Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health Professionals.
Autor: | Katzman JG; Department of Neurosurgery, The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.; Project ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico., Herring D; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland., Wheat S; Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado., Groves RJ; Office of Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Public Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico., Kazhe-Dominguez B; Project ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico., Martin C; Project ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico., Norsworthy K; Project ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico., Liu J; Project ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico., Lord S; Presbyterian Health System, Albuquerque, New Mexico., Tomedi LE; Project ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.; College of Population Health, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | AJPM focus [AJPM Focus] 2022 Nov 24; Vol. 2 (1), pp. 100051. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 24 (Print Publication: 2023). |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.focus.2022.100051 |
Abstrakt: | Introduction: Climate change is a global public health crisis. Most clinicians and public health professionals do not receive adequate education to manage and communicate climate-related health impacts to their patients. Methods: From July 2021 to February 2022, the Project ECHO Climate Change and Human Health program completed 22 weekly trainings for health professionals. These virtual telementoring sessions were designed to improve both knowledge and self-efficacy about climate-related health impacts and climate change‒related communication skills. Results: Between July 2021 and February 2022, a total of 804 unique participants (from 44 states and 25 countries) attended the sessions. Participants were nurses (24.7%), physicians (16.8%), and public health professionals (8.5%). They completed weekly Zoom polls measuring their knowledge and self-efficacy. On average, participants strongly agreed or agreed that they had learned skills taught in each session (average percentage of those who strongly agreed or agreed=94.6%, range=66.7%-100.0%). Participants (31%) also completed a weekly postsession survey. A total of 91% rated the sessions as excellent or very good regarding evidenced-basis, and 89% rated sessions as excellent or very good regarding improved communication skills with patients and colleagues. Conclusions: Given the global climate crisis, the Climate Change and Human Health ECHO is successfully building resources and capacity for clinicians and public health professionals. Competing Interests: None. (© 2022 The Author(s).) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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