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Rising seas and public health: implications and challenges

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Published/Copyright: November 30, 2022
Public Health Forum
From the journal Public Health Forum Volume 30 Issue 4

Abstract

Rising sea level poses a serious threat to the health and well-being of vast numbers of people around the world, with impacts expected to grow even more in coming years. The field of public health has a crucial role to play in addressing the complex challenges posed by sea level rise. But to do so effectively, public health will need to rethink, rework, and update some important dimensions of public health practice as well as the manner in which tomorrow’s public health professionals are trained.

Zusammenfassung

Steigende Meeresspiegel sind eine globale Bedrohung für Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden für große Teile der Bevölkerung, und die Auswirkungen werden sich in den kommenden Jahren weiter verstärken. Der Disziplin Public Health kommt eine tragende Rolle darin zu, auf die komplexen Herausforderungen des Meeresspiegelanstiegs zu reagieren. Um dies effektiv tun zu können, muss es gelingen, Public Health neu zu denken und Wasser und Gesundheit auch in die Aus- und Weiterbildung von Gesundheitsfachkräften zu integrieren.

Keywords: climate change; coastal resilience; public health; sea level rise
Schlüsselwörter: Klimawandel; Meeresspiegelanstieg; Public Health; Resilienz von Küsten
*Correspondence: Steven M. Becker, PhD, Professor of Community and Environmental Health, Old Dominion University, and Program Head, Health Dimensions of Coastal Resilience, Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA

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Published Online: 2022-11-30
Published in Print: 2022-12-16

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https://doi.org/10.1515/pubhef-2022-0075
Keywords for this article
climate change; coastal resilience; public health; sea level rise

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. Wasser und Gesundheit: ein Überblick
  4. Rising seas and public health: implications and challenges
  5. Der Umgang mit Wasser im Zeichen der SDGs
  6. Zero Water Day: seizing the opportunity from a public health perspective
  7. Zu viel Nährstoff im Wasser: Risiken für die menschliche Gesundheit
  8. Renaturierung von Still- und Fließgewässern zum Schutz der menschlichen Gesundheit
  9. Eutrophication, contaminants, litter and climate change: Baltic Sea under threat
  10. Mikro- und Nanoplastik im Trinkwasser: ein Gesundheitsrisiko?
  11. Infektionen mit Nicht-Cholera-Vibrionen
  12. Antibiotikaresistenzen im klinischen Umfeld: Abwasser als unsichtbarer Hotspot
  13. Poly- und Perfluorierte Alkylsubstanzen in Gewässern: Beispiel für ein lokales Screening
  14. SRAS-CoV-2 Virusvariantenmonitoring im Abwasser
  15. TFA als persistentes Abbauprodukt fluorierter Kohlenwasserstoffe
  16. Public Health Infos
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