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Apr 2018

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Effects of heat stress on working populations when facing climate change

It is accepted that the earth’s climate is changing in an accelerating pace, with already documented implications for human health and the environment. This literature review provides an overview of existing research findings about the effects of heat stress on the working population in relation to climate change. In the light ...

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Apr 2018

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The debate on climate change and health in the context of ecological public health: a necessary corrective to Costello et al.’s ‘biggest global health threat’, or co-opted apologists for the neoliberal hegemony?

The threat posed to global health by climate change has been widely discussed internationally. The United Kingdom public health community seem to have accepted this as fact and have called for urgent action on climate change, often through state interventionist mitigation strategies and the adoption of a risk discourse. Putting aside ...

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Apr 2018

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Minimization of heatwave morbidity and mortality

Global climate change is projected to increase the frequency and duration of periods of extremely high temperatures. Both the general populace and public health authorities often underestimate the impact of high temperatures on human health. To highlight the vulnerable populations and illustrate approaches to minimization of health ...

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Apr 2018

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The Impact on Women’s Health of Climatic and Economic Disaster

Globally, women and children are at greater risk both during and after a disaster and more women than men die in disasters. Climatic disaster affects women disproportionately as the risk is multiplied by women’s economic vulnerability. More women than men inhabit risk-prone localities and inadequate housing, and through poverty, ...

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Apr 2018

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A Dose of Nature: Addressing chronic health conditions by using the environment

Evidence for the effectiveness of Green Prescriptions – doses of nature tailored to patients’ needs – comes from many disciplines, but this brief summary concentrates on the medical and public health literature. The research demonstrates numerous correlations between different indices of health and wellbeing and ...

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Apr 2018

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Addressing Social Vulnerability and Equity in Climate Change Adaptation Planning

As planning for sea level rise and extreme storm events moves forward, so too should state objectives for achieving environmental justice and equity for all Californians. The purpose of this white paper is to highlight the links between equity and planning for sea level rise and storm events and is designed to inform the Adapting ...

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Apr 2018

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What are the Effects of Climate-Related Risks on Public Health? A summary of National Climate Assessment information from the US Global Change Research Program about the public health risks associated with climate change

What are the Effects of Climate-Related Risks on Public Health? A summary of National Climate Assessment information from the US Global Change Research Program about the public health risks associated with climate change

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Apr 2018

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Towards an EU Research and Innovation policy agenda for Nature-Based Solutions & Re-Naturing Cities

Nature-based solutions simultaneously provide environmental, social and economic benefits by bringing more nature and natural features and processes into cities, landscapes and seascapes. The Horizon 2020 Expert Group on ‘Nature-Based Solutions and Re-Naturing Cities’, chaired by Dr. Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General of the ...

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Apr 2018

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Assets for health: linking vulnerability, resilience and adaptation to climate change

Human health risks and impacts from climate change constitute significant threats. Reducing vulnerability, increasing resilience and improving adaptation to climate change is vital, but what shapes them is still poorly understood. To examine what shapes human vulnerability, resilience and adaptation, and the connections that exist ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate action is healthcare outside the clinic

For years human health resided in a different ‘box’ than climate health. At first, healthcare professionals themselves didn’t recognize climate change would have an effect on their health or on their work. Then in 2009 the Lancet stunned us all with the pronouncement that “Climate change is the greatest global health threat ...

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