Start Date
9-10-2025 12:00 PM
End Date
9-10-2025 1:30 PM
Description
This abstract highlights the neglected burden of chronic diseases among populations displaced by climate-related disasters. While infectious disease surveillance is prioritized, conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, and mental health often remain unmonitored.
The work identifies system gaps, including disrupted care, lack of interoperable health records, and weak policy frameworks, and examines their impact on continuity of care. It proposes innovative approaches, such as mobile health tools and community-based surveillance, to strengthen equity-focused monitoring in these vulnerable populations.
Broken Systems, Uncounted Lives: The Crisis of Chronic Disease Surveillance in Climate-Displaced Populations
This abstract highlights the neglected burden of chronic diseases among populations displaced by climate-related disasters. While infectious disease surveillance is prioritized, conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, and mental health often remain unmonitored.
The work identifies system gaps, including disrupted care, lack of interoperable health records, and weak policy frameworks, and examines their impact on continuity of care. It proposes innovative approaches, such as mobile health tools and community-based surveillance, to strengthen equity-focused monitoring in these vulnerable populations.
Comments
This abstract aligns with the conference theme on chronic disease surveillance and population health.