Verlagslink DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304019
Titel: Assessing climate change and health provisions among staff in higher education institutions : a preliminary investigation
Sprache: Englisch
Autorenschaft: Leal Filho, Walter  
Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta 
Lange Salvia, Amanda 
Sierra, Javier 
Vasconcelos, Helena 
Henderson-Wilson, Claire 
Diatta, Samo 
Kumar, T. V. Lakshmi 
Meirelles, Maria Gabriela 
Carvalho, Fernanda 
Herausgeber*In: Adebisi, John 
Erscheinungsdatum: 21-Mai-2024
Verlag: PLOS
Zeitschrift oder Schriftenreihe: PLOS ONE 
Zeitschriftenband: 19
Zeitschriftenausgabe: 5
Zusammenfassung: 
Climate change can have direct and indirect effects on human health. Direct effects can include an increase in extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and floods, as well as an increase in the spread of vector-borne and infectious diseases, which may lead to a set of health problems and diseases. Indirect effects can include changes in air quality, water availability, and food production and distribution. These changes can lead to an increase in respiratory problems, malnutrition, and increased food insecurity. There is a perceived need to investigate the extent to which Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are engaged in efforts to foster a greater understanding of the connections between climate change and health. In this context, this preliminary investigation offers an overview of the relationships between climate change and health. By means of a survey among teaching staff and researchers at HEIs from 42 countries across all continents working on the connection between climate change and health. The study has investigated the extent to which current provisions for education and training on the connection between climate change and health are being considered and how current needs in terms of policy development, research, and training are being met. A series of case studies illustrate how universities worldwide are actively developing strategies and implementing measures to address climate change and health. The study concludes by providing specific recommendations aimed at facilitating the handling of issues related to climate change and health in a higher education context.
URI: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1171876154 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0304019&type=printable
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12738/16948
ISSN: 1932-6203
Begutachtungsstatus: Diese Version hat ein Peer-Review-Verfahren durchlaufen (Peer Review)
Einrichtung: Department Gesundheitswissenschaften 
Fakultät Life Sciences 
Dokumenttyp: Zeitschriftenbeitrag
Hinweise zur Quelle: article number: e0304019
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