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Adapting to Climate Change: Leveraging Systems-Focused Multidisciplinary Research to Promote Resilience

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  • Sara M. Amolegbe

    (Superfund Research Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • Adeline R. Lopez

    (MDB, Inc., Durham, NC 27713, USA)

  • Maria L. Velasco

    (MDB, Inc., Durham, NC 27713, USA)

  • Danielle J. Carlin

    (Superfund Research Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • Michelle L. Heacock

    (Superfund Research Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • Heather F. Henry

    (Superfund Research Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • Brittany A. Trottier

    (Superfund Research Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • William A. Suk

    (Superfund Research Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Durham, NC 27709, USA)

Abstract

Approximately 2000 official and potential Superfund sites are located within 25 miles of the East or Gulf coasts, many of which will be at risk of flooding as sea levels rise. More than 60 million people across the United States live within 3 miles of a Superfund site. Disentangling multifaceted environmental health problems compounded by climate change requires a multidisciplinary systems approach to inform better strategies to prevent or reduce exposures and protect human health. The purpose of this minireview is to present the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program (SRP) as a useful model of how this systems approach can help overcome the challenges of climate change while providing flexibility to pivot to additional needs as they arise. It also highlights broad-ranging SRP-funded research and tools that can be used to promote health and resilience to climate change in diverse contexts.

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  • Sara M. Amolegbe & Adeline R. Lopez & Maria L. Velasco & Danielle J. Carlin & Michelle L. Heacock & Heather F. Henry & Brittany A. Trottier & William A. Suk, 2022. "Adapting to Climate Change: Leveraging Systems-Focused Multidisciplinary Research to Promote Resilience," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-18, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:22:p:14674-:d:966964
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