Building resilience to Australian flood disasters in the face of climate change

doi:10.5694/mja2.51595

. 2022 Oct 3;217(7):342-345.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51595. Epub 2022 Jun 19.

Building resilience to Australian flood disasters in the face of climate change

Sotiris Vardoulakis^{1

2}, Veronica Matthews^{2

3}, Ross S Bailie^{2

4}, Wenbiao Hu^{2

5}, Luis Salvador-Carulla^{2

6}, Alexandra L Barratt^{2

4}, Cordia Chu^{2

7}

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
² Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) National Research Network, Australia.
³ University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Lismore, NSW.
⁴ University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD.
⁶ Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT.
⁷ Centre for Environment and Population Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD.

PMID: 35717626
PMCID: PMC9795877
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51595

Building resilience to Australian flood disasters in the face of climate change

Sotiris Vardoulakis et al. Med J Aust. 2022.

. 2022 Oct 3;217(7):342-345.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51595. Epub 2022 Jun 19.

Authors

Sotiris Vardoulakis^{1

2}, Veronica Matthews^{2

3}, Ross S Bailie^{2

4}, Wenbiao Hu^{2

5}, Luis Salvador-Carulla^{2

6}, Alexandra L Barratt^{2

4}, Cordia Chu^{2

7}

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
² Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) National Research Network, Australia.
³ University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Lismore, NSW.
⁴ University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD.
⁶ Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT.
⁷ Centre for Environment and Population Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD.

PMID: 35717626
PMCID: PMC9795877
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51595

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Keywords: Climate change; Community health services; Disasters; Emergencies; Environment; Infectious diseases; Mental health services.

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[1] Alderman K, Turner LR, Tong S. Floods and human health: a systematic review. Environ Int 2012; 47: 37‐47. - PubMed

[2] Alderman K, Turner LR, Tong S. Floods and human health: a systematic review. Environ Int 2012; 47: 37‐47. - PubMed

[3] Mulchandani R, Armstrong B, Beck CR, et al. The English National Cohort Study of Flooding and Health: psychological morbidity at three years of follow up. BMC Public Health 2020; 20: 321. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Mulchandani R, Armstrong B, Beck CR, et al. The English National Cohort Study of Flooding and Health: psychological morbidity at three years of follow up. BMC Public Health 2020; 20: 321. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Fernandez A, Black J, Jones M, et al. Flooding and mental health: a systematic mapping review. PLoS One 2015; 10: e0119929. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Fernandez A, Black J, Jones M, et al. Flooding and mental health: a systematic mapping review. PLoS One 2015; 10: e0119929. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Ryan B, Franklin RC, Burkle FM, et al. Identifying and describing the impact of cyclone, storm and flood related disasters on treatment management, care and exacerbations of non‐communicable diseases and the implications for public health. PLoS Curr 2015; 7: ecurrents.dis.62e9286d152de04799644dcca47d9288. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Ryan B, Franklin RC, Burkle FM, et al. Identifying and describing the impact of cyclone, storm and flood related disasters on treatment management, care and exacerbations of non‐communicable diseases and the implications for public health. PLoS Curr 2015; 7: ecurrents.dis.62e9286d152de04799644dcca47d9288. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Matthews V, Longman J, Berry HL, et al. Differential mental health impact six months after extensive river flooding in rural Australia: a cross‐sectional analysis through an equity lens. Front Public Health 2019; 7: 367. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Matthews V, Longman J, Berry HL, et al. Differential mental health impact six months after extensive river flooding in rural Australia: a cross‐sectional analysis through an equity lens. Front Public Health 2019; 7: 367. - PMC - PubMed

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