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Taxonomy Archive: Factsheet/pamphlet
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Famine
Climate change is already threatening the Earth’s ability to produce food. These effects are expected to worsen as climate change worsens.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health: Climate Change Contaminates Your Water
PSR factsheet on climate change health – climate change contaminates your water
20 Apr 2018 |
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Critical Connections: Transportation, Climate Change and Public Health
Science has firmly established that climate change is a public health issue and that human activity is causing climate change. International and domestic policy negotiations are under way to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in particular CO2, a major contributor to climate change. The transportation sector accounts for 33% of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Energy Efficiency and Health
Lowering the amount of energy we waste reduces our need to burn coal and other fossil fuels to generate electricity. Those reductions in pollution mean big gains for health, as pollutants from fossil fuel combustion contribute to four of the leading causes of death in the United States: cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Preparing Health Care Facilities for Climate Change
Resource compending for guiding healthcare facility decision making around climate change with links to important resources.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Ocean Acidification – Effects on Humans
Ocean acidification will have drastic effects on shelled organisms and on coral reefs, but what about its effects on humans? Many people mistakenly believe that the oceans may be turning to acid, and that it will no longer be safe for humans enter the water. This is not true, even in the most extreme scenarios […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Healthy and Climate Friendly Food
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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Healthy and Climate Friendly Travel
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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Seasonal Produce: A Guide to Seasonal Produce Grown in San Luis Obispo County
Infographic guide to seasonal produce grown in San Luis Obispo county produced by the local health authority
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health benefits of urban vegetation and green space: Research roundup
For hundreds of years, city planners have developed parks, planted trees and set aside open space in urban environments. Boston Common, a public square used for grazing livestock since 1634, was converted into a park in 1830. A quarter of a century later, New York’s Central Park opened, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert ...