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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Environment and Health

Environment and Health current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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November 2024

Advances and challenges in assessing antimicrobial resistance in environmental settings

As extreme heart becomes more common, the unprecedented Pacific Northwest heart dome offers lessons

Assessing the multi-dimensional effects of air pollution on maternal complications and birth outcomes: a structural equation modeling approach

Climate crisis, cities, and health

Exploring the restorative capacity of urban green spaces and their biodiversity through an adapted One Health approach: a scoping review

The far reach of PFAS—inert ingredients and adjuvants in pesticide formulations

            See also: Forever pesticides: a growing source of PFAS contamination in the environment

Health impacts of climate-change related natural disasters on persons with disabilities in developing countries: a literature review

How can I encourage my colleagues to be greener? (BMJ careers advice)

The human health burden of climate change: non-economic losses and ethical considerations towards achieving planetary health

The impact of climate change on hospice and palliative medicine: a scoping and narrative review

The impact of increasing temperatures due to climate change on infectious diseases

Impact of climate change on rheumatic diseases: a scoping review

Impact of extreme heat and heatwaves on children's health: a scoping review

Impact of urban farming on health: a systematic review

Long term exposure to road traffic noise and air pollution and risk of infertility in men and women: nationwide Danish cohort study

Planetary health prescriptions: Finland’s new physician role connects human and climate health

Plastic health umbrella review (Minderoo Foundation report)

Positive and negative impacts of COVID-19 on the environment: a critical review with sustainability approaches

Potential of urban health systems in climate response is being overlooked

Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis

Rapid review of the impacts of climate change on the health system workforce and implications for action

Strategies and tactics to reduce the impact of healthcare on climate change: systematic review

Tampons as a source of exposure to metal(loid)s

Sources

BMJ, The (Oct); Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health (Oct); Environment International (Aug); Environmental Health Perspectives (Jul); Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances (Dec); JAMA (Sep); Journal of Climate Change and Health, The (Jul-Oct); Journal of Public Health (Sep); Lancet, The (Oct); Minderoo Foundation website (Aug); Urban Forestry and Urban Greening (Oct)

September 2024

The 12 dimensions of health impacts of war (the 12-D framework): a novel framework to conceptualise impacts of war on social and environmental determinants of health and public health

Assessing the impact of neighborhood and built environment on pediatric perioperative care: a systematic review of the literature

The carbon footprint of a hospice

Child health prioritisation in national adaptation policies on climate change: a policy document analysis across 160 countries

Extreme temperatures and stroke mortality: evidence from a multi-country analysis

Governance of the wildlife trade and the prevention of emerging zoonoses: a mixed methods network analysis of transnational organisations, silos, and power dynamics

Governance to enable climate resilient development of healthcare systems – a conceptual overview

The human health burden of climate change: non-economic losses and ethical considerations towards achieving planetary health

Health impacts of climate-change related natural disasters on persons with disabilities in developing countries: a literature review

Household water lead and hematologic toxic effects in chronic kidney disease

Impact of climate change on rheumatic diseases: a scoping review

Impact of extreme heat and heatwaves on children's health: a scoping review

Impact of Mediterranean diet promotion on environmental sustainability: a longitudinal analysis

The potential burden from urbanisation on heat-related mortality in São Paulo, Brazil

Psychophysiological responses of the elderly to outdoor thermal stress: a focused analysis

Rapid review of the impacts of climate change on the health system workforce and implications for action

Resilience: conceptualisations and challenges for effective heatwave public health planning

Shutdown protocols for IT—reducing energy waste in medical practice

Toward a more systematic understanding of water insecurity coping strategies: insights from 11 global sites

Using hypofractionation to decarbonise radiation oncology

Which government policies to create sustainable food systems have the potential to simultaneously address undernutrition, obesity and environmental sustainability?

Widening geographic range of Rift Valley fever disease clusters associated with climate change in East Africa

Sources

BMJ, The (Jul-Aug); BMJ Global Health (May-Aug); BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care (May); Globalization and Health (Jul-Aug); JAMA Internal Medicine (Jul); Journal of Climate Change and Health (Sep-Oct); Journal of Pediatric Surgery (Jul); Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, The (Jul); Public Health (May); Stroke (Jul); Urban Climate (Sep)

July 2024

The association of access to green space with low mental distress and general health in older adults 10.1186/s12877-024-04738-3

Climate change and disorders of the nervous system 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00087-5

Climate change, extreme heat, and health 10.1056/NEJMra2210769

Climate change-related disasters and the health of LGBTQ+ populations 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100304

Environment, animals, and food as reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria for humans: one health or more? 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104895

Estimated childhood lead exposure from drinking water in Chicago 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0133

Exposure to air pollutants and rheumatoid arthritis biomarkers 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152365

Flame retardant exposure in vehicles is influenced by use in seat foam and temperature 10.1021/acs.est.3c10440

Global projections of heat exposure of older adults 10.1038/s41467-024-47197-5

Health systems and environmental sustainability: updating frameworks for a new era 10.1136/bmj-2023-076957

Heat exposure, preterm birth, and the role of greenness in Australia 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0001 10.

How to communicate about climate change with patients 10.1136/bmj-2024-079831

Human health and the health of Planet Earth go together 10.1111/joim.13774

“I’m not asking to be let off”—suspended climate activist GP Sarah Benn continues to stand her ground 10.1136/bmj.q1003

The impact of climate change on hospice and palliative medicine: a scoping and narrative review 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100323

The impact of climate change on respiratory care: a scoping review 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100313

A lack of quality statistics is hiding the real heatwave death toll 10.1136/bmj.q1052

Opportunities and challenges for financing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the context of climate change 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014596

Pediatric telemedicine visits reduce greenhouse gas emissions 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100309

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day: do climate variations enhance the spread of COVID-19? 10.1186/s12992-024-01044-w

Single-use catheters – evidence and environmental impact 10.1111/bju.16313

Why digital innovation may not reduce healthcare’s environmental footprint 10.1136/bmj-2023-078303

Sources

BJU International (Jun); BMC Geriatrics (Apr); BMJ, The (Apr-Jun); BMJ Global Health (Apr); Environmental Science and Technology (May); Globalization and Health (May); Infectious Diseases Now (Jun); JAMA Pediatrics (Apr); Journal of Climate Change and Health (May-Aug); Journal of Internal Medicine (May); Lancet Neurology, The (Jun); Nature Communications (May); NEJM (15th May); Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism (Apr)