Revive Health

More than 3 billion people worldwide live within highly vulnerable areas with implications for skin health, according to climate change policy makers. The skin is highly climate sensitive. Exposure to extreme weather conditions poses a significant risk in dermatological health, especially in marginalized populations. A review at the Department of Dermatology, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Medical Center identified extreme weather conditions—flooding, wildfire, and heat-related health risks—likely to expand in magnitude, prevalence, and geographic area, as well as the dermatological manifestations related to these events. Their findings appear in  The Journal of Climate Change and Health . “We wanted to provide dermatologists and other practitioners with a comprehensive overview of extreme weather-related skin disease as a foundation for patient education, implementation of early treatment interventions, and improved disease outcomes,” said l...