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20 Apr 2018 |
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Fossil fuels don’t just change the climate, they impact our children’s health
As you likely know, the pollution that comes out of tailpipes and smokestacks contributes to climate change, which increases the probability of extreme flooding, intense storms, and heat waves. Dr. Perera’s article points to such a heat wave in California in 2006, where 2,500 children were admitted to emergency rooms. And, as a ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health in the green economy: Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation: Housing sector
Evaluation of the health impacts of climate mitigation strategies is critical to informed decisions that will attain the greatest combined gain for health, well-being and sustainable development. This report considers the scientific evidence regarding possible health gains and, where relevant, health risks of climate change ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Healthy Environments for All: Good for Families, Communities, and the Economy
The face of America is changing: more than half of Americans under age five are of color, and by 2044 we will be a majority people-of-color nation. But while communities of color are driving growth and becoming a larger share of the population, inequality is on the rise and racial inequities remain wide and persistent. […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Green Infrastructure’s contribution to economic growth: a review
The purpose of this report is to assess whether investment in Green Infrastructure increases economic growth, based on the available evidence. We take Green Infrastructure (GI) to mean a planned approach to the delivery of nature in the city in order to provide benefits to residents. This includes features such as street trees, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hawaii Report on Climate Change and Health
Hawaiʻi has addressed climate change on its State policy agenda for several years via initiatives such as Hawai’i State Green Growth (HGG) and Aloha Plus Challenge Initiative, the Hawai’i Climate Adaption Initiative Act (Act 83), and Act 286, HRS 226- 109. The increasing global, national and regional scientific evidence relating ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Older People and Climate Change: Vulnerability and Health Effects
Climate change has the potential to affect the environment in a number of ways that place increased stress on everyone, but disproportionately on the most vulnerable populations, including the young, the old, those with chronic illness, and the poor. Older people are among the most at risk because of decreased mobility resulting from ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and Health Profile
Increasing levels of greenhouse gases, particularly during the past century, have been associated with rising global average temperatures, extreme temperatures, and heat waves. At the same time, other climatic changes in New York State (NYS) have included increased frequency and duration of extreme weather events and coastal storms, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Webzine Video on Health and Climate
Climate change is above all a question of public health. Doctors are in the front-line in responding to the harm from climate turmoil. We have a privileged position and a moral duty to protect and promote the population’s health.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Connecting on Climate: A Guide to Effective Climate Change Communication
The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at The Earth Institute, Columbia University, and ecoAmerica, a nonprofit that works to build public support for climate solutions, have been leaders in climate communication research. With this guide, we synthesize what others and we have learned about climate change ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Access
Climate Access is a international practitioner network/learning community that offers a variety of hands-on resources for those doing climate education and communications.