[Focus on and response to climate-sensitive diseases]

Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2024 Dec 6;58(12):1940-1948. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20240910-00723.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

With the current climate change characterized by global warming becoming more severe, the increasing frequency of extreme weather events such as heatwaves, cold waves, sandstorms, floods, and droughts caused by climate change has posed serious threats to human health. Climate change is not only a major public health challenge in China, but also a focus problem in global. This article focuses on climate-sensitive diseases and summarizes and reviews the latest scientific facts and progress on how climate change impacts infectious diseases and chronic non-communicable diseases. It further proposes measures and strategies for addressing climate-sensitive diseases with public health in center, providing ideas and suggestions for scientifically addressing climate-sensitive diseases in the future.

当前以全球变暖为主要特征的气候变化不断加剧,气候变化及其引起的热浪、寒潮、沙尘、洪涝、干旱等极端天气事件频发对人群健康造成严重威胁。气候变化不仅是我国面临的重大公众健康挑战,也是全球关注的焦点问题。本文聚焦气候敏感疾病,总结和梳理了气候变化如何影响传染病和慢性非传染病发生风险的最新科学事实和进展,并进一步提出以公众健康为中心的气候敏感疾病应对措施和策略,为后续科学应对气候敏感疾病提供思路和建议。.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Climate Change*
  • Communicable Diseases / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Public Health