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Public Health Response to a Climate Emergency: A Teaching Exercise

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Public health emergencies often involve weather-related issues, such as flooding, heatwaves, wildfires, storms, and vector-borne or water-borne diseases. Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and intense owing to climate change. Preventive medicine physicians and other public health professionals are uniquely qualified to serve in leadership or advisory roles during the actual emergencies or preparedness for the climate-related emergencies. Many residency programs are now integrating climate education into their curriculum, but few include simulated exercises. The authors present a climate-exacerbated scenario, discussion questions, and consideration for next steps in educating public health leaders and other collaborators.

Source: AJPM Focus

DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2025.100452

Authors: Sheryl Bedno, John Russell, Katharine Beardmore, Pauline Thomas

Institutions: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,910