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20 Apr 2018 |
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The Northern Manhattan Climate Action Plan
Over the past several years, climate change has begun to exact a disproportionate toll on the poor and working class people of New York City. During Hurricane Sandy, we saw that marginalized communities lost their homes, jobs, financial security and more at a higher rate than others. Yet, to this day, the political and economic […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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How Climate Change Affects Asthma- and what you can do about it
Climate change is causing more wildfires and more extreme storms. It is also harming our health. Climate change is a major threat to the health of people with asthma.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Cómo el cambio climático afecta al asma- y qué es lo que puede hacer al respecto
El cambio climático está causando más incendios forestales y más tormentas extremas. También está dañando nuestra salud. El cambio climático es una de las principales amenazas para la salud de las personas que sufren de asma.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change, Health, and Equity: Opportunities for Action
Public health engagement in climate change is extremely important. Public health agencies need to prepare for climate impacts, and to ensure that climate action strategies promote optimal health and reduce health inequities. The health sector can play an important role in helping the public and policy makers understand the magnitude ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Medical Alert! Climate Changeis Harming our Health
Most Americans understand that climate change is real and are concerned about it. But most still see climate change as a faraway threat, in both time and place, and as something that threatens the future of polar bears but not necessarily people. The reality, however, is starkly different: climate change is already causing problems ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Towards a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well-Being for Australia: Discussion Paper
Climate change poses both risks and opportunities for population health in Australia. Depending on the level of ambition and strategies chosen by the Federal Government, Australia’s climate policy will either negatively or positively drive health outcomes.
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Nurses Association- Michigan Resolution on Global Climate Change
The American Nurses Association 2008 House of Delegates recognized and publicly acknowledged 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.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Highlights: Pembina Institute Report- Out with the Coal, In with the New
The Pembina Institute, in collaboration with ten health organizations and four environmental organizations, has released a new report, Out with the coal, in with the new: National benefits of an accelerated phase-out of coal-fired power, which estimates the air pollution-related health benefits associated with a Canada-wide phase-out ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health- General Slide Deck
This presentation created by the Center for Climate Change and Health, PHI, with funding from the Kaiser Foundation and the Kresge Foundation provides a general presentation on climate change and health for use with health professionals and other audiences.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Citizen’s Guide for Readiness for Climate Extremes in the Desert Southwest
This guide includes materials to help facilitate conversations and planning for extreme heat events within neighborhood groups and organizations. It is intended to provide citizens of Southern Arizona with a com- prehensive list of resources to help prepare for and build resilience in the face of extreme climate emergencies. It also ...