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| The Health Sector on the Front Lines |
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In the age of climate change, the health sector finds itself on the front lines, confronting and adapting to a changing landscape and shifting burden of disease. By working to reduce carbon pollution in the atmosphere, while developing forward looking adaptation strategies, we can protect human health, saving lives and money. Indeed, the health sector can play a leadership role in developing and modeling climate solutions for the rest of society. |
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| Be Informed |
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The HCWH Climate and Health News Service is a brand-new free service that aims to keep you – health professionals, climate experts and decision makers – informed on the latest developments, trends, resources and events around the world.
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| The Economic Affliction of Asthma and Risks of Blocking Air Pollution Safeguards. (pdf)
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| Dr. Pendo Maro, Senior Climate and Energy Advisor, Health Care Without Harm, and Dr. Michael Wilks, board member of HCWH Europe, talk about how investment in reducing greenhouse gases produces immediate and lasting benefits to health. enlarge video
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| Notice: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Health Care Without Harm concerning the legal, social, economic status of any country, territory, city of area or of its authorities. The published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. Online articles and links might expire days after their release date. |
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| US: Gutting Environmental Regulations Will Increase Asthma and its Costs |
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| by Health Care Without Harm |
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In a major first–ever report analyzing detailed asthma incidence and cost data, HCWH and two national US nursing organizations conclude that the already staggering human and financial toll of asthma in the US is likely to increase if the EPA's ability to regulate carbon pollution is undermined. more |
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| UK: Doctors Urged to Take Climate Leadership Role |
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| by The Guardian |
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Writing in the British Medical Journal, a group of military and medical experts sent out an urgent message to governments around the world stating that climate change poses an immediate and grave threat on health. They also urged doctors to use their position of trust in society to build support for action on climate change and stated that prevention is the key. This warning from medical and military leaders came as government officials from around the world met in Bangkok in the latest round of the long-running talks under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). more |
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| Kenya: Climate Change May Make Malaria Worse |
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| by ABC News |
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Madeleine Thomson, a senior research scientist for the International Research Institute for Climate and Society working with the Kenya Meteorological Department, has found that temperatures have increased significantly since the 1980s in the Kenyan Highlands. According to Thomson, climate change could make the problem of Malaria (a disease that already kills a million people a year) even worse: as temperatures increase, the mosquitoes that are transmitting the disease have better conditions to breed, reproduce, and transmit the disease. more |
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| Philippines: Dengue Cases Rise As a Result of Climate Change |
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| by The Journal |
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Senator Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and worried over the reported rise in dengue cases as a result of climate change, urged the Department of Health to improve its public health services and ensure early prevention and control of diseases. According to Legarda and quoting the Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2010, it is not disasters but climate change related-diseases that cause the most number of deaths. more |
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| US: Practice Greenhealth Launches Healthcare Renewable Energy Initiative |
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| by Business Wire |
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HCWH Partner Organization Practice Greenhealth, the nation's leading organization for healthcare institutions committed to implementing sustainable, eco-friendly practices, and Citi, a global leader in renewable energy, announced the launch of a new pilot partnership effort called The Healthcare Renewable Energy Initiative (HREI). HREI is an offering of transparent and flexible financing options for health systems and hospitals seeking to reduce energy consumption, become more energy efficient by decreasing its environmental footprint, and role-modelling sustainability in their communities. more |
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| Spain: Hospitals Save Millions on Solar Power |
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| by Hospitalaria |
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Hospisol, a project of the Regional Energy Authority of Castilla and León (EREN), dependent of the Ministry of Economy and Employment aims to install solar hot water panels and provide renewable energy in all 23 public hospitals (7,000 beds) in the region. This will represent savings equal to 560 tonnes of oil per year. The project, begun in 2004 has reached 65% of its goal. more |
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| Ghana: According to Expert, Climate Change Signifies More Health Challenges |
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| by The Tribune |
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With increasing cases of severe and frequent flooding, high temperature and variable rainfall patterns, Professor Chris Gordon (environmental expert and director of the Institute for Environmental and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana) said that the incidence of diseases such as malaria and cerebral meningitis is bound to increase. more |
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| US: A New Book Links Climate Change With Health |
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| by The Jacksonville |
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The University of California Press published the book Changing Planet, Changing Health: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health and What We Can Do about It, which reveals the complex links between global warming and health threats. The book, which is a result of the collaboration between health and disease expert Paul R. Epstein, MD and award-winning science journalist Dan Ferber, connects stories of real people with cutting-edge scientific and medical information, presenting in-depth, on-the-ground investigation of the health risks posed by climate change. more |
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