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Q&A: How does climate change affect human health

WebWe see mental health decline when it’s hot, violence increases, people sleep less and are less productive at work, and people’s cognitive function declines. So changes in climate …

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Health and wellbeing Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

WebPioneering epidemiology project WastewaterSCAN has added parainfluenza, rotavirus, adenovirus group F, enterovirus D68, Candida auris, and hepatitis A to the list …

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How does climate change affect disease

WebMeanwhile, many influential global health initiatives focus on cell and molecular biology rather than disease transmission. “I think they’re missing a big area,” …

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Climate change and air pollution impacts on children’s health

WebWe need to incorporate children’s environmental health into primary care and essential public health. For example, when a family visits the pediatrician for a well-child …

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Accessible healthcare as climate solution Stanford Doerr School …

WebCaring for people’s health is a prescription for protecting rainforests, slowing climate change and creating significant monetary value, according to a new Stanford-led …

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What's likely to cause human extinction – and how can we avoid it

WebSteve Luby, MD, an epidemiologist and the director of research for Stanford’s Center for Innovation in Global Health, sees hockey sticks on chart after chart of the …

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Q&A: Meat, health and the environment

WebThe United States government’s guidelines have a “recommended daily allowance” that amounts to 0.36 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day. That …

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Study finds high energy use provides little benefit for health and …

WebCountries where energy poverty remains a challenge, meanwhile, may be able to maximize national health and prosperity with far less energy than scholars once …

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Wildfires' health impacts Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

WebCalifornia’s massive wildfires bring a host of health concerns for vulnerable populations, firefighters and others. Kari Nadeau and Mary Prunicki of Stanford’s Sean …

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Centering mental health Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

WebAs a peer wellness liaison for the Earth System Science Department, Foster is a trained peer health educator who directs fellow students to existing resources and facilitates …

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Environmental justice roundtable highlights energy and policy, …

WebThree speakers covered vastly different topics with the common thread of environmental justice during the second installment of the dean’s lecture series in the Stanford Doerr …

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The effects of climate change on suicide rates

WebGiven this increasing overall health burden, the researchers assert even small changes in suicide rates due to climate change could result in large human costs. …

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How forest loss leads to spread of disease

WebIn Uganda, loss of forested habitat increases the likelihood of interactions between disease-carrying wild primates and humans. The findings suggest the emergence and spread of …

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What wastewater can reveal about COVID-19

WebA new wastewater testing approach capable of better detecting viral infection patterns in communities could prove a crucial step toward an informed public health response to …

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Climate and health impacts of natural gas stoves

WebA new Stanford-led study reveals that the methane leaking from natural gas-burning stoves inside U.S. homes has a climate impact comparable to the carbon dioxide …

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Fungi and future forest health Stanford Doerr School of …

WebThe new study catalogs the diversity of fungi associated with five Populus species at 94 groves in 21 states, building on more than a decade of work by the Peay …

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Q&A: Why discuss mental health in academia

WebMental health in the COVID era. Mental health has taken a particular toll since the global pandemic. More than 42% of people reported symptoms of anxiety or …

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Wildfire smoke and air quality

WebStanford-led research shows that wildfire smoke, predicted to be one of the most widely felt health impacts of climate change in the United States, is already unraveling decades of …

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Researchers test physics of coral as an indicator of reef health

WebNew research shows that physics measurements of just a small portion of reef can be used to assess the health of an entire reef system. The findings may help …

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Tackling wildfire, health and environmental risks Stanford Doerr

WebStanford researchers propose a novel approach to assess schistosomiasis risk across large spatial scales, integrating field data on vegetation and snail distribution …

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Do plastic straws really make a difference

WebMedia Contacts. Rob Jordan. Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. (650) 721-1881, [email protected]. Craig Criddle. Stanford School of Engineering. …

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Living near oil and gas wells increases air pollution exposure

WebResearchers found that drilling and operating wells emits harmful levels of pollution that may affect the health of nearby residents.Image credit David Gonzalez In a …

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