Analysis of the Impact of Climate and the Environment on the Mental Health of Older Adults in the Macro Regional Commonwealth, Northeast Region of Peru
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63278/jicrcr.vi.415Keywords:
Climate change, mental health, older adults, climate vulnerability, public policies.Abstract
The article proposes to answer the question : How do the impacts of climate change (heat waves, droughts, torrential rains, sea level rise) among other environmental determinants, affect the mental health of older adults in the Macro Regional Commonwealth Northeast Region of Peru? through the analysis of the degree of incidence of these variables on the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of public services and other sectoral interventions, linked to the implementation of Mental Health Law No. 30947 (approved in 2019) and, amended by Law No. 31627 (of November 18, 2022) and, its operational functional correlation with the health surveillance process of prioritized mental health problems carried out by the "establishments of sentinel health", whose information is contained in population surveys, as established by Health Directive No. 071-MINSA/CDC-V.01., approved by Ministerial Resolution No. 496-2016/MINSA. The process incorporates non-academic organizations (of older adults) from each region and will generate technical assistance actions to sub-national governments (strengthening of the risk prevention approach -Climate Change-) and improvement of health strategies (integrated health networks) for preventive activities and improvement of health interventions from a comprehensive perspective in the territorial areas.
