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Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health · Journal article
Ieccmexico · July 31, 2026
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This narrative literature review synthesizes evidence on climate change as a public health challenge, identifying rising temperatures, changing precipitation, and extreme weather as drivers of vector-borne, respiratory, and heat-related diseases, with particular vulnerability in urban settings. The authors recommend strengthening public health systems through epidemiological surveillance, early warning systems, and multisectoral governance to enhance climate resilience, but present no primary empirical data or meta-analysis to quantify specific effects or intervention efficacy.
Narrative literature review. Literature on climate change, climate-sensitive diseases, and public health system resilience, with emphasis on urban environments and the Latin American context. Global, with emphasis on Latin America.
Rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, extreme weather events, environmental degradation, and accelerated urbanization contribute to increasing burden of vector-borne, respiratory, water- and food-borne, and heat-related diseases Urban environments identified as particularly vulnerable due to high population density, socioeconomic inequalities, environmental pollution, and limitations in health infrastructure Resilient public health systems incorporating epidemiological surveillance, early warning systems, climate-resilient healthcare infrastructure, technological innovation, and multisectoral governance are essential
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Clinicians and public health professionals should recognize climate change as a systematic driver of disease burden in urban settings and integrate climate adaptation planning into routine public health infrastructure and policy development. The review supports investment in surveillance, early warning, and intersectoral coordination as core components of climate-resilient health systems.
A narrative literature review synthesizing evidence on climate change and public health, offering strategic recommendations for health system resilience rather than reporting primary empirical findings.
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Clinicians and public health professionals should recognize climate change as a systematic driver of disease burden in urban settings and integrate climate adaptation planning into routine public health infrastructure and policy development. The review supports investment in surveillance, early warning, and intersectoral coordination as core components of climate-resilient health systems.
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Climate change has emerged as one of the most important public health challenges of the twenty-first century, profoundly influencing the epidemiology of climate-sensitive diseases and increasing the vulnerability of urban populations worldwide. This review aimed to analyze current scientific evidence regarding the relationship between climate change, climate-sensitive diseases, and the resilience of public health systems, with particular emphasis on urban environments and the Latin American context. A narrative literature review was conducted following the Scientific Method, using publications indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and official reports issued by international organizations, including the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations, and the World Meteorological Organization. The reviewed evidence demonstrated that rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, extreme weather events, environmental degradation, and accelerated urbanization contribute to the increasing burden of vector-borne, respiratory, water- and food-borne, and heat-related diseases. Urban environments were identified as particularly vulnerable because of high population density, socioeconomic inequalities, environmental pollution, and limitations in health infrastructure. The review also highlighted that resilient public health systems incorporating epidemiological surveillance, early warning systems, climate-resilient healthcare infrastructure, technological innovation, and multisectoral governance are essential to strengthen adaptation capacity and reduce climate-related health impacts. Overall, the findings support the integration of climate adaptation into routine public health planning and emphasize the importance of international collaboration, sustainable urban development, and evidence-based policies to protect increasingly urbanized populations under future climate scenarios.
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