20 Apr Code Red for Health response in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enhancing peoples health through climate action

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Title

Code Red for Health response in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enhancing peoples health through climate action

AuthorSandra Cortés, Yglesias-González, M., Palmeiro-Silva, Y., Sergeeva, M., Hurtado-Epstein, A., Buss, D. F.,  Hartinger, S. M.
Line(s)Recursos Críticos
Year of Publication2022
Journal TitleThe Lancet Regional Health – Americas
Keywords

Climate change, Greenhouse effect, Population health, Latin America, Caribbean region

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected peoples’ lives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), exacerbated social inequities, revealed deficient health systems, and triggered an economic recession that is already pushing a significant proportion of people into poverty.

However, this current situation pales in comparison to the impacts that human-induced climate change is having and will have on people’s lives and livelihoods. Climate change will magnify the health hazards many face, particularly populations exposed to food and water insecurity, heatwaves, and infectious diseases.
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2022.100248
Corresponding AuthorSandra Cortés scortes@med.puc.cl
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