A public health surveillance system applied to climate change for cities

This paper makes a first proposal for a public health surveillance system for climate change in cities, and describes the process that led to its definition. After several years of monitoring different aspects related to climate change and its impact, the public health services of Barcelona made a p...

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Published inGaceta sanitaria Vol. 36; no. 3; p. 283
Main Authors Mercuriali, Lilas, Oliveras, Laura, Marí, Marc, Gómez, Anna, Montalvo, Tomás, García-Rodríguez, Alejo, Pérez, Gloria, Villalbí, Joan Ramon
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.05.2022
Subjects
Cities
Climate Change
Humans
Public Health
Public Health Surveillance
Cities
Climate change
Vigilancia de salud pública
Salud pública
Public health surveillance
Urban health
Cambio climático
Salud urbana
Indicadores
Indicators
Public health
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Summary:This paper makes a first proposal for a public health surveillance system for climate change in cities, and describes the process that led to its definition. After several years of monitoring different aspects related to climate change and its impact, the public health services of Barcelona made a preliminary proposal and gathered a working group of experts to discuss and review it. Four categories of components were defined: climate data, health impacts of climate change and its determinants, contributions of the city to mitigation (especially those with health co-benefits), and actions to reduce vulnerability to extreme events. They were broken in twelve components, with indicators for each. The proposal was further refined with subsequent reviews, and is being used by the city public health services involved in this field.
ISSN:1578-1283
DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.01.003