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Taxonomy Archive: social determinants of health
20 Apr 2018 |
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Vulnerability to extreme heat and climate change: is ethnicity a factor?
Background With a warming climate, it is important to identify sub-populations at risk of harm during extreme heat. Several international studies have reported that individuals from ethnic minorities are at increased risk of heat-related illness, for reasons that are not often discussed.Objective The aim of this article is to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Black carbon exposure, socioeconomic and racial/ethnic spatial polarization, and the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE)
Background Scant data quantify associations between economic and racial/ethnic spatial polarization and individual’s exposure to pollution. Methods We linked data on the socioeconomic position (SEP) of 1757 urban working class white, black, and Latino adults (age 25–64; Boston, MA: 2003–2004; 2008–2010) to: (1) ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change, Justice, and Adaptation among African American Communities in the Chesapeake Bay Region
In this paper, the authors present results from a study of climate change and community adaptation, focusing on two African American communities on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. These two communities are representative of small, resource-poor communities that are particularly prone to increased flooding, storms, and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Women’s Health
Conclusive evidence has demonstrated that climate change is having a dramatic impact on the lives of people around the world. Representing physicians dedicated to the whole well-being of women – including their safety, security, and access to quality care – the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Coal’s Public Health and Safety Impacts
Representatives of the Alameda County Public Health Department drafted this letter to express concerns about and recommendations for preventing the potential negative health and safety impacts of the proposed coal export project at the former Oakland Army Base.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Weatherization Plus Health: A Public Health Perspective
Weatherization Plus Health: A Public Health Perspective
20 Apr 2018 |
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Protecting health from climate change: Connecting science, policy and people
A report from WHO presenting an overview of the science of the links between climate change and human health. It provides an update of the evidence on health risks caused by climate change, describes which populations are most vulnerable, and outlines the actions that will be necessary to protect health from climate change. Although ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Mainstreaming gender in health adaptation to climate change programmes: User’s guide
This guide is targeted towards programme managers who work in climate change and health adaptation, and provides them with practical information and concrete guidance to mainstream gender throughout all four phases of the project cycle: identification, formulation and design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
20 Apr 2018 |
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Gender, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Change Adaptation: A Learning Companion
This Companion provides the theoretical overview of how poverty and inequality shape the experiences of women and men during disasters, and as a result of climate change;analyses Oxfam’s approach to strengthening gender equality and women’s rights through gender mainstreaming, and how this is applied to adaptation and risk ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Equity and Community Engagement Report
This Bay Area Regional Summary report combines the data from all Local Health Jurisdiction reports and describes perspectives of both Local Health Departments and community agency staff on key themes that emerged in discussions from the focus groups conducted. The data results presented show local priorities in health inequities and ...