How floods impact health systems: a scoping review of Australian research.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although the health impacts of floods are well described, there is limited research on how flooding affects health systems, services and the health workforce-despite their central role in mitigating and responding to these impacts. This scoping review examines the nature and extent of existing research evidence on the impact of flooding events on Australia's health system.

Design

A scoping review following the Johanna Briggs Institute methodology.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest Central and PsycINFO were searched through to 22 October 2024. Reference lists of included publications were screened for additional publications.

Eligibility

We included studies that reported any health system or health service disrupti

SUBMITTER: Dorfer N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684220 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature