The understanding of the role of climate change in worsening health outcomes and social disparities is growing, highlighting poverty as a key factor amplifying exposure to environmental hazards and as a result of such exposure. However, there has been insufficient focus on the unique risks encountered in Canada, highlighting the necessity for targeted understanding to inform and evaluate effective responses. The question guiding the present scoping review is: In the Canadian context, what are the impacts and implications of climate change and weather extremes on the physical and mental health of those experiencing poverty, as evidenced in the peer-reviewed academic literature?
Mariya Bezgrebelna, Emil Aliyev, Yaa S.A. Amoah, Donna Atkinson, Susan Bell Chiblow, Mardi Daley, Julie L. Drolet, Amber Fletcher, Sherilee Harper, Glen P. Kenny, Leanne M. Lacap, Kwame McKenzie, Abhay Sachal, Pierre Valois, Gregor Wolbring, Edward Xie, Sean A. Kidd