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A Declaration on Climate Change and Health
As leading public health, disease advocacy and medical organizations, the American Lung Association reiterates their longstanding commitment to addressing climate change as a public health issue. This statement articulates their consensus on the health impacts of climate change and the need for action to protect public health.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Global Climate Change and Human Health
The American Medical Association’s Environmental Health policy related to Global Climate Change and Health outlines the recognition of and commitment to addressing the health impacts of climate change.
20 Apr 2018 |
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House of Delegates Resolution: Global Climate Change
RESOLVED, that the American Nurses Association recognizes and publicly acknowledges that the challenges we face as a result of global climate change are unprecedented in human history and it is critical that nurses speak out in a united voice and advocate for change on both individual and policy levels; and be it furtherRESOLVED, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Women’s Health
Conclusive evidence has demonstrated that climate change is having a dramatic impact on the lives of people around the world. Representing physicians dedicated to the whole well-being of women – including their safety, security, and access to quality care – the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and health at the 66th World Health Assembly
Delegates highlighted the many ways in which climate change affects health, through increasing risks of weather-related extremes, to impacts on both communicable and non-communicable diseases. They commended WHO’s role in international negotiations, technical partnerships with organizations such as the World Meteorological ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Global conference sets health action agenda for the implementation of the Paris Agreement
Participants attending the Second Global Conference on Health and Climate, hosted by the Government of France, COP21 presidency, proposed key actions for the implementation of the Paris agreement to reduce health risks linked to climate change. The action agenda is a contribution to COP22, under the Presidency of the Government of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Global Climate Change and Children’s Health
Rising global temperatures are causing major physical, chemical, and ecological changes in the planet. There is wide consensus among scientific organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as “climate change,” are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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AAP Publications Reaffirmed and Retired
Reaffirmation of AAP’s 2007 policy “Global Climate Change and Children’s Health”
20 Apr 2018 |
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Divestment for Health
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) presents the need for divestment from fossil fuels for human and environmental health. CAPE encourages Canada’s healthcare organizations to make sure their investments are in line with their climate-health vision.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Iowa Climate Statement 2014: Impacts on the Health of Iowans
Iowans are experiencing the very real impacts of climate change, including heavier rains in spring, increased flooding, and a longer growing season. Human health effects are just as real and are already being felt in Iowa. Most obvious, immediate, and direct are the health‐related effects of extreme events, which are increasing in ...