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. 2021 Jan 4;10(1):3.
doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01543-y.

Climate change and health in North America: literature review protocol

Sherilee L Harper  1 , Ashlee Cunsolo  2 , Amreen Babujee  3 , Shaugn Coggins  3 , Mauricio Domínguez Aguilar  4 , Carlee J Wright  3
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Climate change and health in North America: literature review protocol

Sherilee L Harper et al. Syst Rev. .

Abstract

Background: Climate change is a defining issue and grand challenge for the health sector in North America. Synthesizing evidence on climate change impacts, climate-health adaptation, and climate-health mitigation is crucial for health practitioners and decision-makers to effectively understand, prepare for, and respond to climate change impacts on human health. This protocol paper outlines our process to systematically conduct a literature review to investigate the climate-health evidence base in North America.

Methods: A search string will be used to search CINAHL®, Web of Science™, Scopus®, Embase® via Ovid, and MEDLINE® via Ovid aggregator databases. Articles will be screened using inclusion/exclusion criteria by two independent reviewers. First, the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be applied to article titles and abstracts, and then to the full articles. Included articles will be analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Discussion: This protocol describes review methods that will be used to systematically and transparently create a database of articles published in academic journals that examine climate-health in North America.

Keywords: Canada; Climate Change; Human Health; Mental Health; Mexico; North America; Protocol; United States of America.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Inclusion and exclusion criteria to review climate change and health literature in North America
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Flow chart of screening questions for the literature review on climate change and health in North America
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