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Abstract
The dramatic impact of climate change is physically and economically affecting the world, a consequence of neglecting scientific information known since the 1960s and 1970s. International discussion has focused on the needs of the physical environment and general health concerns (such addressing greenhouse gas production and population health issues); however, little acknowledgement has yet been made of local human issues, such as the effect of climate change on the mental health of those in rural communities. This commentary takes an occupational science perspective to describe new ways of classifying potential mental health problems associated with climate change and its impact on the rural environment. It challenges policy makers to take a proactive approach to addressing the current impacts of climate change on the future mental health of individuals in rural communities.
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RB PereiraOccupational Therapy Department, Barwon Health, Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Due to the newly elected Australian government’s decision to ratify the Kyoto Protocol[1] to promote a more ‘green friendly’ world, it is timely to discuss how such a decision could have a flow-on effect to the mental health and resilience of Australian regional, rural and remote communities[2]
Over the past few decades, the effects of global warming, increased greenhouse gas production per capita[5], climate change, worsening drought and national chronic water shortages have had an increasing economical impact on ecological sustainability, and an emotional impact of people living in rural areas
Summary
Occupational Therapy Department, Barwon Health, Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Submitted: December 2007; Resubmitted: April 2008; Published: 8 August 2008 Pereira RB. Population health needs beyond ratifying the Kyoto Protocol: a look at occupational deprivation Rural and Remote Health 8: 927. Population health needs beyond ratifying the Kyoto Protocol: a look at occupational deprivation Rural and Remote Health 8: 927. (Online), 2008 Available from: http://www.rrh.org.au
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