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Apr 2018

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Climate change to boost health problems

There will be more itching, sneezing, swelling and gasping for breath as Pennsylvania’s climate shifts and residents are exposed to more poison ivy, stinging insects, pollen allergies and lyme-disease-bearing ticks, and experience increased asthma, respiratory disease and heat-related deaths. That was the assessment of ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change, Equity, and Health Lessons Learned from Local Planning Efforts in Oregon

In this one-hour webinar, which is part of the Hot Topics series, Brendon Haggerty, Multnomah County Health Department, reviews Oregon’s state and local efforts to address the health impacts of climate change in the Northwest.

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change: Health Impacts and Opportunities

The most recent report from Working Group 2 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCWG2), Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, describes in worrying detail, the current and future impacts of climate change; as well as the challenges we face in mitigating further climate change and adapting to its ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate Science for Health Professionals

Medact has developed its second briefing explaining the health implications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group II report, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The report describes in worrying detail the current and future impacts of climate change as well as the challenges we ...

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Apr 2018

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RACP Climate Change and Health Position Statement

The medical profession has a duty of care to protect and promote the health of our patients and the community. Climate change presents a current and ongoing threat to human health globally. The medical profession has a responsibility to advocate for strong action to mitigate climate change and its consequences and to understand and ...

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Apr 2018

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Ditch Coal: The Global Mining Impacts of the UKs Addiction to Coal

Coal is at a crossroads in the UK. On the one hand, the UK’s dirtiest power stations burn vast quantities of coal, with little or no regard for the human and environmental impacts that this has. On the other, the UK Government has announced an intention to “consult” over proposals to close remaining coal fired […]

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Apr 2018

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Doctors call for divestment from fossil fuels

The international divest–invest movement, which has been gaining momentum since it began in 2012, is making in-roads into the medical community. In 2014, the British Medical Association committed to divesting from fossil fuels and The Royal Australasian College of Physicians followed suit in June. The CMA has over $29 million in ...

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Apr 2018

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Drought, climate change increase intensity of California wildfires

Because of the continuing California drought, authorities predicted another dangerous year, and the Sherpa Fire is one of 1,800 wildfires state and forest service firefighters have battled since January. In a June 1 Letter to the Editor, “SLO County tackles the health effects of climate change,” rising temperatures, frequent ...

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Apr 2018

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Fossil fuels don’t just change the climate, they impact our children’s health

As you likely know, the pollution that comes out of tailpipes and smokestacks contributes to climate change, which increases the probability of extreme flooding, intense storms, and heat waves. Dr. Perera’s article points to such a heat wave in California in 2006, where 2,500 children were admitted to emergency rooms. And, as a ...

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Apr 2018

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Geostellar Launches Nationwide Solar Program for Health Care System Facilities, Employees and Patients

Geostellar, the nation’s first and largest online solar marketplace, today announced at Intersolar North America the launch of Solar.Clinic, a program for health care systems to go solar and offer solar energy to their employees, patients and community members. Working in partnership with Health Care Without Harm and Practice ...

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