Understanding Heath, Social and Climate Vulnerabilities: Geospatial and Ecosyndemic Approaches
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Keywords: climate change, El Niño, syndemic, ecosyndemic, health inequity, social vulnerability
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Ivan J. Ramírez, University of Colorado Denver
Jieun Lee, University of Northern Colorado
Carolina Jaime, University of Colorado
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How we understand climate impacts on health is often based on studying ecological dynamics of one disease or condition, yet often communities face a synchrony of health hazards, embedded within a wider context of social vulnerabilities and root causes. Climate impacts generate health risks, but typically exacerbate health burdens and inequities linked to social determinants, which influence population exposures, sensitivities, and capacities. How health risks cluster and geographically overlap, and how those clusters are influenced by social and climate drivers is not well known. Using case studies in Latin America, this presentation explores geospatial methodologies and thinking from an ecosyndemic lens (multi-disease hazards) to address these grand health and societal challenges. Preliminary results and policy implications to address synergistic climate-health inequities will be discussed.
Understanding Heath, Social and Climate Vulnerabilities: Geospatial and Ecosyndemic Approaches
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