Code Red for Health response in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enhancing peoples health through climate action

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Título	Code Red for Health response in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enhancing peoples health through climate action
Autor(es)	Marisol Yglesias-González, Yasna Palmeiro-Silva, Milena Sergeeva, Sandra Cortés, Andrea Hurtado-Epstein, Daniel F. Buss, Stella M. Hartinger
Línea(s)	Recursos Críticos
Año de publicación	2022
Revista	The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
Palabras claves	Climate change, Greenhouse effect, Population health, Latin America, Caribbean region
Resumen	The COVID-19 pandemic has affected peoples’ lives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), exacerbated social inequities, revealed deficient health systems, and triggered an economic recession that is already pushing a significant proportion of people into poverty. However, this current situation pales in comparison to the impacts that human-induced climate change is having and will have on people's lives and livelihoods. Climate change will magnify the health hazards many face, particularly populations exposed to food and water insecurity, heatwaves, and infectious diseases.
Doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2022.100248
Autor(es) de correspondencia	Stella M. Hartinger, stella.hartinger.p@upch.pe