Climate change and health effects in Northwest Alaska
Climate change and health effects in Northwest Alaska
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DOI：
10.3402/gha.v4i0.8445
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Warren, John
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作者：
Brubaker, Michael;Berner, James;Warren, John
这篇文章提供了不利健康影响的例子，包括与天气有关的伤害，粮食不安全，心理健康问题，和水基础设施的破坏，以及目前正在阿拉斯加西北部的两个社区应用这些影响的反应。背景：在阿拉斯加西北部，变暖导致了广泛的不寻常的天气和环境条件，包括延迟冻结，提前解体，风暴潮，海岸侵蚀和冻土融化这些只是气候影响的一部分，这些影响正在引发人们对与天气有关的伤害，疾病传播，心理健康问题，基础设施破坏以及食品和水安全的担忧。当地领导人面临的挑战，以确定适当的适应战略，以应对气候变化的影响和相关的健康影响。实施过程：部落卫生系统结合当地的观察，传统知识，和西方科学进行社区特定的气候变化健康影响评估。当地领导人正在利用这些信息制定适应措施。目标：阿拉斯加原住民部落健康联盟将描述气候影响和健康影响之间的关系，并提供目前在阿拉斯加西北部应用的社区规模适应行动的示例。调查结果：气候变化正在增加人们对伤害、疾病、精神压力、粮食不安全和水不安全的脆弱性。西北社区正在应用适应的方法，既具体和appropriate.Conclusion：健康影响评估过程是有效的，提高认识，鼓励讨论，参与合作伙伴，并实施适应规划。地方领导人利用社区特有的信息，正在采取健康保护性适应措施。
This article provides examples of adverse health effects, including weather-related injury, food insecurity, mental health issues, and water infrastructure damage, and the responses to these effects that are currently being applied in two Northwest Alaska communities.Background: In Northwest Alaska, warming is resulting in a broad range of unusual weather and environmental conditions, including delayed freeze-up, earlier breakup, storm surge, coastal erosion, and thawing permafrost. These are just some of the climate impacts that are driving concerns about weather-related injury, the spread of disease, mental health issues, infrastructure damage, and food and water security. Local leaders are challenged to identify appropriate adaptation strategies to address climate impacts and related health effects.Implementation process: The tribal health system is combining local observations, traditional knowledge, and western science to perform community-specific climate change health impact assessments. Local leaders are applying this information to develop adaptation responses.Objective: The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium will describe relationships between climate impacts and health effects and provide examples of community-scaled adaptation actions currently being applied in Northwest Alaska.Findings: Climate change is increasing vulnerability to injury, disease, mental stress, food insecurity, and water insecurity. Northwest communities are applying adaptation approaches that are both specific and appropriate.Conclusion: The health impact assessment process is effective in raising awareness, encouraging discussion, engaging partners, and implementing adaptation planning. With community-specific information, local leaders are applying health protective adaptation measures.