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Taxonomy Archive: co-benefits/co-harms
20 Apr 2018 |
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Address causes of climate change to help alleviate effects on children
The American Academy of Pediatrics presents a discussion of the health impacts of climate change on children in particular. Children are an identified vulnerable population during times of extreme weather events, including heat and storms. The AAP advocates for a concerted effort and strategy to address the causes of climate change ...
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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Health impact assessment of active transportation: A systematic review
Walking and cycling for transportation (i.e. active transportation, AT), provide substantial health benefits from increased physical activity (PA). However, risks of injury from exposure to motorized traffic and their emissions (i.e. air pollution) exist. The objective was to systematically review studies conducting health impact ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change & Health Equity: Issue Brief
Climate change threatens the health and well-being of California’s diverse population of nearly 38 million people and poses immense challenges for achieving health equity. While all Californians are impacted by climate change, the populations most vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change are the same communities that ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Health Benefits of Mitigating Climate Change
Anthropogenic climate change poses a major threat to human physical and psychological health. However, it can be mitigated by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. This Position Statement outlines four major mitigation strategies and associated health benefits most relevant to Australia and New Zealand. These strategies are: a) ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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By Slowing Population Growth, Family Planning Can Help Address Food Insecurity and Climate Change
Slowing the rapid growth of human population through strengthened voluntary family planning services would powerfully and inexpensively contribute to improvements in food security and the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. A confluence of long-term environmental and population trends is undermining ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Distributed solar energy can improve public health in Arizona
We have a clean air problem in Arizona. Families are breathing polluted air that causes asthma, chronic lung and heart disease. We have the tools to fix this problem. Arizona has the greatest U.S. potential for solar energy, our natural resource that is abundant, clean, and cheaper every day.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is Only the Beginning: A Literature Review of the Co-Benefits of Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled
While state goals for reducing GHG emissions have been one motivation for the shift to VMT measures, reductions in VMT produce many other potential benefits, referred to as “cobenefits,” such as reductions in other air pollutant emissions, water pollution, wildlife mortality, and traffic congestion, as well as improvements in ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Air Quality and Health Co-Benefits of a Carbon Fee-and-Rebate Bill in Massachusetts
This report builds a model to calculate the health co-benefits that would result from a carbon fee in Massachusetts. The results indicate that the health co-benefits of a carbon fee in Massachusetts can be substantial, even though the policy was not designed as a public health measure. The annual health benefits of the carbon fee ...