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Apr 2018

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Climate Change and Health: Climate Change Contaminates Your Water

PSR factsheet on climate change health – climate change contaminates your water

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Apr 2018

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How Does Climate Change Affect Food Safety?

Infographic on climate change and food safety from the Global Climate and Health Alliance

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Apr 2018

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Social Learning for Community Resilience: Reducing the Risks from Flooding In and Around Crediton

Social Learning for Community Resilience: Reducing the Risks from Flooding In and Around Crediton

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Apr 2018

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Potential effects of global environmental changes on cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis transmission

Global climate change will affect the viability and spread of zoonotic parasites, while agricultural land use changes will influence infection sources and reservoirs. The health impact of these environmental changes will depend on the social, economic and physical resilience of the population. This review describes the influence of ...

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Apr 2018

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Freshwater harmful algal blooms: toxins and children’s health

Massive accumulations of cyanobacteria (a.k.a. “blue-green algae”), known as freshwater harmful algal blooms (FHABs), are a common global occurrence in water bodies used for recreational purposes and drinking water purification. Bloom prevalence is increased due to anthropogenic changes in land use, agricultural activity, ...

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Apr 2018

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The Spread of Insect-borne and Water-borne Disease

How climate change contributes to the spread of vector-borne diseases.

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Apr 2018

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Impacts on Shellfish – Climate Change :: Washington State Dept. of Health

In 2011, illnesses caused by Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) were found in Washington, making our state the first in the U.S. where tests confirmed DSP illness from shellfish. The algae that produces the DSP toxin has been detected in Washington’s marine waters for some time, but it hadn’t produced the toxin. Now the ...

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Apr 2018

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Statement of Policy: Strengthening and Expanding Local Health Department Surveillance and Research Capacity to Examine the Effects of Climate Change on Existing and Emerging Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) urges the federal government to provide sufficient funds to maintain, strengthen, and expand the surveillance and research capacities necessary to track vector-borne diseases affected by climate change.

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change and Food Safety

This week, the 2015 World Health Day took place on April 7th, focusing on the theme of Food Safety, and included the production of many useful informational resources, accessible here.Following this, we have produced a briefing document which explores some of the main connections between climate change and food safety, including ...

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Apr 2018

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of ambient temperature and diarrhoeal diseases

Global climate change is expected to increase the risk of diarrhoeal diseases, a leading cause of childhood mortality. However, there is considerable uncertainty about the magnitude of these effects and which populations bear the greatest risks. Changes in temperature due to global climate change can and may already be affecting ...

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