Community-based solutions for chronic disease management during natural disasters: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Despite rapid increases in both the burden of chronic disease and climate change-driven extreme weather events globally, the need to jointly address these crises remains largely overlooked. Chronic diseases require ongoing and often specialized care, which natural disasters disrupt by increasing physiological stressors and disrupting access to healthcare facilities, food, shelter and medications. Community-based solutions can mitigate these health risks, especially in low-resource settings and among historically underserved populations. This systematic review aimed to identify key recommendations for community-based interventions that aid with chronic disease management during extreme weather events. A comprehensive search strategy was used to yield 46 eligible studies from 266 search resu

SUBMITTER: Iyer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12316207 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature