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Palinkas LA, O’Donnell M, Kemp S, Tiatia J, Duque Y, Spencer M, Basu R, Del Rosario KI, Diemer K, Doma B, Forbes D, Gibson K, Graff-Zivin J, Harris BM, Hawley N, Johnston J, Lauraya F, Maniquiz NEF, Marlowe J, McCord GC, Nicholls I, Rao S, Saunders AK, Sortino S, Springgate B, Takeuchi D, Ugsang J, Villaverde V, Wells KB, Wong M. Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities: Promoting Health Equity in the Pacific. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:9758. [PMID: 35955120 PMCID: PMC9368677 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Although climate change poses a threat to health and well-being globally, a regional approach to addressing climate-related health equity may be more suitable, appropriate, and appealing to under-resourced communities and countries. In support of this argument, this commentary describes an approach by a network of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to promoting climate-related health equity in Small Island Developing States and low- and middle-income countries in the Pacific. We identify three primary sets of needs related to developing a regional capacity to address physical and mental health disparities through research, training, and assistance in policy and practice implementation: (1) limited healthcare facilities and qualified medical and mental health providers; (2) addressing the social impacts related to the cooccurrence of natural hazards, disease outbreaks, and complex emergencies; and (3) building the response capacity and resilience to climate-related extreme weather events and natural hazards.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lawrence A. Palinkas
- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Phoenix Australia, Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Counseling, Human Services and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Te Wānanga o Waipapa, School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA 95812, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Mapua University, Manila 1102, Philippines
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- Phoenix Australia, Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia, Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Provincial Government of New Ireland, Kavieng 631, Papua New Guinea
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- Department of Epidemiology and Chronic Disease, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
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- Office of the President, University of Nueva Caceres, Naga 4400, Philippines
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- School of Counseling, Human Services and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- International Organization for Migration, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- College of Social Work, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- International Organization for Migration, Majuro 96960, Marshall Islands
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- School of Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
- School of Public Health, LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Center for Health Services and Society, Jane and Terry Semel Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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Yao ES, Bullen P, Meissel K, Tiatia J, Fleming T, Clark TC. Effects of Ethnic Classification on Substantive Findings in Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes. J Youth Adolesc 2022; 51:1581-1596. [PMID: 35438431 PMCID: PMC9232462 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-022-01612-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Although most adolescents are healthy, epidemiological studies show that a significant number experience mental health challenges, and that Indigenous and ethnic minority youth tend to have poorer mental health outcomes. However, ethnic classification in adolescence is complex due to increasing multi-ethnic identification, and little is known about how different classification methods affect research conclusions. This study used a nationally representative adolescent sample from Aotearoa New Zealand (N = 8275; ages 12–18; 55% female; 32% multi-ethnic) to investigate the effects that five ethnic classification methods have on substantive findings in three mental health outcomes: overall psychosocial difficulties, deliberate self-harm, and suicide attempts. The results showed that, depending on the classification method used, reported outcomes within the same nominal ethnic group varied by an effect size (d) of up to 0.12, and the reported magnitude of difference between nominal ethnic groups varied by an effect size (d) of up to 0.25. These effects are substantial given that they are solely due to a change in method. The impact that ethnic classification method has on substantive findings highlights the importance of criticality and transparency in research involving ethnicity data.
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- Esther S Yao
- Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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