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Resources by SOA Team Members

SOA Team Members are hard at work researching, presenting, and publishing on the connections between climate change, health & disability. Read below about their current work.

Publications

Climate Change and Health: The Day for Tomorrow

Alexander, M. (2021). Climate change and health: The day for Tomorrow✰. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 4, 100062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100062

A bellweather for climate change and disability: educational needs of rehabilitation professionals regarding disaster management and spinal cord injuries

Alexander, M., Alexander, J., Arora, M., Slocum, C., & Middleton, J. (2019). A bellweather for climate change and disability: Educational needs of rehabilitation professionals regarding disaster management and spinal cord injuries. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-019-0239-z

International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation position statement on climate change and disability

Alexander, M., Gosney, J., O’Connell, C., Khan, F., & Lains, J. (2023). International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Position Statement on climate change and disability. The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 6(2), 27–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/ph9.0000000000000001

Knowledge and attitudes of future physicians in the Cordillera region of the Philippines towards climate change: A pre-pandemic cross-sectional study

Domantay, J. A., Leochico, C. F., Salvador, P. A., Ciriaco, V. M., Abad, P. R., Capistrano, V. E., Cruz, G. M., Darang, L. C., Del Rosario, D. M., Gadgad, J. A., Pagalanan, J., Palaylay, A., Perez, F. J., & Torres, C. P. (2021). Knowledge and attitudes of future physicians in the Cordillera region of the Philippines towards climate change: A pre-pandemic cross-sectional study. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 4, 100063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100063

Healthcare Professionals Need to be CCLEAR: Climate Collaborators, Leaders, Educators, Advocates, and Researchers

Duhaime, A.C., Futernick, M., Alexander, M., Erny, B. C., Etzel, R. A., Gordon, I. O., Guinto, R., Hertelendy, A. J., Howard, C., Maki, L., Olagunju, A. T., Parker, E. R., Redvers, N., Sehgal, A., Shultz, J. M., Simidchiev, A., Torday, J. S., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Healthcare professionals need to be CCLEAR: Climate collaborators, leaders, educators, advocates, and researchers. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 4, 100078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100078

Interventional Pain Physician Beliefs on Climate Change: A Spine Intervention Society (SIS) survey

Fogarty, A. E., Godambe, M., Duszynski, B., McCormick, Z. L., Steensma, J., & Decker, G. (2023). Interventional pain physician beliefs on climate change: A spine intervention society (SIS) survey. Interventional Pain Medicine, 2(4), 100287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2023.100287

The Carbon Footprint of Epidural Steroid Injections: A Pilot Study

Fogarty, A. E., Wilson, A., Godambe, M., Shinde, N., Gou, C., Decker, G., & Steensma, J. (2023). The carbon footprint of epidural steroid injections: A pilot study. PM&R. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.13111

Impact of scientific conferences on climate change and how to make them eco-friendly and inclusive: A scoping review

Leochico, C. F., Giusto, M. L., & Mitre, R. (2021). Impact of scientific conferences on climate change and how to make them eco-friendly and inclusive: A scoping review. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 4, 100042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100042

Toward Green and Sustainable Educational Conferences in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Leochico, C. F., Di Giusto, M. L., & Mitre, R. (2021). Toward green and sustainable educational conferences in physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 4(4), 201–202. https://doi.org/10.4103/jisprm-000147

Improving environmental sustainability in outpatient clinics: Lessons from a waste audit

Taylor, A. L., Levin, J., Chan, J., Lee, M., Kasitinon, D., Miller, E., & Fox, P. (2021). Improving Environmental Sustainability in outpatient clinics: Lessons from a waste audit. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 4, 100070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100070

Climate Change and Physiatry: A Call to Proportional and Prospective Action

Taylor, A. L., Perret, D., Morice, K., Zafonte, R., Skelton, F., Rivers, E., & Alexander, M. (2022). Climate change and Physiatry. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 101(10), 988–993. https://doi.org/10.1097/phm.0000000000002017

Telehealth in PM&R: Past, present, and future in clinical practice and opportunities for translational research

Tenforde, A. S., Alexander, J. J., Alexander, M., Annaswamy, T. M., Carr, C. J., Chang, P., Díaz, M., Iaccarino, M. A., Lewis, S. B., Millett, C., Pandit, S., Ramirez, C. P., Rinaldi, R., Roop, M., Slocum, C. S., Tekmyster, G., Venesy, D., Verduzco‐Gutierrez, M., Zorowitz, R. D., & Rowland, T. R. (2023). Telehealth in PM&R: Past, present, and future in clinical practice and opportunities for Translational Research. PM&R, 15(9), 1156–1174. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.13029

Health impacts of climate-change related natural disasters on persons with disabilities in developing countries: A literature review

Uddin, T., Tasnim, A., Islam, M. R., Islam, M. T., Salek, A. K. M., Khan, M. M., Gosney, J., & Haque, M. A. (2024). Health Impacts of Climate-Change Related Natural Disasters on Persons with Disabilities in Developing Countries: A Literature Review. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 19, 100332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100332

Air Pollution and Parkinson Disease in a Population-Based Study

Krzyzanowski, B., Mullan, A. F., Turcano, P., Camerucci, E., Bower, J. H., & Savica, R. (2024). Air Pollution and Parkinson Disease in a Population-Based Study. JAMA Network Open, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33602

Resources

Podcast: Disability Visibility Project

Wong, A., Camargo, L., Aurora, E., & Ghenis, A. (2019, November 3). Climate Change. Disability Visibility Project. Episode 63.

PM&R and Climate Change Mini Course

Created by Ariana Schanzer

Climate Change and Occupational Therapy

Created by Ashley Lane

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