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20 Apr 2018 |
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Heads They Win, Tails We Lose: How Corporations Corrupt Science at the Public’s Expense
Access to the best available science allows federal decision makers to craft policies that protect our health and safety and the environment. Unfortunately, censorship of scientists and the manipulation, distortion, and suppression of scientific information has threatened the federal scientific enterprise in recent years. This ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Healthy Environment, Healthy People
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights critical links between development, the environment, human well-being and the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation. This report summarizes for Governments, policy makers and stakeholders the evidence of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States
Climate change is a significant threat to the health of the American people. The impacts of human-induced climate change are increasing nationwide. Rising greenhouse gas concentrations result in increases in temperature, changes in precipitation, increases in the frequency and intensity of some extreme weather events, and rising sea ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Wisconsin’s Heat Vulnerability Index
One of the few publications that maps statewide heat vulnerability. Utilizing the methodology developed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), the Wisconsin Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) staff conducted a geo-spatial analysis of heat-related vulnerability in Wisconsin.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Strengthening the Social Response to the Human Impacts of Environmental Change
The United States and other contemporary societies face unprecedented environmental challenges as a result of climate change and escalating urbanization, ranging from acute hazards (e.g., natural disasters) to chronic, slow-onset stressors (e.g., prolonged drought, rising urban pollution levels, intransigent urban spatial ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Natural and unnatural synergies: climate change policy and health equity
Climate change and health inequities represent two of the greatest challenges to human development in the 21st century. As the Copenhagen summit on climate change planned for December 2009 approaches, there are opportunities to use the political momentum of climate change to promote health equity. The broad-ranging policies required ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health in the green economy: Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation policies – transport sector
Transport has powerful impacts on health. Well-designed transport policies and infrastructure investment priorities can lead to far-reaching reductions in traffic-related health risks from air and noise pollution and injury. Cycling and walking, on their own or as part of a public transport journey, can greatly enhance physical ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and health: outcome of the WHO Conference on Health and Climate. Report by the Secretariat
This report covers two topics: the outcome of the WHO Conference on Health and Climate (Geneva, 27–29 August 2014) and a revised WHO work plan on climate change and health.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Race, Ethnicity and Public Responses to Climate Change
In this report we examine public support for climate change and energy policies among different racial and ethnic groups. We find that in many cases, minorities are equally as supportive, and often more supportive of national climate and energy policies, than white Americans.As the United States becomes increasingly diverse over the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public Perceptions of the Health Consequences of Global Warming
A new report, Public Perceptions of the Health Consequences of Global Warming, which analyzes results from our national survey conducted in October 2014, finds that Americans are generally unaware of the potential health consequences of global warming. Key findings include:Few Americans have thought much about the health consequences ...