Advancing climate change health adaptation through implementation science
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: To date, there are few examples of implementation science studies that help guide climate-related health adaptation. Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based tools, interventions, and policies into practice to improve population health. These studies can provide the needed empirical evidence to prioritise and inform implementation of health adaptation efforts. This Personal View discusses five case studies that deployed disease early warning systems around the world. These cases studies illustrate challenges to deploying early warning systems and guide recommendations for implementation science approaches to enhance future research. We propose theory-informed approaches to understand multilevel barriers, design strategies to overcome those barriers, and analyse the ability of those strategies to advance the uptake and scale-up of climate-related health interventions. These findings build upon previous theoretical work by grounding implementation science recommendations and guidance in the context of real-world practice, as detailed in the case studies.
Source: The Lancet Planetary Health
Institutions: National Cancer Institute, Duke University, University of Washington, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Florida, Inter-American Institute, Energy and Resources Institute, University of Oklahoma, Ministry of Health, University of Pittsburgh
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $5,500
OpenAlex ID: W4308748052