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20 Apr 2018 |
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Conveying the Human Implications of Climate Change: A Climate Change Communication Primer for Public Health Professionals
There is now widespread agreement among climate scientists that the earth is warming as a result of human activity, primarily due to rising levels of carbon dioxide and other heat trapping atmospheric gases created by burning fossil fuels. It is also clear that current trends in energy use, development, and population growth will ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Moving Toward Active Transportation: How Policies Can Encourage Walking and Bicycling
Few Americans walk or ride a bicycle as a part of their daily routine. Most rely on their automobiles to go to work, shop for groceries, or just get around. As a result, “active travel,” such as walking or biking for routine trips, is not a significant part of daily life for most Americans, providing […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Regional Climate Action Plan, Health Impact Assessment (HIA): Minimizing the Health Effects of Climate Change in the South Florida Region
The RCAP HIA comprehensively assessed the 110 climate change adaptation and mitigation policy recommendations put forth in the SEFRCCC RCAP to determine the health effects of climate change, specifically sea level rise (SLR) and heat waves. The HIA has the potential to describe the magnitude and distribution of climate change related ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Politics and Global Warming, Spring 2016
This report offers our latest findings on how American voters across the political spectrum–Democrats, Independents, and Republicans and liberals, moderates, and conservatives–view global warming, how those views will affect their vote in the 2016 elections, and how they think citizens and government should address global warming.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health in the green economy: Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation policies – transport sector
Transport has powerful impacts on health. Well-designed transport policies and infrastructure investment priorities can lead to far-reaching reductions in traffic-related health risks from air and noise pollution and injury. Cycling and walking, on their own or as part of a public transport journey, can greatly enhance physical ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public Perceptions of the Health Consequences of Global Warming
A new report, Public Perceptions of the Health Consequences of Global Warming, which analyzes results from our national survey conducted in October 2014, finds that Americans are generally unaware of the potential health consequences of global warming. Key findings include:Few Americans have thought much about the health consequences ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
We conduct scientific research on public climate change knowledge, attitudes, policy preferences, and behavior, and the underlying psychological, cultural, and political factors that influence them. We also engage the public in climate change science and solutions, in partnership with governments, media organizations, companies, and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Impacts of climate change on public health in India: future research directions
BACKGROUND: Climate change and associated increases in climate variability will likely further exacerbate global health disparities. More research is needed, particularly in developing countries, to accurately predict the anticipated impacts and inform effective interventions. OBJECTIVES: Building on the information presented at the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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How the low carbon economy can improve health
Spotlight Spotlight: Climate Change How the low carbon economy can improve health BMJ 2012; 344 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e1018 (Published 19 March 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e1018 Article Metrics Responses Andy Haines, professor of public health and primary care1, Carlos Dora, co-ordinator2 Author affiliations ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Links among human health, animal health, and ecosystem health
In the face of growing world human and animal populations and rapid environmental change, the linkages between human, animal, and environmental health are becoming more evident. Because animals and humans have shared risk to health from changing environments, it seems logical to expand the perspective of public health beyond a single ...