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Taxonomy Archive: health surveillance
20 Apr 2018 |
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Effects of climate changes on skin diseases
Global climate is changing at an extraordinary rate. Climate change (CC) can be caused by several factors including variations in solar radiation, oceanic processes, and also human activities. The degree of this change and its impact on ecological, social, and economical systems have become important matters of debate worldwide, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat exposure in the Canadian workplace
Exposure to excessive heat is a physical hazard that threatens Canadian workers. As patterns of global climate change suggest an increased frequency of heat waves, the potential impact of these extreme climate events on the health and well-being of the Canadian workforce is a new and growing challenge. Increasingly, industries rely ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The climate change-infectious disease nexus: is it time for climate change syndemics?
Conceptualizing climate as a distinct variable limits our understanding of the synergies and interactions between climate change and the range of abiotic and biotic factors, which influence animal health. Frameworks such as eco-epidemiology and the epi-systems approach, while more holistic, view climate and climate change as one of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The effects of extreme heat on human mortality and morbidity in Australia: implications for public health
Most regions of Australia are exposed to hot summers and regular extreme heat events; and numerous studies have associated high ambient temperatures with adverse health outcomes in Australian cities. Extreme environmental heat can trigger the onset of acute conditions, including heat stroke and dehydration, as well as exacerbate a ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Will the damage be done before we feel the heat? Infectious disease emergence and human response
The global political economy is facing extreme challenges against a backdrop of large-scale expansion of human and domestic animal populations and related impacts on the biosphere. Significant global socio-ecological changes have occurred in the period of a single lifetime, driven by increased technology and access to physical and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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3 reasons the Zika outbreak may be linked to climate change
This short informational blog presents the link between climate change and vector-borne disease, specifically Zika virus.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Another View: Fracking threatens our children’s health
This brief opinion piece appeared in the Sacramento Bee in August 2015 discussing the health impacts associated with fracking on children. The piece advocates for renewable and clean energy alternatives.
20 Apr 2018 |
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As Temperatures Climb Across the Country, Workers Will Suffer
This blog post reviews the health risks to workers as the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events increases due to climate change.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Blame Zika on Climate Change
On Feb. 1, the World Health Organization declared the spread of Zika virus across Latin America a “public health emergency of global concern.” Zika is a mosquito-borne virus related to the dengue and yellow fever viruses. In most cases, infection by Zika has no symptoms, which means the disease is usually not diagnosed. Only 20 ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Building Community Preparedness to Extreme Heat
On May 26, 2016 the National Security Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy held a webinar focused on building community preparedness to extreme heat as part of FEMA’s PrepareAthon Extreme Heat Week. The webinar was planned as part of an interagency collaboration (including NOAA, CDC, FEMA, DOD, OSHA, SAMHSA, ...