Healthand Equity Implications of the Visible and the Hidden UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIABERKELEY Rachel Morello-Frosch ShonkoffSeth BerrinAnthropogenic climate change and the mitigation strategies aimed to attenuate it are both issues of great importance for human rights, public health, and socioeconomic ...
the 50 largest health care systems in the country, which provide half the hospital beds in the country, only 19 have set targets for emissions reductions.2To accelerate progress, climate action must align with foundational goals of health care and be patient-centered and advance health e...
Places mental health equity and social justice lens on understandings of climate change adaptation/mitigation strategiesSpecific focus on differential impacts on mental health in low resource settings in the USOutlines some of the differential impacts in LMICS...
Many health care professionals are already dealing with the effects of climate change. In this Q&A, the World Health Organization’s first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc, joins JAMA Medical News Director Jenn
R. et al. Climate change and health equity: a research agenda for psychological science. Am. Psychol. 78, 244–258 (2023). Article PubMed Google Scholar Carleton, T. et al. Valuing the global mortality consequences of climate change accounting for adaptation costs and benefits. Q. J. ...
Methane is an immediate climate threat, and failure to address it would be catastrophic. However, ignoring the long-term environmental and social costs of factory-farm gas development prioritizes short-term climate gains over public health and equity. Our climate solutions must not come at ...
The new goals and strategies in the Austin Climate Equity Plan, paired with other City plans around energy, mobility, zero-waste, housing, and water, can get us on the pathway to a safe climate and a more equitable Austin. Climate Action is inextricably related to public health. The way ...
Emissions from the wealthiest 10% in the United States and China led to a two- to threefold increase in heat extremes across vulnerable regions. Quantifying the link between wealth disparities and climate impacts can assist in the discourse on climate equity and justice....
For Earth Day, learn how Johnson & Johnson is helping community clinics protect patients from the health impacts of extreme heat due to climate change.
As climate change accelerates, human health will suffer. Find out how sustainability initiatives can mitigate climate risks while advancing health care equity for all. Executive Summary As the complex relationship between climate change and human health has become increasingly pronounced, the medical profe...