Climate change and health in rural mountain environments: summary of a workshop on knowledge gaps, barriers, and opportunities for action.

ABSTRACT: Climate change and its associated impacts on human health are serious and growing challenges. Yet, despite elevated health disparities, unique underlying vulnerabilities, and distinctive ecosystems, little research has been conducted in rural mountain environments to understand climate-health interactions. The climate change and health workshop in rural mountain environments was held at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States, to address these research gaps. Experts, community members, and students from diverse disciplines engaged in World Café brainstorms and open-ended discussions to highlight needs across seven research priority themes, which focused on rural southern Appalachia but are applicable to other rural mountain environments: (1) anticipating climat

SUBMITTER: Sugg MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12030184 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature