Canadian Wildfires: A Plague on Societies Well-Being, Inequities and Cohesion.
Prehosp Disaster Med
; 37(4): 429-430, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1931264
ABSTRACT
Extreme heat and wildfires have health implications for everyone; however, minority and low-income populations are disproportionately negatively affected due to generations of social inequities and discriminatory practices. Indigenous people in Canada are at a higher risk of many chronic respiratory diseases, as well as other non-communicable diseases and hospitalization, compared to the general population. These wildfires occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated how disruptive compounding disasters can be, putting minority populations such as First Nations, Metis, and Inuit tribes at increased risk and decreased priority. Going forward, if the necessarily proactive mitigation and preparedness steps are not undertaken, the ability to attenuate health inequity in the indigenous community by building resiliency to wildfire disasters will be significantly hampered.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Wildfires
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Prehosp Disaster Med
Journal subject:
Emergency Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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