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20 Apr 2018 |
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Michigan Climate and Health Profile Report: Building Resilience Against Climate Effects on Michigan’s Health
Through the 20th and into the 21st century, Michigan’s climate has changed in measurable and impactful ways. Since 1951 the average annual temperature has increased by 0.6°F in the southeastern Lower Peninsula, and up to 1.3°F in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. During that same period total annual average precipitation across ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Minnesota Climate and Health Profile Report: An Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on the Health & Well-Being of Minnesotans
Changes are occurring in Minnesota’s climate with serious consequences for human health and well-being. Minnesota has become measurably warmer, particularly in the last few decades, and precipitation patterns have become more erratic, including heavier rainfall events. Climate projections for the state indicate that these trends ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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2015 Climate Change and Health Resiliency Report
Funded by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) Climate Change Program is part of a national effort to anticipate and prepare for human health effects related to global and local climate change. CDC’s Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework is ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Wisconsin Climate and Health Profile Report
In 2012, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH) was awarded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) project grant to study and prepare for anticipated climatic effects on the public’s health. The ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change Vulnerability in Contra Costa County: A Focus on Heat
There is widespread scientific consensus that the impacts of climate change on human health are already being observed, and are becoming increasingly significant. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) all recognize climate ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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More Mosquito Days Increasing Zika Risk in U.S.
Hot and humid summer weather across the U.S. brings with it the rise of the mosquito season, and this year the threat of the Zika virus makes that more than a minor nuisance. Mosquito species found in the Lower 48 states are known to transmit this disease, thriving in tropical and subtropical climates. As the […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Benefits of a Low-Carbon Future
In 2007, the City of Toronto adopted the target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across Toronto by 80% by the year 2050, relative to 1990 levels. The purpose of the report is to assist Toronto Public Health to better understand the health benefits, and any negative health impacts (harms), of GHG-reduction actions that could ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat-Associated Deaths in Maricopa County, AZ: Final Report for 2015
Mortality from environmental heat is a significant public health problem in Maricopa County, especially because it is largely preventable. Maricopa County has conducted heat surveillance since 2006. Each year, the enhanced heat surveillance season usually begins in May and ends in October. The main goals of heat surveillance are to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Rising Waters, Rising Threat: How Climate Change Endangers America’s Neglected Wastewater Infrastructure
This report recommends taking the following steps to keep American waters clean and protect public health from disruptions and overflows in wastewater treatment systems: Integrate climate risk into all new wastewater infrastructure; Finance resilience improvements through state infrastructure banks; Prioritize resilience in state ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Reducing Global Health Risks Through MItigation of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Scoping report for policymakers
This report was developed as a policy-relevant summary of potential benefits to health from reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. The report brings together available knowledge from the health and climate domain into one scoping review. The document provides information on direct and indirect health effects of SLCPs ...