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Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare
An environmentally sustainable healthcare system is one that has no cumulative harmful impacts on the natural environment or society, while providing high-quality healthcare and being financially viable. ‘Green’ initiatives such as improving energy efficiency and promoting recycling are important, but healthcare organisations ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health Talking Points
American College of Physicians (ACP) presents a series of climate change and talking points for physicians in this brief document.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Building Your Advocacy Toobox: Advocacy vs. Lobbying
Advocacy is a central tenet of public health. Without advocacy, we wouldn’t have seatbelt laws, safe drinking water, and nutrition labeling. It is vital in advancing public health to keep our communities healthy and safe. If public health stakeholders don’t speak up and advocate for important public health issues, opposing sides ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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How Climate Change Affects Asthma- and what you can do about it
Climate change is causing more wildfires and more extreme storms. It is also harming our health. Climate change is a major threat to the health of people with asthma.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Cómo el cambio climático afecta al asma- y qué es lo que puede hacer al respecto
El cambio climático está causando más incendios forestales y más tormentas extremas. También está dañando nuestra salud. El cambio climático es una de las principales amenazas para la salud de las personas que sufren de asma.
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Nurses Association- Michigan Resolution on Global Climate Change
The American Nurses Association 2008 House of Delegates recognized and publicly acknowledged that the challenges we face as a result of global climate change are unprecedented in human history and it is critical that nurses speak out in a united voice and advocate for change on both individual and policy levels.
20 Apr 2018 |
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San Francisco Department of Public Health Extreme Heat Response Plan: An Annex to the SFDPH Emergency Operations Plan
This report gives an overview of San Francisco’s response to extreme heat events, organized by department and area for specific order of response and command. Heat emergencies are often slower to develop, taking several days of continuous, oppressive heat before a significant or quantifiable impact is seen. Heat waves do not ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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AACP Position Statement: Mental Health and Climate Change
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recognizes that climate change poses a threat to public health, including mental health. Those with mental health disorders are disproportionately impacted by the consequences of climate change. APA recognizes and commits to support and collaborate with patients, communities, and other ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Medical Association POSITION PAPERS: Calls for Action on Climate Change
Position papers from various health organizations calling for action on climate change.