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20 Apr 2018 |
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Nature and Health
Urbanization, resource exploitation, and lifestyle changes have diminished possibilities for human contact with nature in many societies. Concern about the loss has helped motivate research on the health benefits of contact with nature. Reviewing that research here, we focus on nature as represented by aspects of the physical ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Why sustainable population growth is a key to climate change and public health equity
Australia’s population could reach 42 million by 2050. This rapid population growth, if unabated, will have significant social, public health and environmental implications. On the one hand, it is a major driver of climate change and environmental degradation; on the other it is likely to be a major contributor to growing ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence
BACKGROUND: Urban development projects can be costly and have health impacts. An evidence-based approach to urban planning is therefore essential. However, the evidence for physical and non-physical health benefits of urban green space is unclear. METHODS: A literature search of academic and grey literature was conducted for studies ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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It’s here! Are we ready? Five case studies of health promotion practices that address climate change from within Victorian health care settings.
ISSUE ADDRESSED: Climate changes and environmental degradation caused by anthropogenic activities are having an irrefutable impact on human health. The critical role played by health promotion in addressing environmental challenges has a history in seminal charters—such as the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion—that ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health on the U.S. Gulf Coast: Public Health Adaptation is Needed to Address Future Risks
The impacts of climate change on human health have been documented globally and in the United States. Numerous studies project greater morbidity and mortality as a result of extreme weather events and other climate-sensitive hazards. Public health impacts on the U.S. Gulf Coast may be severe as the region is expected to experience ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Assessing climate change and health vulnerability at the local level: Travis County, Texas
We created a measure to help comprehend population vulnerability to potential flooding and excessive heat events using health, built environment and social factors. Through principal component analysis (PCA), we created non-weighted sum index scores of literature-reviewed social and built environment characteristics. We created ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health consequences of climate change interventions
This year’s Climate Summit in Paris will consider two kinds of interventions: those to reduce the causes of global warming and those to help the world adapt to the effects. Summit participants are now negotiating who will contribute how much to the control of rising temperatures on the earth’s surface and protection of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: household energy
Energy used in dwellings is an important target for actions to avert climate change. Properly designed and implemented, such actions could have major co-benefits for public health. To investigate, we examined the effect of hypothetical strategies to improve energy efficiency in UK housing stock and to introduce 150 million ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Strengthening the Public Health Infrastructure
Public health infrastructure is the underlying foundation that supports the planning, delivery, and evaluation of public health activities and practices. Public health concentrates on the health of the population rather than care of the individual patient. Public health works to protect and improve the health of communities through ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians
Climate change could have a devastating effect on human and environmental health. Potential effects of climate change on human health include higher rates of respiratory and heat-related illness, increased prevalence of vector-borne and waterborne diseases, food and water insecurity, and malnutrition. Persons who are elderly, sick, ...