Robbie M. Parks
@robbieparks.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Columbia University
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This study was led by Dr. Qing Yao, with great collaboration with Victoria Lynch, Molei Liu, @wuxiao1993.bsky.social and @robbieparks.bsky.social.
Check out the press release from Columbia Mailman. www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/hurrica...
Check out the press release from Columbia Mailman. www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/hurrica...
Hurricane Evacuation Patterns Differ Based on Where the Storm Hits
People in coastal areas with frequent hurricane exposure are more likely to travel out of harm’s way compared to people in inland areas who are more likely to stay put.
www.publichealth.columbia.edu
October 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This study was led by Dr. Qing Yao, with great collaboration with Victoria Lynch, Molei Liu, @wuxiao1993.bsky.social and @robbieparks.bsky.social.
Check out the press release from Columbia Mailman. www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/hurrica...
Check out the press release from Columbia Mailman. www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/hurrica...
Reposted by Robbie M. Parks
This study is led by Dr. Qing Yao, in collaboration with Victoria Lynch, Molei Liu, @wuxiao1993.bsky.social, and @robbieparks.bsky.social. Great pleasure discussing our findings with Sarah Kaplan and Kevin Crowe at the Washington Post. The preprint has not been peer-reviewed. End/
July 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This study is led by Dr. Qing Yao, in collaboration with Victoria Lynch, Molei Liu, @wuxiao1993.bsky.social, and @robbieparks.bsky.social. Great pleasure discussing our findings with Sarah Kaplan and Kevin Crowe at the Washington Post. The preprint has not been peer-reviewed. End/
Reposted by Robbie M. Parks
This gap aligns closely with findings from a recent report by @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, which highlighted the urgent need to integrate mental health into climate adaptation strategies.
A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide - Current Environmental Health Reports
Purpose of Review Extreme heat is associated with mental health conditions such as suicide, anxiety, and substance use disorders. However, the integration of mental health in heat-health planning rema...
doi.org
May 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This gap aligns closely with findings from a recent report by @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, which highlighted the urgent need to integrate mental health into climate adaptation strategies.
#tldr: Our new review found that while most Heat Health Action Plans mention mental health, very few detail specific impacts or include targeted interventions, highlighting a critical gap to be addressed in heat policies under climate change:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide - Current Environmental Health Reports
Purpose of Review Extreme heat is associated with mental health conditions such as suicide, anxiety, and substance use disorders. However, the integration of mental health in heat-health planning rema...
link.springer.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#tldr: Our new review found that while most Heat Health Action Plans mention mental health, very few detail specific impacts or include targeted interventions, highlighting a critical gap to be addressed in heat policies under climate change:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👏 Huge congratulations to Allison Stewart-Ruano, our wonderful PhD student, and co-authors for this crucial work: #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth #HeatAction #MentalWellbeing
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide - Current Environmental Health Reports
Purpose of Review Extreme heat is associated with mental health conditions such as suicide, anxiety, and substance use disorders. However, the integration of mental health in heat-health planning rema...
link.springer.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
👏 Huge congratulations to Allison Stewart-Ruano, our wonderful PhD student, and co-authors for this crucial work: #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth #HeatAction #MentalWellbeing
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🌍 We're seeing promising examples of integration (e.g., Southern Australia's heatwave early warning system: www.health.gov.au/sites/defaul...). It's time to ensure these vital mental health protections are routinely integrated into heat policies.
May 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🌍 We're seeing promising examples of integration (e.g., Southern Australia's heatwave early warning system: www.health.gov.au/sites/defaul...). It's time to ensure these vital mental health protections are routinely integrated into heat policies.
🔎 How well is this reflected in Heat Health Action Plans (HHAPs)?
👍 75.9% of HHAPs mention mental health.
🤔 But only 31.3% acknowledge specific heat-mental health impacts.
👎 And only 21.7% include targeted interventions.
👍 75.9% of HHAPs mention mental health.
🤔 But only 31.3% acknowledge specific heat-mental health impacts.
👎 And only 21.7% include targeted interventions.
May 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🔎 How well is this reflected in Heat Health Action Plans (HHAPs)?
👍 75.9% of HHAPs mention mental health.
🤔 But only 31.3% acknowledge specific heat-mental health impacts.
👎 And only 21.7% include targeted interventions.
👍 75.9% of HHAPs mention mental health.
🤔 But only 31.3% acknowledge specific heat-mental health impacts.
👎 And only 21.7% include targeted interventions.
😰 Growing evidence links extreme heat to negative mental health outcomes, from increased mortality in those with pre-existing conditions to higher psychiatric admissions.
May 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
😰 Growing evidence links extreme heat to negative mental health outcomes, from increased mortality in those with pre-existing conditions to higher psychiatric admissions.
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Also important to note -- considerable racial disparities in both maternal and infant health have persisted over the past 25y.
So overall, amidst reasons for optimism with respect to trends, we shouldn't lose sight of work still to do. 4/n
@robbieparks.bsky.social +Seth Flaxman
So overall, amidst reasons for optimism with respect to trends, we shouldn't lose sight of work still to do. 4/n
@robbieparks.bsky.social +Seth Flaxman
April 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Also important to note -- considerable racial disparities in both maternal and infant health have persisted over the past 25y.
So overall, amidst reasons for optimism with respect to trends, we shouldn't lose sight of work still to do. 4/n
@robbieparks.bsky.social +Seth Flaxman
So overall, amidst reasons for optimism with respect to trends, we shouldn't lose sight of work still to do. 4/n
@robbieparks.bsky.social +Seth Flaxman
Absolutely let’s talk!
March 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Absolutely let’s talk!