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      Views of health professionals on climate change and health: a multinational survey study

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          Climate change arguably represents one of the greatest global health threats of our time. Health professionals can advocate for global efforts to reduce emissions and protect people from climate change; however, evidence of their willingness to do so remains scarce. In this Viewpoint, we report findings from a large, multinational survey of health professionals (n=4654) that examined their views of climate change as a human health issue. Consistent with previous research, participants in this survey largely understood that climate change is happening and is caused by humans, viewed climate change as an important and growing cause of health harm in their country, and felt a responsibility to educate the public and policymakers about the problem. Despite their high levels of commitment to engaging in education and advocacy on the issue, many survey participants indicated that a range of personal, professional, and societal barriers impede them from doing so, with time constraints being the most widely reported barrier. However, participants say various resources—continuing professional education, communication training, patient education materials, policy statements, action alerts, and guidance on how to make health-care workplaces sustainable—can help to address those barriers. We offer recommendations on how to strengthen and support health professional education and advocacy activities to address the human health challenges of climate change.

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                Lancet Planet Health
                Lancet Planet Health
                The Lancet. Planetary Health
                Elsevier B.V
                2542-5196
                08 April 2021
                May 2021
                08 April 2021
                : 5
                : 5
                : e316-e323
                Affiliations
                [a ]Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
                [b ]The Global Climate & Health Alliance, Berkeley, CA, USA
                [c ]World Medical Association, Ferney-Voltaire, France
                [d ]Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
                Author notes
                [* ]Correspondence to: Dr John Kotcher, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA jkotcher@ 123456gmu.edu
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                S2542-5196(21)00053-X
                10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00053-X
                8099728
                33838130
                8970892b-d2cc-47d4-aa15-7e7517eeddc3
                © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license

                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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