Advancing climate change health adaptation through implementation science

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....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Neta, Gila, Pan, William, Ebi, Kristie, Buss, Daniel F, Castranio, Trisha, Lowe, Rachel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/383733
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/383733
https://dx.doi.org/0.1016/S2542-5196(22)00199-1
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Implementation science
Climate science
Public Health
Canvis climàtics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Medicina comunitària i salut pública
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà::Salut
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Sumario: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.