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Taxonomy Archive: cardiovascular disease
20 Apr 2018 |
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Water and Wellness: Green Infrastructure for Health Co-Benefits
With careful design, green spaces can manage runoff and provide a range of co-benefits. Integrated planning of green infrastructure and parks systems helps to cost-effectively provide multiple benefits and contributes to more livable communities. Designing green infrastructure for stormwater management as well as co-benefits, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Impact of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Exposure During Wildfires on Cardiovascular Health Outcomes
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies investigating the role of fine particulate matter (PM2.5; aerodynamic diameter
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change. A Global Threat to Cardiopulmonary Health
Recent changes in the global climate system have resulted in excess mortality and morbidity, particularly among susceptible individuals with preexisting cardiopulmonary disease. These weather patterns are projected to continue and intensify as a result of rising CO2 levels, according to the most recent projections by climate ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Role of law at the non-communicable diseases-climate change interface: considerations for planetary and population health policy
The contemporary way of living has not only damaged planetary health due to land use changes and increased production of greenhouse gases (GHGs), but the imbalanced consumption has also led to rapid increases in non-communicable diseases (NCDs).Climate change has been described as the biggest global health threat of the 21st Century. ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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A systematic review of the physical health impacts from non-occupational exposure to wildfire smoke
BACKGROUND: Climate change is likely to increase the threat of wildfires, and little is known about how wildfires affect health in exposed communities. A better understanding of the impacts of the resulting air pollution has important public health implications for the present day and the future.METHOD: We performed a systematic ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Latino Commnities at Risk: The Impact of Air Pollution from the Oil and Gas Industry
The oil and gas industry dumps 9 million tons of methane and toxic pollutants like benzene into our air each year. Methane is a greenhouse gas 87 times more potent than carbon dioxide at driving climate change and the oil and gas industry is now the largest source of methane in the U.S. But methane […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Deadly Impact of Airborne Particles
The link between air pollution and death was established in a series of disasters around the world. About 15% of all deaths in the world are from ischemic heart disease; that’s when your heart literally suffocates. As the levels of air pollution increase, the percent of deaths from heart disease rises sharply – even at […]
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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How Abbott made the outdoors less safe for Austin families
Op-ed: Given the serious health risks of ozone, I was deeply troubled by Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent line-item veto of $6 million in funding for clean air programs from the state budget. Lawmakers had set that money aside for Austin, San Antonio and other Texas cities that are in “near nonattainment areas” — or places […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health Air Quality Map
Explore the map to see which parts of the country are most affected by unhealthy air, or check out your area by clicking on a state, or click on the magnifying glass to type in your address. Climate change will increase the number of bad air days across much of the United States.