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All Hazards Great and Small: Applying Disaster Risk Reduction to Environmental Justice Communities in South Carolina

open access: yesGeoHealth, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Community‐managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR) puts communities at the center of disaster readiness by assessing hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities, conducting risk analyses, and implementing comprehensive disaster risk reduction (DRR) plans.
Daniel J. Kilpatrick   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shorter Recovery Periods Between Smoke Waves: A Spatio‐Temporal Analysis in California (2006–2020)

open access: yesGeoHealth, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract The increasing frequency of wildfires in California, fueled by climate change through hotter, drier conditions, poses uncertain public health risks due to repeated wildfire smoke exposure. This study explores the “recovery period,” the time between smoke waves, which may offer respite from smoke impacts, including health risks and adaptation ...
Caitlin G. Jones‐Ngo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heavy Metals in Soils: An Investigation of the Contaminated Floodplains Around the Sinu River, Colombia

open access: yesGeoHealth, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Heavy metal contamination in rivers mostly originates from anthropogenic sources such as industrial activities, mining, agriculture, and urban runoff. These metals accumulate in river sediments and impact living organisms and the surrounding ecosystem. Historically, some rivers in Colombia have faced issues related to heavy metal contamination,
Diana Di Luccio   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Community Characteristics Explain Heat‐Related Illness in Seoul, Korea?

open access: yesGeoHealth, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Heatwaves intensified by climate change have increasingly threatened public health, highlighting the need for proactive and spatially targeted interventions. This study aimed to provide scientific evidence for managing the risk of heat‐related illness (HRI) by integrating community‐level physical environments and sociodemographic ...
Minyeong Park, Jung Eun Kang
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Climate‐Related Mental Health Challenges Among Children, Youth, and People Living With Disabilities: A Population Mental Health Commentary

open access: yesGeoHealth, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Climate change threatens mental health through acute and chronic stressors. Vulnerable groups—especially children and people with disabilities—face increased risks due to developmental and structural inequities. Most mental health systems, built for individual care, lack capacity to address climate‐related distress.
Azar M. Abadi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure‐Response Associations Between Air Pollution and Laboratory‐Confirmed Influenza Cases in Anhui Province, China: A Two‐Stage Modeling Study

open access: yesGeoHealth, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Influenza remains a global public health and socio‐economic threat, and air pollution is believed to increase its risk. However, relatively few studies have focused specifically on laboratory‐confirmed influenza (LCI), which limits the precision and reliability of existing evidence on this association.
Harry Asena Musonye   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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