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20 Apr 2018 |
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Healthy Environment, Healthy People
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights critical links between development, the environment, human well-being and the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation. This report summarizes for Governments, policy makers and stakeholders the evidence of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Statement of Policy: Local Health Department Role in Addressing Climate Change
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) strongly urges national, state and local health departments (LHDs) and related agencies to engage policymakers, government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, communities and their own staff to prepare for and respond to climate change to reduce ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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OutsideIn SLO
We care about healthy living in San Luis Obispo County. That is why we are concerned about climate change. Now is the time to come together as a community and talk about how climate change is affecting our well-being. The good news is, many actions that help limit climate change also improve the health of […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the Health Impacts of Climate Change?
Understanding the threats that climate change pose to human health can help us work together to lower risks and be prepared. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the health impacts of climate change.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Zika Goes Viral in the U.S.
A new analysis by Climate Central highlights that the number of days hot and humid enough for mosquitoes to be active and biting has increased in many big US cities—and climate change will further increase those numbers, in most locations. In their analysis, the ten cities with the biggest increase in the length of the […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Importance of Reducing Animal Product Consumption and Wasted Food in Mitigating Catastrophic Climate Change
This report, prepared in advance of the United Nations Conference of the Parties 21 (COP21) in Paris, reviews the scientific literature on the roles of reducing animal product consumption and wasted food in meeting climate change mitigation targets.
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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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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Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is Only the Beginning: A Literature Review of the Co-Benefits of Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled
While state goals for reducing GHG emissions have been one motivation for the shift to VMT measures, reductions in VMT produce many other potential benefits, referred to as “cobenefits,” such as reductions in other air pollutant emissions, water pollution, wildlife mortality, and traffic congestion, as well as improvements in ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Protecting health of North Carolinians means addressing climate change
Instead of responding to the urgent threat to the health and well-being of our residents, North Carolina has chosen to join 26 other states in suing the Environmental Protection Agency. It is hiding behind a protective order from the U.S. Supreme Court allowing states to hold off on taking measures to stop carbon emissions as […]