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20 Apr 2018 |
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Case Studies Series: Using Health Impact Assessment to Identify the Best Investment in Energy Efficiency and Health
Despite the recent decrease in the cost of utility service for many Americans, access to reliable, affordable heat, air-conditioning, and lights remains a challenge and an underappreciated social determinant of health related to housing. Renewable energy and sustainability mandates, climate change planning, and infrastructure ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Cities, green infrastructure and health
Most people in the UK live in towns and cities and will continue to do so. They need places close to home, in those same towns and cities, where their physical and mental health problems can be addressed. But there is a huge and growing concern about the costs of treating ill health, partially a […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Shocke Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty
Ending poverty and addressing climate change are the two defining issues of our time. Both are essential to achieving sustainable global development. But they cannot be considered in isolation. This report brings together these two overarching objectives and explores how they can be more easily achieved if considered together. It ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public Health, Energy & Climate Change: A Survey of Maryland Residents
Air pollution – closely followed by chemicals, flu epidemics, insect-borne disease, and obesity – stands at the top of risks that Marylanders say pose a significant threat to their personal health. Seventy percent of state residents say air pollution is a major or moderate risk to their health, with those in the urban corridor ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Children’s Health: A Commentary
This commentary describes the likely impacts on children’s health and wellbeing from climate change, based on the solid science of environmental child health. It describes likely climate change scenarios, why children are more vulnerable than older people to these changes, and what to expect in terms of diseases (e.g., ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Public Health
As the climate changes, we’re exposed to new health risks. Oregon’s Public Health Division is working to better understand how we can prepare for these new risks and protect our communities. Together with local health jurisdictions, state agencies, and non-profit partners we’re identifying Oregon’s most vulnerable populations ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Report: Climate Change Already Affecting Americans’ Health
Climate change from human causes is already having negative health effects on humans, according to to a report released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program.According to the Climate and Health Assessment report, human-induced climate change is endangering our health by affecting “our food and water sources, the air we breathe ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health Inequities: A Framework for Action
Climate change has been identified as the greatest health challenge of the 21st century. Recently released reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the U.S. National Climate Assessment summarize the current effects of climate change on health, projections that these effects will surely increase, and the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health Policy Assessment Project Report: A Global Survey 2015
A report on the results from a global survey to evaluate the actions of national governments in protecting the health of their citizens from the impacts of climate change.