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CLIMATE AND HEALTH COUNTRY PROFILE – 2015 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
This graphic document summarizes the key findings and opportunities for action regarding climate change—and health—in the US. Topics include implications for health during extreme weather events, heat, changes in policy and governance, etc.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Assessing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Health Co-Benefits: A Structured Review of Lifestyle-Related Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
This is the first structured review to identify and summarize research on lifestyle choices that improve health and have the greatest potential to mitigate climate change. Two literature searches were conducted on: (1) active transport health co-benefits, and (2) dietary health co-benefits.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public Health, Energy & Climate Change: A Maryland Statewide Survey
As climate change continues to reshape human environments around the world, communities throughout Maryland may find themselves battling both intensified existing health issues and new crises. Continuing a research partnership that began during the 2015 study, George Mason University (GMU) teamed up with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND LABOUR: IMPACTS OF HEAT IN THE WORKPLACE
This Issue Paper explains the underlying mechanisms of the impact of climate change through altered thermal conditions in the workplace, shows examples of the current and likely future impacts and provides indications of policy response options to these challenges.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Empower Kentucky: Executive Summary of the Empower Kentucky Plan
Over a 15-to-20 year period, KFTC’s Empower Kentucky plan would bring about a reduction of 40 percent of the state’s carbon emissions, which would also prevent the emission of “93 thousand tons of sulfur dioxide and 132 thousand tons of nitrogen oxide pollution over 15 years.” By 2032, the plan would generate some 43,000 ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Arizona Extreme Weather, Climate, and Health Profile Report Executive Summary
This report focuses on two climate-related hazards and associated health impacts of major importance to Arizona—extreme heat events and air pollution.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and Health Adaptation Plan 2017: Public Health Guidance for the State of Arizona
This document, released in April 2017, is the first version of Arizona’s Climate and Health Adaptation Plan (ACHAP). The goal of ACHAP is to support the mission of the ADHS: to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. In coordinating ACHAP, ADHS intends to support the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Citizen’s Guide for Readiness for Climate Extremes in the Desert Southwest
This guide includes materials to help facilitate conversations and planning for extreme heat events within neighborhood groups and organizations. It is intended to provide citizens of Southern Arizona with a com- prehensive list of resources to help prepare for and build resilience in the face of extreme climate emergencies. It also ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Colorado’s Climate and Colorado’s Health: Examining the Connection
This paper marks the first research done by the Colorado Health Institute into the impact of climate change on health. It was prompted by the growing body of scientific research connecting the two. The Colorado Health Institute is an independent, nonpartisan health policy research institute with a mission to provide evidence-based ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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When Rising Seas Hit Home: Hard Choices Ahead for Hundreds of US Coastal Communities
Many important consequences of climate change are more subtle and slower moving than disasters. One such consequence is sea level rise. Unlike the catastrophic flooding that can accompany hurricanes, sea level rise impacts can take time to manifest. The final result, late this century and beyond, may be neighborhoods underwater. But ...