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20 Apr 2018 |
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Whether doctor or meteorologist, when we fail to look at systemic causes of the immediate problems in front of us, we are guilty of malpractice.
At the core of medical and of public health training, we learn that you cannot just look narrowly at the problem in front of you, you are obliged to look for the systemic causes, how did the patient get into this state and what are the challenges going forward? Failing to do so is malpractice. […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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A new ‘dimension’ to infectious disease: Climate change
The northward expansion of these ticks has been linked to climate change, but the problem is not limited to Lyme disease. According to experts, the rapid warming of the Earth — which is explicitly linked to human dependence on fossil fuels — can increase the reproduction rates of bacteria and viruses like malaria and dengue, […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Columbia University- Climate Change: Public Health Preparedness and Response
Without substantial changes in emissions rates, climate change from the buildup of greenhouse gases is likely to lead to extensive transformations of U.S. ecosystems and coastlines later this century. The U.S. Department of Defense’s 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review recently determined that climate change will contribute to food ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Congressional Review Act Letter- February, 2017
On behalf of the tens of thousands of members of the undersigned medical and public health organizations, and the communities we serve, we strongly urge you to oppose any Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval that would block air pollution limits that address the leakage of methane, including the Bureau of Land ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Harzard Zone: The Impact of Climate Change on Occupational Health
Global climate change has the potential to affect human health in two significant ways: by changing the severity and frequency of health issues already affected by climate factors, and by creating unprecedented health threats in places where they have not previously occurred. Studies show that global warming will likely amplify ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Building Your Advocacy Toobox: Advocacy vs. Lobbying
Advocacy is a central tenet of public health. Without advocacy, we wouldn’t have seatbelt laws, safe drinking water, and nutrition labeling. It is vital in advancing public health to keep our communities healthy and safe. If public health stakeholders don’t speak up and advocate for important public health issues, opposing sides ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Solcing the climate crisis, one hospital at a time
With early optimism surrounding the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change now fading into anxiety over potential changes to U.S. environmental policy under a Trump administration, many are looking for new leaders in the fight against global warming. Hospitals should step into the breach. Doing so could both slow climate change and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Opposition Letter to CRA Resolution that Would Block Air Pollution Limits
On behalf of the tens of thousands of members of the undersigned medical and public health organizations, and the communities we serve, we strongly urge you to oppose any Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval that would block air pollution limits that address the leakage of methane, including the Bureau of Land ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public health taking action as climate change heats up
In July, scientists with NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies released a startling finding: Each of the first six months of 2016 were the warmest occurrences of their respective months in modern history. Then in mid-November, as higher temperatures continued around the globe, the World Meteorological Organization announced it ...