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US Climate and Health Alliance

WebDecember 1, 2017. Climate for Health. On November 28 in Washington, D.C., the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE) and ecoAmerica’s Climate for Health program announced that five prominent …

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Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, …

WebThe health, economic, political, and environmental implications of climate change affect all of us. The tolls on our mental health are far reaching. They induce stress, depression, …

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Extreme events as sources of health vulnerability: Drought as an

WebThe health risks of climate change arise from the interactions of the hazards associated with a changing climate (e.g. increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather and …

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Health and Equity Co-Benefits of Addressing Climate Change

WebSome health co-benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation include: decreases in obesity, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, …

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Here's what ecology can teach us about healthy communities and …

WebThe Lancet Countdown released a new report assessing global progress on climate change and health. The report builds on the influential work of the 2015 Lancet Commission on …

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Climate Change is Affecting Our Health. Is There a Cure

WebPublic Health is being impacted by climate change via many pathways – from alterations in infectious disease transmission to water-source compromise, malnutrition, air pollution, …

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Global climate change and children's health: threats and strategies …

WebHeat-related health effects for which research is emerging include diminished school performance, increased rates of pregnancy complications, and renal effects. Stark …

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Communicating the health risks of extreme heat events toolkit for

WebThis Toolkit is intended for use by public health and emergency management officials who are developing or updating heat-health communication strategies. It is designed to gide …

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What We Breathe Impacts Our Health: Improving Understanding …

WebWhile past policy efforts have succeeded in reducing particulate matter and trace gases in North America and Europe, adverse health effects are found at even these lower levels …

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The Impact of Recent Heat Waves on Human Health in California

WebOn a regional basis, the strongest health impacts are seen in the Central Valley and the north and south coasts. The north coast contributes disproportionately to the statewide …

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Global diets link environmental sustainability and human health

WebDiets link environmental and human health. Rising incomes and urbanization are driving a global dietary transition in which traditional diets are replaced by diets higher in refined …

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San Francisco Flood Vulnerability: A Health Focused Assessment

WebThis interactive story map illustrates a recent assessment conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health which summarizes how two connected climate impacts – …

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Health Impacts of Climate Change: Mold and Respiratory Illness

WebWeather patterns will trend towards the extremes: storms and drought, heat waves and cold snaps, and these events will have robust and cascading impacts on your health. A major …

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A Dose of Nature: Addressing chronic health conditions by using …

WebThe research demonstrates numerous correlations between different indices of health and wellbeing and exposure to nature, and the most recent overview shows that the evidence …

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Talking About Climate Change in Tulsa: Health Department Paves …

WebThe Lancet Countdown released a new report assessing global progress on climate change and health. The report builds on the influential work of the 2015 Lancet Commission on …

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Healthy Planet, Healthy People Courtney Howard

WebAbstract. For too long we’ve put health and the environment in different boxes. The work of our generation is to bridge the two, to understand that in fact, they belong in the same …

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Wildfires and Public Health: A View from the Front Lines

WebThe Public Health Impacts of Wildfires. Summer heat brings an increased threat of wildfires. In 2015 alone, wildfires consumed 10 million acres in the United …

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California Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity

WebThe Lancet Countdown released a new report assessing global progress on climate change and health. The report builds on the influential work of the 2015 Lancet Commission on …

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Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The

WebUrban green space, such as parks, forests, green roofs, streams, and community gardens, provides critical ecosystem services. Green space also promotes physical activity, …

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Preparing California for Extreme Heat: Guidance and …

WebThe Climate Action Team’s Public Health Workgroup convened a subcommittee, the Heat Adaptation Workgroup, to develop this document. The Heat Adaption Workgroup was co …

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Drought in the Central Valley

WebUnfortunately, in the midst of California’s worst drought in 1,200 years, Tulare County is Drought Central. Rozell is helping to manage this crisis for the Tulare County Health and …

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