Climate Change and Mental Health
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Extreme Weather Hazards
Sections References Sindall, Rebecca et al. Drowning risk and climate change: A state-of-the-art review. Injury prevention: Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention vol. 28,2 (2022): 185–191. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044486. Flooding Health Impacts Yang Z, Huang W, McKenzie JE, Yu P, Ju K, Wu Y, Wen B, Guo Y, Li S. Hospitalization […]
Vector-Borne Disease
Climate change and emerging infectious diseases Pay attention to geographic considerations, diagnostic challenges, and the timeline of disease progression. Clinical connection: Hunting for a Diagnosis This short video (~9 min.) from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) highlights the effects of climate change on health through an illustrative patient case. Case Study: Fatal alpha-gal […]
Water- and Food-Related Illness
Climate Change: Impacts on the Hydrologic Cycle and Waterborne Disease These materials are based on the PowerPoint presentation by George Luber, PhD, of Emory University. Source: National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Global Ocean Heat Content, 1955–2010. Source: NOAA/NESDIS/NODC Ocean Climate Laboratory, updated from Levitus, S., et al., “World ocean heat content and thermostericsea level change […]
Art and Practice of Medicine
Course overview Welcome to the WSU College of Medicine Art and Practice of Medicine (APM)’s webpage. The APM course cultivates the skills needed of practicing physicians. This page contains basic information about the course, links to course references, and required physical examination videos. The overall goal of APM course directors and faculty is to guide […]