Question and responses | Number of participants n (%) |
---|---|
Ever received training on climate change and health | |
No | 17 (25.7) |
Yes | 48 (72.8) |
Missing | 1 (1.5) |
Training on climate change and health from a | |
Formal training only | 9 (19.0%) |
Informal training only | 13 (27.0%) |
Both formal and informal training | 26 (54.0%) |
Missing | 0 (0.0) |
‘Climate change is a serious threat to public health’, do you: | |
Strongly agree | 54 (82.0) |
Agree | 10 (15.0) |
Disagree | 0 (0.0) |
Strongly disagree | 2 (3.0) |
Missing | 0 (0.0) |
Have you noticed any climate change effects that occurred in your local communities? | |
No | 6 (9.0) |
Yes | 56 (85.0) |
Don’t know | 2 (3.0) |
Missing | 2 (3.0) |
To what degree should EHPs be involved in helping communities adapt to climate change? | |
Leading role | 25 (37.8) |
Supportive role | 41 (62.2) |
Minimal role | 0 (0.0) |
No role | 0 (0.0) |
Missing | 0 (0.0) |
At what level do you think adaptation to climate change should be addressed? | |
Global level | 28 (42.0) |
National level | 5 (8.0) |
Provincial level | 1 (2.0) |
Local level | 23 (35.0) |
More than one level | 8 (12.0) |
Missing | 1 (1.0) |
What societal group in your jurisdiction do you think is most vulnerable to health effects of climate change? (ranked by most reported) a | |
Lower income / informal / poor communities | 38 (25.3) |
Children | 34 (22.6) |
Elderly people | 34 (22.6) |
Immuno-compromised people | 13 (8.6) |
Women | 8 (5.3) |
People in rural areas | 7 (4.6) |
Disabled people | 5 (3.3) |
Black African people | 4 (2.6) |
Farmers | 3 (2.0) |
Homeless people | 2 (1.3) |
Missing | 2 (1.3) |