Climate change -- including hallmarks like rising sea levels, ice loss and extreme weather -- is accelerating, according to a new report.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICEShea KM. Climate change: public health crisis or opportunity. J Publ Health Manag Pract JPHMP. 2008;14:415–7.Shea, KM (2008) Climate change: public health crisis or opportunity. J Publ Health Manag Pract JPHMP 14: pp. 415-417...
Evidence from many sectors shows substantial health impacts ofclimate change, particularly for the most vulnerable and the authors argue that possible climate changes constitute a public health crisis at least as wide-ranging as the effects of tobacco on health. But according to the authors: "As y...
Without immediate, well-coordinated and sustained climate action, disasters like Cyclone Freddy will only become more common, and their impacts on human health more dangerous. To mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis on health, we must urgently mainstream climate in our response to he...
During an annual meeting of its delegates in June, the American Medical Associationdeclared climate change a public health crisisand said it would push for more policies to help limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius – the ceiling included in the Paris climate accord. ...
Climate change: public health crisis or opportunity. Climate change is potentially the greatest threat to public health ever encountered. The science is in. The climate is warming, warming is accelerating, an... KM Shea - 《Journal of Public Health Management & Practice》 被引量: 20发表: 2008...
(HealthDay)—Climate change is the "single biggest health threat facing humanity," and governments must "act with urgency" to tackle the crisis, a World Health Organization special report warns. Ad In advance of a United Nationsclimate changesummit in early November, groups representing 45 million...
Climate change a major health threat to children, doctors warn Samantha Ahdoot, a pediatrician in Alexandria, Virginia, treated an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old who moved from Florida after a hurricane destroyed their community and their medical records at their doctor's office. ...
Environmental Change and Public Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and co-chair of the IAP project, said: "Many policies and actions that reducegreenhouse gas emissionsalso benefit health in the near term as well as reducing the risks of dangerousclimate change...
At IDEO, we believe that the climate crisis can be more than a threat—it can also be a catalyst for innovation. By shifting our healthcare focus upstream—from last-mile care tofirst-mile health, ie, creating the conditions that make everyday life healthy by design—we can create solution...