From:  Pollen allergy and climate change: perceptions by physicians and patients

 A call to action on climate change

Healthcare actorsAction
Physicians

  • Proactive role in addressing climate change [23]

  • Implementation of effective mitigation and adaptation strategies [24]

  • Development of professional guidelines for the climate change and allergy [23]

  • Improved education of physicians [25]

Public policies

  • Improved pollen monitoring networks [26–28]

  • Improved early warning of allergy risk [1, 29]

  • Urban planning to avoid the introduction of plants with high allergenic potential [26, 27, 30]

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