The Critical Roles of Health Professionals in Climate Change Prevention and Preparedness

Abstract

Climate change is a burgeoning public health concern, with implications for chronic health conditions; nutrition and food security; food-, water-, and vector-borne diseases; and social disruption, injuries, displacement, and death associated with extreme weather.1 Climate change is contributing to health disparities in the United States by having a disproportionate impact on low-income individuals, some communities of color, and those with higher vulnerability to chronic health conditions.1 Moreover, these vulnerabilities can co-occur. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print October 26, 2017: e1–e2. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.304044)