The impact of climate change on human health: Some international implications

The main purpose of this research is to analyze the perception of climate change impacts on human health in Bangladesh through data from nationality representative surveys conducted in some district of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh there have a few research has been conducted on public perceptions about the impact of climate change on human health. A structured questionnaire method was conducted, and data collected from 615 respondents. The findings of this study reveal that out of 615 respondents, 76.0% of the respondents replied positively while remaining 24.0%, almost one-fourth of total respondents, indicated that they have not heard the term climate change before. Knowledgeable in climate change, 92.5% of respondents agreed that climate change has an impact on human health while only 7.5% respondents disagreed with this statement. 90.5% of respondents argued that they are agreed with the opinion that climate change is a serious threat to human health.

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Climate Change and Human Health: A Review of Allergies, Autoimmunity and the Microbiome

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17134814 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (13) ◽

pp. 4814

Author(s):

Carly Ray ◽

Xue Ming

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Immune System ◽

Human Health ◽

Allergic Disease ◽

Critical Importance ◽

Neurologic Diseases ◽

Impact Of Climate Change ◽

Immunologic Diseases ◽

The Impact ◽

Specific Tolerance

The impact of climate change on human health is a topic of critical importance. While only recently beginning to gain attention, it is clear that immediate action is necessary to minimize this impact. In our review, we will outline a subset of these effects in detail. We will examine how climate change has worsened respiratory allergic disease. We will discuss how climate change has altered antigen exposure, possibly disrupting antigen-specific tolerance by the immune system, leading, in turn, to an increase in the prevalence of immunologic diseases. Finally, we will explore how the loss of biodiversity related to climate change may affect the microbiome, potentially leading to dysbiosis, inflammatory, autoimmune and neurologic diseases.

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Climate Change and Health Teenager’s Perceptions as a Basis for Interventions

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) ◽

10.11591/ijphs.v5i3.4795 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 267

Author(s):

Sulistyawati Sulistyawati ◽

Izzatun Nisa

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Human Health ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Impact Of Climate Change ◽

Agents Of Change ◽

Future Society ◽

Level Of Understanding ◽

Media Channels ◽

The Impact ◽

Climate Change And Health

Climate change is becoming a major issue around the globe with increasing impact on human health. Strategies aiming to address these climate change impacts are thus a necessity. Involving teenagers as agents of change is one way to promote necessary changes in attitudes and behaviors, in the community and our future society. This paper explores climate change perceptions among teenagers in order to formulate strategies that include them as agents in climate change adaptation addressing health. We did quick survey in 95 students, which are categorized as teenagers from a senior high school in Gunungkidul, Indonesia randomly enrolled as respondents in this research, but 15 of them dropped out due to the incompleteness of answer. A structured questionnaire was used to measure the teenagers’ perceptions about climate change and health. Based on this research respondents have had an intermediate understanding of the impact of climate change on human health. There were 65% of respondents stated that they felt the impact of climate change this time. However, the level of understanding varies with respect to disease. So that, it is highly recommended to improve the knowledge of teenagers about climate change and its consequences on human health by use mass media (TV, Radio and the internet) as media channels for interventions targeting teenagers.

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