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Taxonomy Archive: health surveillance
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change is threat to air quality in Lancaster County, EPA scientist says
Air quality in Lancaster is one of the worst in the nation, and climate change may be making it worse. Climate change is a significant threat now and not just in the future, a federal climate-change scientist warned Wednesday, speaking at an event in Lancaster.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Beating the Heat Preparing for Extreme Heat Events at the State and Local Level Webinar
Webinar going over CDC materials and toolkit, examples of heat wave preparation in Massachussets and New York.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change Could Be Poisoning Your Food
By now, it’s fairly well-established that climate change is going to be a major challenge for food production. Rising temperatures are set to severely damage crop yields, lessen the nutritional value of important crops, and make large portions of the planet inhospitable to crop production. And some studies argue that it won’t be ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Measuring health gains from sustainable development
Measuring health can tell us how well development is advancing the three pillars of sustainability – social, environmental and economic. Whether it is transport that reduces air pollution; weather-resistant housing; safe drinking-water from sustainable water resources, or clean energy for all, putting health at the heart of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change Makes Me Sick!: Heat
Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of extreme heat events such as heat waves. In the U.S., heat waves are the most dangerous extreme weather event we face; they cause more than 1,300 deaths per year.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Famine
Climate change is already threatening the Earth’s ability to produce food. These effects are expected to worsen as climate change worsens.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Is climate change driving the spread of Zika virus?
The Zika virus, transmitted by the same mosquito as dengue fever, has spread with alarming speed throughout South and Central America – and scientists in Brazil suspect that global warming is exacerbating the problem.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change’s Growing Impact on People Experiencing Homelessness
The seemingly unending and sometimes fatal heat waves gripping large portions of the United States this month can be bad for those who are able to find shelter indoors. It is even worse for those experiencing homelessness. The impacts of climate change are already being felt by people across the planet, most of whom can […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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How Eating Meat and Climate Change Have Contributed to Viruses Like Zika
Zika, a mosquito-borne virus currently spreading across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific, has been declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus is suspected to cause a birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies are born with small heads, a condition which can ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Letter: Harmful House Bill
Last week, the US House decided that keep our air safe is not important and passed a bill to restrict implementation of the new standards for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter and lead. The “Smoggy Skies Act” (HR 4775) is an irresponsible attack on the Clean Air Act. This bill would double […]