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Health – State of the Planet

WEBSmoke from wildfires is a health threat to everyone, but Indigenous people in South America are especially vulnerable due to a number of factors. The Truth About …

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Climate & Health 2023 Conference Columbia Climate …

WEBOctober 21, 2023 - October 22, 2023. Event time is displayed in your time zone. Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University, 500 Hofstra Boulevard, Hempstead, NY 11549. …

Category:  Medicine Go Health

Key Takeaways From the 2020 Lancet Countdown on Health and …

WEBNew evidence from the Countdown report shows that the last two decades have seen a 54% increase in heat-related deaths in older people, with a record 2.9 …

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Vaccination, Freedom and Responsibility – State of the …

WEBCOVID, climate change, toxic substances, fire, drought, floods, cyber-attacks, terrorism, and corruption threaten our prosperity, security, and way of life. The vaccine that some Americans are unwilling …

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Density, Equity, and the History of Epidemics in New York …

WEBJune 30, 2020. “Public Health is Public Wealth”. —Sanitary Association of the City of New York (1859) New York City’s current responses to COVID-19 have a lot in common with the long history of epidemics that have …

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Community Mental Health Toolkit for Environmental Justice and …

WEBThe interdisciplinary team composed of experts on global mental health, disaster preparedness and recovery, community resilience, this approach will provide synergy in …

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Now’s the Time For Lawmakers to Care About Microplastics

WEBThe human health impacts of microplastics are very well documented. We now understand that microplastics can cause decreased fertility, decreased major organ …

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Climate Change May Be Hazardous to Your Health

WEBThe World Health Organization projects that from 2030 to 2050, climate change impacts will cause 250,000 more deaths globally each year, mainly from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress. …

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Health Care in Crisis: COVID-19 Exposes Deadly Inequalities

WEBWe know that 100-200 thousand people are dying prematurely from air pollution every year. Millions of people are also having their health impacted, and that is making folks more vulnerable to COVID-19.”. The …

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It’s Not Just About Climate Change, It’s About Our …

WEBSolving this public health emergency requires speeding up the transition to cleaner sources of energy dramatically, faster than the timeline generally suggested for tackling climate change. New research …

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Data Dive: NYC Traffic Trends, Street Safety and Public Health

WEBData Dives are conversations with Columbia Climate School researchers and affiliates to learn more about their work and explore trending topics through the lens …

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Understanding Our Interconnected World and COVID-19

WEBMany health departments are suffering from budget and staffing cuts that date to the Great Recession and have never been fully restored… Now, these bare …

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How Climate Change Is Exacerbating the Spread of Disease

WEBMalaria mosquito taking a blood meal. The accelerating Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called “unprecedented,” …

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The Damaging Effects of Black Carbon – State of the Planet

WEBThe World Health Organization’s new report on disease from preventable environmental risks attributes 3.7 million premature deaths in 2012 to outdoor air …

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How Community Partnerships Are Helping to Address …

WEBThe approved project, Transform Fresno, is a community-driven initiative to transform the 4.9-square-mile project area through multiple projects and plans that will …

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How Can Local Communities Address the Needs of Vulnerable …

WEBNatural disasters impact communities’ physical well-being, social cohesiveness, economic conditions and mental health. Credit: NCDP. In 2011, the U.S. …

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Why Climate Change is an Environmental Justice Issue

WEBClimate change is a threat to everyone’s physical health, mental health, air, water, food and shelter, but some groups—socially and economically disadvantaged …

Category:  Food Go Health

Children Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Suffered Physical …

WEBA child plays on a beach stained with oil. Photo: Echoroo/Flickr CC On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig triggered what would become …

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The Coming 5G Revolution: How Will It Affect the Environment

WEBThe health and safety of the population depends on the reliability of the network. Since January, the daily broadband use of individual Americans has increased …

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Community-Led Science Uncovers High Air Pollution From …

WEBSarah Fecht. May 25, 2022. Some residents of Belmont County in eastern Ohio have long suffered from headaches, fatigue, nausea and burning sensations in their throats and …

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Is Organic Food Really Better for the Environment

WEBOrganic farming is widely considered to be a far more sustainable alternative when it comes to food production. The lack of pesticides and wider variety of plants …

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