Video: Climate Change and Well-being: Building Resilience Through Social Connectedness
Climate change has had an immediate and personal impact on our health. Evidence suggests that a changing climate leads to increased stress and anxiety due to the occurrence of extreme weather events. Climate anxiety is a rapidly growing issue, especially for youth.
SFU Assistant Professor Dr. Kiffer Card, a behavioural epidemiologist, social ecologist, and health services researcher, examines how socio-ecological forces relate to mental health, stigmatized behaviour and health inequalities. Caz (Carolyn) Beaumont and Jay Myers – both from the Village of Daajing Giids – shared their experience working in this small, coastal BC community.
Climate Change and Well-being: Building Resilience Through Social Connectedness
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By
BC Healthy Communities
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Published
May 17, 2023
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Subject Area
- Age-friendly Communities
- General Health and Wellness
- Information, Referral, & Advocacy
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Social Connectedness / Social Isolation
- Safety, Security, Finances, & Personal Planning
- Rural and Remote Communities
- Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Relations
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- Academics
- Funders
- Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
- Government (Politicians, Policy Makers) and Health Authorities
- Caregivers, Seniors & Volunteers
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Category
- Best Practices
- Evidence-based & emerging practices
- Events & Webinars
- Recorded webinar
- Rural & Remote Communities
- Organizational development
- Research & Evidence
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