Strategies for Improving Climate Health Literacy

Abstract

This article applies the concept of climate health literacy to propose strategies for enhancing awareness regarding the health impacts of climate change. Based on the review of ongoing initiatives aimed at advancing climate health literacy worldwide, strategies to improve climate health literacy are suggested. Efforts are needed to provide reliable climate health information with scientific evidence to promote climate literacy, which is the ability to find and understand information about the health impacts of climate change and apply it for health protection. Furthermore, it is essential to impart climate change and health education across diverse population groups (e.g., children, adolescents, the general public, healthcare professionals, etc.) throughout the lifespan, while concurrently training educators to impart such capacity. By improving climate health literacy among multiple stakeholders, responses and adaptation to climate change can be enhanced.