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20 Apr 2018 |
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Achieving a Climate for Health: Philanthropy to Promote Health and Justice through the Challenges of Climate Change
Written for philanthropists, this report is designed to introduce grantmakers to issues and opportunities that lie at the intersection of climate change and health. A brief review of climate change basics and the impacts of climate change on health, as well as a review of the landscap of philanthropic opportunities.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Health Infographic
Infographic displaying connection between climate change and health
20 Apr 2018 |
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Oil: A life cycle analysis of its health and environmental impacts
This report presents a brief discussion of the technical aspects of exploration, drilling, and extraction. It then addresses the physical disruption, chemical pollution and biological harm to surrounding communities, including the human health consequences from fires, blowouts, and spills. Finally case studies will be presented ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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How Will Climate Change Affect Human Health in Washington? in: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Washington State: Technical Summaryies for Decision Makers. State of Knowledge Report prepared for the Washington State Department of Ecology
Studies of climate change impacts on human health in the Pacific Northwest are limited. Research to date finds that climate change is likely to increase rates of heat related illnesses (including heat exhaustion and stroke); respiratory illness (e.g., allergies, asthma); vector-, water-, and food-borne diseases; and mental health ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change is affecting our health: Something should be done now
This brochure presents six paintings, produced by the Italian painter Elisabetta Farina and commissioned by WHO are linked to a broader initiative named Art for Health aimed at using art work to support awareness-raising about the health consequences of climate change. It underlines the global impact making use of images of women ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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A review of the consequences of global climate change on human health
The impact of climate change has been significant enough to endanger human health both directly and indirectly via heat stress, degraded air quality, rising sea levels, food and water security, extreme weather events (e.g., floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc.), vulnerable shelter, and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Assessing Health Vulnerability to Climate Change: A guide for health departments
This document provides guidance for health departments on how to assess local vulnerabilities to health hazards associated with climate change. This assessment of people and place vulnerability can then be used to implement targeted public health interventions to reduce the burden of public health impacts.3 Introduction This document ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and child health
Postindustrial human activity has contributed to rising atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases causing global warming and climate change. The adverse effects of climate change affect children disproportionately, especially in the developing world. Urgent action is necessary to mitigate the causes and adapt to the negative effects of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and children’s health
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To present the latest data that demonstrate how climate change affects children’s health and to identify the principal ways in which climate change puts children’s health at risk. RECENT FINDINGS: Data continue to emerge that further implicate climate change as contributing to health burdens in ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and children’s health—a call for research on what works to protect children
Climate change is affecting and will increasingly influence human health and wellbeing. Children are particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. An extensive literature review regarding the impact of climate change on children’s health was conducted in April 2012 by searching electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, ...