Heat Exposure and Human Health in the Context of Climate Change

1st Edition - November 19, 2022
Imprint: Elsevier
Authors: Yuming Guo, Shanshan Li
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 0 8 0 - 7
eBook ISBN:
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Heat Exposure and Human Health in the Context of Climate Change introduces the effects of heat on human health, especially in the context of climate change. The book utilizes… Read more

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Heat Exposure and Human Health in the Context of Climate Change introduces the effects of heat on human health, especially in the context of climate change. The book utilizes case studies in addition to foundational knowledge and theory to demonstrate the epidemiological impact of heat, also presenting solutions for addressing this important public health issue. It is clearly organized to aid in understanding key questions such as why and how heat exposure impacts health, who are most vulnerable to heat exposure, and how to reduce the impacts of heat exposure.

Providing guidance on public policy development as well as individual protection, this book is an interdisciplinary resource for researchers and policymakers in both public health and environmental science fields.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Extreme heat and climate change
1. Introduction and history of climate change
2. General mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
3. Observed changes in heatwaves
4. Future changes in temperature and extreme heat
Chapter 3. The biologic mechanism for heat exposure and human health
1. Introduction
2. Thermoregulation general concepts
Chapter 4. Heat exposure and child health
1. Background
2. Thermophysiology of children
3. Epidemiological findings of heat–health relations
Chapter 5. Heat exposure and elderly health
1. Thermoregulation in the elderly
2. Health effects of heat exposure in the elderly
3. Limitations of the biological model
4. The epidemiological perspective
5. Synthesis of knowledge
Chapter 6. Heat exposure and occupational health
1. Introduction
2. Occupational health hazards and impacts
3. Heat stress risk assessment
4. Prevention, control, and adaptation
5. Concluding remarks
Chapter 7. Heat exposure and cardiorespiratory health
1. Introduction
2. Heat exposure and cardiovascular diseases
3. Heat exposure and respiratory diseases
4. Summary
Chapter 8. Heat exposure and mental health in the context of climate change
1. Introduction
2. Findings
3. Discussions
4. Heat and provocation
5. Future directions
Chapter 9. Heat exposure and the transmission of infectious diseases
1. Waterborne diseases and heat
2. Vector-borne diseases and heat
Chapter 10. Geographic variation in impacts of heat exposure on human health
1. Introduction
2. Geographic variation in impacts of high temperature
3. Geographic variation in impact of heatwaves
4. Modifiers for the geographic variation in heat effect and the uncertainties
5. Geographic variation in future heat effect under climate change scenarios
6. Summary
Chapter 11. Temporal variation in impacts of heat exposure on human health
1. Introduction
2. Overview of methods used to study temporal variation impacts of heat exposure on human health
3. Epidemiological evidence of temporal variation in heat–health impacts
4. Factors accounting for changing impacts over time
5. Understanding temporal variation in heat–health impacts in the context of climate change: implications for impact assessments and future adaptation
6. Conclusion
Chapter 12. Strategies to reduce the health impacts of heat exposure
1. Introduction
2. Adaptation interventions
3. Conclusion
Index

Yuming Guo

Associate professor Yuming Guo is the head of the Climate & Air Quality Research Unit in Monash University, Australia. His research interests focus on the health impacts of global climate change, extreme weather, and air pollution. He is honorary professor at University of Queensland and adjunct professor at University of Oulu, Jinan University, and Chongqing Medical University. His work was awarded the Best Environmental Paper by International Society of Environmental Epidemiology and he is awarded Best Young Scientist by the Lancet-CAMS Committee. He has published extensively (over 100 high quality papers in the last five years) in prestigious international journals including the highest-ranked journals. He is a member of Think Tank for Climate Change and Human Health in Australia. He sits in many research grant review committees and editorial board of Environmental Health Perspectives, Environment International, PeerJ, and Annals of Cancer Epidemiology.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Head of Climate and Air Quality Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Shanshan Li

Dr Shanshan Li is a research fellow in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. She has a strong background in both public health and medicine. She is an environmental epidemiologist and biostatistician with special focuses on atmospheric environmental health and extensive child health issues. She has published broadly in high-ranked topic relevant journals, and as chief investigator successfully secured competitive grants. She is a peer reviewer of various grant schemes and a number of prestigious international journals. She has worked with Chinese government agencies (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, and CDC), numerous universities/research institutes across the world, and UNICEF. Most of her work involves collaborations with research groups across the globe, and she continues to develop broader and stronger linkages with colleagues within Australia and internationally.

Affiliations and expertise

Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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