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Special Report: WADEM Climate Change Position Statement.
Joseph Cuthbertson1, Frank Archer1, Andy Robertson2
11Monash University,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine developed a Climate Change Position Statement to improve global emergency healthcare and disaster preparedness. This report details the statement's development process and supporting literature.
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Area of Science:
- Disaster medicine
- Public health
- Climate change impacts
Background:
- The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) is a global multi-disciplinary professional association.
- WADEM's mission is to improve prehospital and emergency healthcare, public health, and disaster health and preparedness worldwide.
- The World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WCDEM) is a key WADEM event held biennially.
Framework:
- The WADEM Climate Change Position Statement was developed to address the health implications of climate change.
- The statement was endorsed at the WCDEM general meeting in April 2017.
- Publication occurred in July 2017 in the journal Prehospital and Disaster Medicine.
Implementation:
- This special report examines the literature underpinning the WADEM Climate Change Position Statement.
- It reviews the development process of the Position Statement.
- The report highlights WADEM's role in creating this crucial health policy document.
Implications:
- The WADEM Climate Change Position Statement provides guidance for improving disaster and emergency health in the context of climate change.
- It emphasizes the need for global collaboration in disaster health and preparedness.
- The document serves as a foundation for future WADEM initiatives on climate change and health.