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Review
. 2022 Nov;6(11):e909-e918.
doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00199-1.

Advancing climate change health adaptation through implementation science

Gila Neta  1 , William Pan  2 , Kristie Ebi  3 , Daniel F Buss  4 , Trisha Castranio  5 , Rachel Lowe  6 , Sadie J Ryan  7 , Anna M Stewart-Ibarra  8 , Limb K Hapairai  9 , Meena Sehgal  10 , Michael C Wimberly  11 , Leslie Rollock  12 , Maureen Lichtveld  13 , John Balbus  14
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Advancing climate change health adaptation through implementation science

Gila Neta et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

To date, there are few examples of implementation science studies that help guide climate-related health adaptation. Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based tools, interventions, and policies into practice to improve population health. These studies can provide the needed empirical evidence to prioritise and inform implementation of health adaptation efforts. This Personal View discusses five case studies that deployed disease early warning systems around the world. These cases studies illustrate challenges to deploying early warning systems and guide recommendations for implementation science approaches to enhance future research. We propose theory-informed approaches to understand multilevel barriers, design strategies to overcome those barriers, and analyse the ability of those strategies to advance the uptake and scale-up of climate-related health interventions. These findings build upon previous theoretical work by grounding implementation science recommendations and guidance in the context of real-world practice, as detailed in the case studies.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of interests DFB is a staff member of the Pan American Health Organization. The author alone is responsible for the views expressed in this publication, and they do not necessarily represent the decisions or policies of the Pan American Health Organization. LKH was funded in part by a grant to the Pacific Island Health Officers Association from the US Department of State (Cooperative Agreement Number SLMAQM20CA2490). The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the US Department of State. All other authors declare no competing interests.

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Recommendations for implementation science approaches in climate health adaptation research
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