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20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and the Public’s Health: The Coming Crisis for the U.S. Gulf Coast
This paper reviews the scientific consensus as to how climate change will affect human health on a global scale and describes the limited, emerging research findings concerning climate change health impacts along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Through myriad pathways, climate change is likely to make the Gulf Coast less hospitable and more ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Louisville Urban Tree Canopy Assessment
This urban tree canopy assessment was undertaken to examine tree canopy in detail – this study provides statistical data, mapping analysis, and a prioritized planting plan that will help focus tree management and tree planign resources where they are needed most.Recommendations for growing and protecting the tree canopy in ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Epidemiologist: Climate Change Is A Health Crisis
Climate change isn’t just an environmental problem. If you ask Michael McGeehin, climate change is a health crisis. McGeehin is an epidemiologist who spent more than 30 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He developed the CDC’s Climate Change Program. McGeehin was recently in Miami for an international ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Impact Assessment of Coal and Clean Energy Options in Kentucky
If we Kentuckians value our health, and if Kentucky legislators are concerned with improving public health, it is imperative that community and state leaders examine the role of energy policy in determining health outcomes. Governments and institutions are increasingly using Health Impact Assessments (HIA) as tools to help make ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and Health in Virginia
Climate change is affecting human health in a variety of ways right in our backyards. People in the Old Dominion are vulnerable to climate-related health threats from extreme precipitation and flooding, worsening air quality, extreme heat, and greater exposure to dangerous diseases. We must take action now to ensure a healthy climate ...
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 […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Lung Association applauds McAuliffe action on carbon emissions
The American Lung Association is on board with Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s push to reduce carbon pollution from Virginia power plants.“The American Lung Association applauds Governor McAuliffe’s commitment to reducing carbon pollution from power plants in Virginia, which all also reduce other toxic pollution that can trigger asthma ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) Study—Methods and Study Population
Background: In the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and surrounding parishes (NOLA), children with asthma were perilously impacted by Hurricane Katrina as a result of disrupted health care, high home mold and allergen levels, and high stress.Objectives: The Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) study was conducted to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Justice in Rural Southeastern United States: A review of Climate Change Impacts and Effects on Human Health
Climate justice is a local, national, and global movement to protect at-risk populations who are disproportionately affected by climate change. The social context for this review is the Southeastern region of the United States, which is particularly susceptible to climate change because of the geography of the area and the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health on the U.S. Gulf Coast: Public Health Adaptation is Needed to Address Future Risks
The impacts of climate change on human health have been documented globally and in the United States. Numerous studies project greater morbidity and mortality as a result of extreme weather events and other climate-sensitive hazards. Public health impacts on the U.S. Gulf Coast may be severe as the region is expected to experience ...