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20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and Health Adaptation Plan 2017: Public Health Guidance for the State of Arizona
This document, released in April 2017, is the first version of Arizona’s Climate and Health Adaptation Plan (ACHAP). The goal of ACHAP is to support the mission of the ADHS: to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. In coordinating ACHAP, ADHS intends to support the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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100 percent renewables—for a healthful California
A great op-ed co-authored by PHI President Mary Pittman about policy that could bring a 100% renewable energy future to California, which would greatly benefit our health.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat Exposure and Maternal Health in the Face of Climate Change
Climate change will increasingly affect the health of vulnerable populations, including maternal and fetal health. This systematic review aims to identify recent literature that investigates increasing heat and extreme temperatures on pregnancy outcomes globally. We identify common research findings in order to create a comprehensive ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and Energy in the Health Care Sector: An Interview with Bill Ravanesi
The health care industry has the power to appreciably move the needle on climate and energy progress. Leaders in the sector are harnessing that power, to the benefit of their communities and the world as a whole.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Colorado’s Climate and Colorado’s Health: Examining the Connection
This paper marks the first research done by the Colorado Health Institute into the impact of climate change on health. It was prompted by the growing body of scientific research connecting the two. The Colorado Health Institute is an independent, nonpartisan health policy research institute with a mission to provide evidence-based ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hold your breath
As doctors, we have a unique role to play in the places we work – urging hospitals, clinics, academic centers, and other organizations and facilities to lead by example, become role models for energy efficiency, and choose clean renewable energy sources over the ones harming our health. We can start by choosing wind and solar […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Doctors must respond to changes in the politics of climate change
We call on medical professionals to redouble their efforts to keep the health effects of climate change front and center in the national debate over budgeting priorities. Members of the climate science community, as well as growing numbers of state and local governments and major corporations, have begun resisting the Trump ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change: Direct and indirect impacts on health
Part of a series featuring medical students and health professionals’ writing and work on climate change and health.
20 Apr 2018 |
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An introduction to ‘Eco-Medical Literacy’ and its importance in shaping expert medical professionals
Part of a series featuring medical students and health professionals’ writing and work on climate change and health.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change: a challenge yet to be tackled in medical schools
Part of a series featuring medical students and health professionals’ writing and work on climate change and health.