George Mason University's Center for Climate Change Communication, Fairfax, VA, United States.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 26;10:1086858. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1086858. eCollection 2022.
Because of the world's dependence on fossil fuels, climate change and air pollution are profoundly harming both human and planetary health. Fortunately, climate solutions are also health solutions, and they present both local and global opportunities to foster cleaner, healthier, and safer communities. In this review, we briefly discuss the human health harms of climate change, climate and health solutions, and provide a thorough synthesis of social science research on climate and health communication. Through our review, we found that social science research provides an evidence-based foundation for messaging strategies that can build public and political will for climate and health solutions. Specifically, messages that convey the health harms of climate change and highlight the health benefits of climate solutions may be especially effective in building this public and political will. We also found that health professionals are trusted sources of information about climate change, and many have shown interest in engaging with the public and policymakers about the health relevance of climate change and clean energy. Together, the alignment between message strategies and the interest of highly trusted messengers strongly suggests the potential of health students and health professionals to create the conditions necessary to address climate change as a public health imperative. Therefore, our review serves as a resource for those interested in communicating about climate change and health and suggests that social scientists can continue to support practitioners with research and advice on the most effective communication strategies.
由于世界对化石燃料的依赖，气候变化和空气污染正在严重危害人类和地球的健康。幸运的是，气候解决方案也是健康解决方案，它们为促进更清洁、更健康和更安全的社区提供了本地和全球的机会。在这篇综述中，我们简要讨论了气候变化对人类健康的危害、气候和健康解决方案，并对气候和健康传播的社会科学研究进行了全面综合。通过我们的综述，我们发现社会科学研究为信息传递策略提供了一个基于证据的基础，这些策略可以为气候和健康解决方案建立公众和政治意愿。具体来说，传达气候变化对健康的危害并强调气候解决方案对健康的益处的信息，可能特别有助于建立这种公众和政治意愿。我们还发现，健康专业人员是气候变化信息的可信来源，许多人表示有兴趣就气候变化与清洁能源的相关性与公众和政策制定者进行接触。信息传递策略与高度可信的信息传递者的利益之间的一致性强烈表明，健康专业学生和健康专业人员有可能创造出必要的条件，将应对气候变化作为一项公共卫生要务。因此，我们的综述为那些有兴趣就气候变化和健康进行交流的人提供了一个资源，并表明社会科学家可以继续为从业者提供关于最有效的沟通策略的研究和建议。
