Climate justice and public health : realities, responses, and reimaginings for a better future / edited by Rajini Srikanth and Linda Thompson.
"When climate disasters like hurricanes, heatwaves, and tsunamis strike, they reveal the inequities of our social, political, and economic structures. They also lay bare the negative impacts of these structures on the health and safety of all people, and particularly socioeconomically vulnerabl...
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[2024]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Climate justice and public health : realities, responses, and reimaginings for a better future / Rajini Srikanth and Linda Thompson. Part 1. Changing paradigms for wellness. Indigenous peoples and well-being in the context of climate change / Deborah McGregor, Casey Bas, Mahisha Sritharan, Keshbir Brar, Natasha Verhoeff, Hillary McGregor, and Steven Whitaker
- Connecting the dots : climate change, social justice, and public health / Surili Sutaria Patel and Dr. Adrienne L. Hollis - Intersecting participatory action research and remote sensing for climate change, health, and justice / Laura E. R. Peters, Ilan Kelman, Jamon Van Den Hoek, Eija Meriläinen, and Geordan Shannon
- Nature-based solutions, social and health inequalities, and climate justice in European cities / Clair Cooper
- Part 2. Implementing and assessing interventions. Climate change and evolving roles for nurses / Barbara Sattler
- Maya agriculture, green land grabs, and climate justice in Quintana Roo, Mexico / José Martínez-Reyes and Camille C. Martinez
- Structural inequalities and extreme heat in the Boston region / Sajani Kandel and Antonio Raciti
- Climate chante and housing instability / Kim Flike, Shoshana V. Aronowitz, and Teri Aronowitz
- Part 3. Valuing ecosystem thinking. Advancing climate change justice to achieve birth equity : an intersectionality-based policy approach / Lisa Heelan-Fancher and Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson
- At risk but overlooked and underserved : older adults and vulnerabilities to climate change impacts / Caitlin Connelly, Kathrin Boerner, Natasha Bryant, and Robyn Stone
- Climate displacement and migration after Hurricane Maria : implications for Puerto Ricans' mental health / Rosalyn Negrón, Lorena M. Estrada-Martínez, Marisol Negrón, Orlando Maldonado-Meléndez, and Daniel Aldrich
- Hurricane Katrina, PTSD, preparedness, resilience, and recovery / Janice Hutchinson
- Part 4. Acquiring understanding : two case studies of long-term impacts. Consequences of and responses to compounded vulnerabilities rooted in colonialism : the case of Vieques, Puerto Rico / Lorena M. Estrada-Martínez, Rosalyn Negrón, Jorge L. Colón, Cruz María Nazario, Helen Poynton, Valeria Hernández-Talavera, Adriana Oyola-Vivas, and Ana Rosa Linde-Arias
- Climate change and long-term impact on women's reproductive health : an unfolding and untold social crisis in the south coast region of Bangladesh / Reazul Ahsan, Prokriti Nokrek, and Afrida Asad
- Conclusion. Centering vulnerable groups, adopting humility, and embracing holistic systems / Rajini Srikanth and Linda Thompson
- Coda. Creating hope and systems thinking in the next generation of climate stewards and public health workers / Patrick Barron, Paul Kirshen, Kelly Luis, Rajini Srikanth, Leonard Von Morzé, and Cedric Woods, with Marc Albert.