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20 Apr 2018 |
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Obesity and climate change mitigation in Australia: overview and analysis of policies with co-benefits
OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of the shared structural causes of obesity and climate change, and analyse policies that could be implemented in Australia to both equitably reduce obesity rates and contribute to mitigating climate change. METHODS: Informed by the political economy of health theoretical framework, a review was ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Oceans and Human Health: a rising tide of challenges and opportunities for Europe
The European Marine Board recently published a position paper on linking oceans and human health as a strategic research priority for Europe. With this position paper as a reference, the March 2014 Cornwall Oceans and Human Health Workshop brought together key scientists, policy makers, funders, business, and non governmental ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Population, development, and climate change: links and effects on human health
Global health, population growth, economic development, environmental degradation, and climate change are the main challenges we face in the 21st century. However, because the academics, non-governmental organisations, and policy makers in these specialties work within separate communities, our understanding of the associations ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Potential changes in disease patterns and pharmaceutical use in response to climate change
As climate change alters environmental conditions, the incidence and global patterns of human diseases are changing. These modifications to disease profiles and the effects upon human pharmaceutical usage are discussed. Climate-related environmental changes are associated with a rise in the incidence of chronic diseases already ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Potential influence of climate change on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases: a review and proposed research plan
BACKGROUND: Because of complex interactions of climate variables at the levels of the pathogen, vector, and host, the potential influence of climate change on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases (VBZDs) is poorly understood and difficult to predict. Climate effects on the nonvector-borne zoonotic diseases are especially obscure and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Preparing health services for climate change in Australia
Although the implications of climate change for public health continue to be elucidated, we still require much work to guide the development of a comprehensive strategy to underpin the adaptation of the health system. Adaptation will be an evolving process as impacts emerge. The authors aim is to focus on the responses of the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Preventing cold-related morbidity and mortality in a changing climate
Winter weather patterns are anticipated to become more variable with increasing average global temperatures. Research shows that excess morbidity and mortality occurs during cold weather periods. We critically reviewed evidence relating temperature variability, health outcomes, and adaptation strategies to cold weather. Health ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Projecting future heat-related mortality under climate change scenarios: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Heat-related mortality is a matter of great public health concern, especially in the light of climate change. Although many studies have found associations between high temperatures and mortality, more research is needed to project the future impacts of climate change on heat-related mortality. OBJECTIVES: We conducted a ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Promoting global population health while constraining the environmental footprint
Populations today face increasing health risks from human-induced regional and global environmental changes and resultant ecological nonsustainability. Localized environmental degradation that has long accompanied population growth, industrialization, and rising consumerism has now acquired a global and often systemic dimension ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Quantifying the health impacts of air pollution under a changing climate-a review of approaches and methodology
Climate change has been predicted to affect future air quality, with inevitable consequences for health. Quantifying the health effects of air pollution under a changing climate is crucial to provide evidence for actions to safeguard future populations. In this paper, we review published methods for quantifying health impacts to ...