Climate and health concerns of Montana's public and environmental health professionals: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rural health professionals stand at the forefront of community response to climate change, but few studies have assessed their perceptions of the threat. Further, no previous study has compared the opinions of environmental to public health professionals or extensively analyzed the factors related to these experts' climate beliefs, risk perceptions, and issue prioritization.

Methods

In conjunction with the Montana Climate Assessment's 2021 Special Report on Climate Change and Human Health, the 479 members of the Montana Public Health Association and Montana Environmental Health Association were surveyed during September-October 2019, with 39% completing the survey. We summarized descriptive data about their perceptions of local climate-related changes and their be

SUBMITTER: Byron L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485501 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature