 ES028522/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 ES023515/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01TS000296/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; K23 HL135349/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR001433/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 ES013744/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 ES030717/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 TS000296/TS/ATSDR CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:88298af52f012549cfd748bd1398a30d70fb64f7b4df2f40a2dde0bfb9c51c57
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114469/cdc_114469_DS1.pdf
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