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Taxonomy Archive: air pollution
20 Apr 2018 |
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The challenge of health & environment: profiling risks & strategic priorities for now & the future
A substantial burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the developing countries is attributable to environmental risk factors. WHO estimates that the environmental factors are responsible for an estimated 24 per cent of the global burden of disease in terms of healthy life years lost and 23 per cent of all deaths; ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health & Green Infrastucture
Green infrastructure is the integration of nature and ecosystems in cities, towns, and regions to generate multiple benefits, such as clean air, better stormwater management, and public health. At the regional scale, it is a planned network of natural areas and open spaces, such as parks and nature preserves, river corridors, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Air Pollution, Climate, and Heart Disease
Two decades of research have shown that air pollution can trigger heart attacks, strokes, and irregular heart rhythms, particularly in people already at risk for these conditions. Several reviews of these studies, including 2 American Heart Association scientific statements, describe the scientific findings and conclude that air ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Thoracic Society Member Survey on Climate Change and Health
The American Thoracic Society (ATS), in collaboration with George Mason University, surveyed a random sample of ATS members to assess their perceptions of, clinical experiences with, and preferred policy responses to climate change. A larger majority anticipated seeing these climate-related health impacts in the next 2 decades. ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate action will make our cities safer
In Arlington County, as with much of the country, climate change has turned up the heat. Our residents are feeling the effects. And when it comes to taking action on climate to protect our communities, we are not waiting.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Fires in West Have Residents Gasping on the Soot Left Behind
The air in the San Joaquin Valley hangs thick with gray-brown dust, a result of the state’s largest fire, which has burned through more than 160 square miles in the nearby hills. The fire has so far spared lives and homes. But it has exposed one of the obscured effects that four years of record […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat Alert and Response Systems to Protect Health: Best Practices Guidebook
Extreme heat poses growing risks to the health of Canadians. Public health and emergency management officials in several Canadian communities are developing interventions to reduce heat-health risks and to prepare for the expected increase in the frequency, duration and severity of extreme heat events due to climate change. To help ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Impact Assessment of Coal and Clean Energy Options in Kentucky
If we Kentuckians value our health, and if Kentucky legislators are concerned with improving public health, it is imperative that community and state leaders examine the role of energy policy in determining health outcomes. Governments and institutions are increasingly using Health Impact Assessments (HIA) as tools to help make ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Impacts of Climate Change: Mold and Respiratory Illness
Climate change is happening now and faster than expected. We often think of climate change as impacting our environment, but as the planet warms, changes in temperature and precipitation are going to lead to other effects that threaten human health and safety. Weather patterns will trend towards the extremes: storms and drought, heat ...