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Call for doctors to take the lead on climate change

admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:19:24 +0000

Doctors should take the lead in practical steps to reduce the carbon footprints associated with obesity, chronic disease and population growth, according to an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia and reported on the AMA website in May. Prof Robyn McDermott, Professor of Public Health at the University of South Australia, writes that [...] Related posts:

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Coordinated response needed to manage the health threats of climate change

admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:24:05 +0000

Published on the AMA website 29 July 2010: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said that Australia needs a National Strategy for Climate Change and Health to respond effectively to the health impacts of climate change. The 2009 State of the Climate report, released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, confirmed that the past [...] Related posts:

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Green Healthcare Conference (CleanMed May 2010) Presentations and Posters Now Available Online.

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:52:47 +0000

I found this great resource while I was web-surfing the other day. It is the official site for CleanMed 2010, a sustainable healthcare conference held in Baltimore MD during May 2010. The interesting thing is that many of the posters and speaker-presentations are available online. Just click these links: Home Page Presentations Posters There is [...] Related posts:

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Climate Change & Health – Mental Health Effects

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:40:05 +0000

Climate change is likely to affect mental health in several ways. Climate change is associated with increasingly frequent and severe weather events, which cause extensive infrastructure damage, economic slowdown, and interruptions of medical and psychiatric care. These events, and the lifestyle changes that can result, are associated with increased mental health burdens. Extreme weather events [...] Related posts:

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Allergic & Respiratory Disease and Climate Change

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:18:34 +0000

Climate change is not something that might happen in the future. It is happening now – since the middle of the 20th century, Australian average temperatures have risen about 1°C. This has been accompanied by an increase in the frequency of heat-waves, a decrease in the numbers of frosts and cold days, and a redistribution [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Specific Health Effects of Climate Change – Part 2

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:57:31 +0000

Air Quality and Respiratory Disease Air quality is highly affected by weather and climate conditions. In turn, certain aspects of air quality are known to affect health. In particular, ozone and airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) have well documented human health effects. Ozone is formed in warm, polluted air in the presence of sunlight. It [...] Related posts:

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Specific Health Effects of Climate Change – Part 1

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:52:51 +0000

Aero-allergens Increased ambient temperatures over land and increased ground-level carbon dioxide concentrations, both of which are expected with climate change, result in increased plant metabolism and pollen production. These factors may also be associated with increased fungal growth and spore release. Pollen and mold spores are allergens and can aggravate allergic rhinitis and several respiratory [...] Related posts:

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Climate Change & Health – Part 2

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:03:10 +0000

Extreme Weather Events The direct effects of extreme weather events include drowning from floods, injuries from floods, and structural collapse. Indirect effects outnumber the direct effects and likely will be more costly. Potential indirect effects include aggravation of chronic diseases due to interruptions in health care service, significant mental health concerns both from interrupted care [...] Related posts:

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Climate Change & Health – Part 1

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:33:10 +0000

Weather and climate have affected human health for millennia. Now, climate change is altering weather and climate patterns that previously have been relatively stable. Climate experts are particularly confident that climate change will bring increasingly frequent and severe heat waves and extreme weather events, as well as a rise in sea levels. These changes have [...] Related posts:

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Health Leaders Call for Strong Measures on Climate Change Talks in Barcelona (2-6 November 2009)

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:28:27 +0000

Some of the world’s largest medical, nursing and public health organisations are calling on world leaders to take bold action to address climate change. They say that this is needed to avert what could become a global public health crisis. A giant placard, “Prescription for a Healthy Planet” symbolically represents the interests of millions of [...] Related posts:

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