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20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Extreme Heat: What You Can Do to Prepare
Extreme heat events in the United States are already occurring and expected to become more common, more severe, and longer-lasting as our climate changes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed this booklet to identify steps that you can take now to prepare ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Drought and Equity in the San Francisco Bay Area
California is now in the fifth year of a drought of extreme proportions. Cumulative precipitation between 2011 and 2014 was a record low of 40 inches, compared to a historical average of 70 inches (CNAP 2014). Precipitation in late 2015 and early 2016 brought welcome relief, but it was not enough to offset the four-year […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Maryland Climate and Health Profile Report
In 2011, Maryland released its Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Maryland’s Vulnerability to Climate Change Phase II: Building societal, economic, and ecological resilience. The first recommendation of that report was for the State to: Conduct vulnerability assessments to gain a better understanding of risks and inform ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Leveraging Hospital Community Benefit Activities to Address Climate Change and Environmental Risks
The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and community benefit implementation strategies provide a framework to support community activities that address local health priorities and climate change or other environmental risks. Many think of climate change as an energy issue because the discussion focuses on reducing fossil fuels ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Latino Commnities at Risk: The Impact of Air Pollution from the Oil and Gas Industry
The oil and gas industry dumps 9 million tons of methane and toxic pollutants like benzene into our air each year. Methane is a greenhouse gas 87 times more potent than carbon dioxide at driving climate change and the oil and gas industry is now the largest source of methane in the U.S. But methane […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Unless We Act Now: The Impact of Climate Change on Children
Today, over half a billion children live in extremely high flood occurrence zones; nearly 160 million live in high or extremely high drought severity zones. While climate change will ultimately impact every child, these children are already in harm’s way and face some of the most immediate risks. There is a clear scientific ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Northern Manhattan Climate Action Plan
Over the past several years, climate change has begun to exact a disproportionate toll on the poor and working class people of New York City. During Hurricane Sandy, we saw that marginalized communities lost their homes, jobs, financial security and more at a higher rate than others. Yet, to this day, the political and economic […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Sustainability in the Workplace: A New Approach for Advancing Worker Safety and Health
The three pillars of environment, society, and economy are frequently used to model how sustainability can be incorporated into an organization’s mission, goals, and practices. The “three Venn” diagram is a well-recognized visualization of these pillars. Each of the pillars is considered essential for sustainable outcomes to be ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Prevention and reduction of food and drink waste in businesses and households: Guidance for governments, local authorities, businesses and other organisations
Think.Eat.Save: Reduce Your Foodprint was launched in January 2013, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Messe Düsseldorf GmbH and a number of diverse stakeholders, including the UK-based Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The purpose of Think.Eat.Save is to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change, Health, and Equity: Opportunities for Action
Public health engagement in climate change is extremely important. Public health agencies need to prepare for climate impacts, and to ensure that climate action strategies promote optimal health and reduce health inequities. The health sector can play an important role in helping the public and policy makers understand the magnitude ...