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The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United …

WEBThe diagram shows specific examples of how climate change can affect human health, now and in the future.These effects could occur at local, regional, or national scales. The …

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Chapter 4: Extreme Events Climate and Health Assessment

WEBFour categories of extreme events with important health impacts in the United States are addressed in this chapter: 1) flooding related to extreme precipitation, hurricanes, and …

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Mental Health and Well-Being

WEBThe interactive and cumulative nature of climate change effects on health, mental health, and well-being are critical factors in understanding the overall …

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About Climate and Health Assessment

WEBAbout this Report Climate change threatens human health and well-being in the United States. The U.S. Global Change Research Program ( USGCRP) Climate and Health …

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The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United …

WEBThe Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A

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Chapter 9: Populations of Concern Climate and Health Assessment

WEBIn 2011, LEP groups comprised approximately 9% (25.3 million individuals) of the U.S. population aged five and older. 50 In 2010, approximately 11.2 million people in the …

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH

WEBThe influences of weather and climate on human health are sig-nificant and varied. Exposure to health hazards related to climate change afects diferent people and …

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MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

WEBThe effects of global climate change on mental health and well-being are integral parts of the overall cli-mate-related human health impacts. Mental health consequences of …

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A Scientific Assessment 1 INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE CHANGE …

WEB26. INTRODUCTION: CLIMATE CHANGE. 1. AND HUMAN HEALTH. Human health has always been influenced by climate and weather. Changes in climate and climate …

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Temperature-Related Death and Illness

WEB2.9 Emerging and Cross-Cutting Issues. Emerging and cross-cutting issues include 1) disparate ways that extreme temperature and health are related, 2) urban and rural …

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FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION, AND DISTRIBUTION

WEBU.S. Global Change Research Program 190 Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION, 7 AND DISTRIBUTION Key Findings …

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Food Safety, Nutrition, and Distribution

WEBA safe and nutritious food supply is a vital component of food security.Food security, in a public health context, can be summarized as permanent access to a sufficient, safe, …

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Downloads Climate and Health Assessment

WEBDownloads. The PDF is the official version of the Climate and Health Assessment. Ch. 1. Climate Change and Human Health. Ch. 2. Temperature-Related Death and Illness. Ch. …

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Chapter 6: Water-Related Illness Climate and Health Assessment

WEBThis chapter covers health risks associated with changes in natural marine, coastal, and freshwater systems and water infrastructure for drinking water, wastewater, and …

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Chapter 3: Air Quality Impacts Climate and Health Assessment

WEBChanges in the climate affect the air we breathe, both indoors and outdoors. Taken together, changes in the climate affect air quality through three pathways—via outdoor …

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A Scientific Assessment 9 POPULATIONS OF CONCERN

WEBThe potential climate change related health impacts for older adults include rising temperatures and heat waves; increased risk of more intense hurricanes (Categories IV …

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A Scientific Assessment 2 TEMPERATURE-RELATED DEATH …

WEB2.7 Projected Deaths and Illness from Temperature Exposure. Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of future extreme heat events while also resulting in generally …

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Chapter 5: Vector-Borne Diseases Climate and Health Assessment

WEBVector-borne diseases are illnesses that are transmitted by vectors, which include mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas.These vectors can carry infective pathogens such as …

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A Scientific Assessment 6 CLIMATE IMPACTS ON WATER

WEBThis runoff in turn affects human exposure to water-related illnesses primarily through contamination of drinking water, recreational water, and fish and shellfish. 6CLIMATE …

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