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Climate Change and Physiatry: A Call to Proportional and Prospective Action
Anita Lowe Taylor1, Danielle Perret, Karen Morice
1From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Peter's Health, Helena, Montana (ALT); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California Irvine, Orange, California (DP); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York (KM); Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Spaulding, Boston, Massachusetts (RZ); Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas (FS); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (FS); Tennessee Valley HealthCare System, Veterans Health Administration, Nashville, Tennessee (ER); and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama (MA).
Abstract:
Through increased temperature-related illness, exposure to wildfire smoke and air pollutants, and more frequent and intense natural disasters, climate change is disproportionately affecting the health of people with disabilities. Although the evidence behind the health effects of climate change is growing, there remain critical research gaps in the physiatric literature that must be addressed. Increased education throughout the medical-education continuum is also needed to prepare physiatrists to address the climate-related health effects impacting their patient populations. Physiatrists and their member organizations should advocate for policies that address climate change with a focus on the unique needs of their patient population and the inclusion of people with disabilities in the policy making process.
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