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20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Health, Your Health: Prevention Is Protection
Climate disruption is harmful to your health. Dr. Linda Rudolph and Dr. Barbara Sattler are showing how our success or failure as a civilization may well hinge on how ingenious, nimble and socially just our public health systems can become in restoring the ecosystem health on which all health depends. And doing the right thing […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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JAMA Forum: Communicating the Health Effects of Climate Change
As 2015 draws to a close, on track to be the hottest year ever recorded, global attention to climate change has soared. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), composed of more than 2000 of the world’s leading climate change scientists, has stated with confidence that the major driver of rising ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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AMA Position Statement on Climate Change and Human Health
Human health is ultimately dependent on the health of the planet and its ecosystem. The AMA recognises the latest findings regarding the science of climate change, the role of humans, past observations and future projections. The consequences of climate change have serious direct and indirect, observed and projected health impacts ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Benefits of a Low-Carbon Future
In 2007, the City of Toronto adopted the target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across Toronto by 80% by the year 2050, relative to 1990 levels. The purpose of the report is to assist Toronto Public Health to better understand the health benefits, and any negative health impacts (harms), of GHG-reduction actions that could ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Reducing Global Health Risks Through MItigation of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Scoping report for policymakers
This report was developed as a policy-relevant summary of potential benefits to health from reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. The report brings together available knowledge from the health and climate domain into one scoping review. The document provides information on direct and indirect health effects of SLCPs ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Let’s Talk Health & Climate: Communication Guidance for Health Professionals
EcoAmerica’s brand new communications guide, Let’s Talk Health and Climate, combines values research, communications, and specific messaging into a single resource, so health professionals can learn how to create messaging that truly resonates with the health and healthcare audience. EcoAmerica’s research shows that ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Inform Policy Makers in Your State about the Health Benefits of Implementing the Clean Power Plan: A Brief Toolkit for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals
Climate change, together with other natural and human-made health stressors, influence human health and disease in numerous ways. Some existing health threats will intensify and new health threats will emerge. Not everyone is equally at risk. Important considerations include age, economic resources, and location. Preventive and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change & Health Equity: Issue Brief
Climate change threatens the health and well-being of California’s diverse population of nearly 38 million people and poses immense challenges for achieving health equity. While all Californians are impacted by climate change, the populations most vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change are the same communities that ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change as a Public Health Issue
Last month, anthrax made an appearance in northern Russia when a 75-year-old caribou carcass that was infected with the bacteria thawed and came into contact with locals. We talk to a guest who says that climate change could be to blame for the spread of illness and might be at the root…
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hojas informativas: El cambio climatico, la salud y las poblaciones que nos preocupan
El entender las amenazas que el cambio climático representa para la salud humana nos puede ayudar a trabajar juntos para aminorar los riesgos y estar preparados. El cambio climático amenaza la salud humana, inclusive la salud mental, así como el acceso al aire limpio, el agua potable segura, la alimentación nutritiva y el ...