Table 1

Examples of studies referring to seven different policies

AuthorScopeResultsRegionPeriod
Graham and White (2016) Interconnection of public health and environmental sustainabilityConditions for health are being undermined by rapid environmental changeHigh-income countriesn/a
Review paper
Aunan et al. (2004) GHG mitigation reduces damage to human healthEvaluation of CO2 reduction policy and local health benefitsShanxi, China2004
Dantas et al. (2017) Cross-sectoral outcome assessment of local government cost-effectiveness in the fields of health and environmentLarger (and better) investments in the environment can also enhance performance in healthSao Paulo, Brazil2007–2011
Stead and Stead (2008) Institutional dimension of integrating transport, environment, and health policiesPolicy integration, in relation to transport, health and environment is increasingly recognizedWorldwiden/a
Coomes et al. (2022) Health benefits of clean air and climate policiesTransportation sector strategies to reduce carbon emissions had the potential to provide substantial air quality-related healthNew York, USAModel until 2032
Woodward et al. (2022) Investigate the positive and negative impacts of climate policies on population health in ChinaRestricting emissions brings gains to public health – mainly in the controls on coal burningChina1995–2018
Watts et al.(2015) Map the impacts of climate change, and policy responses to ensure the highest standards of health for populations worldwideTackling climate change could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st centuryWorldwide2015

Source(s): Authors' own elaboration

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