Planetary Health
Planetary Health recognizes that “human health and the health of the planet are inextricably linked.”1 It is a concept that focuses our understanding on the interdependence of human health, animal health, and the health of the environment.2 Awareness of how the escalation of human pressure on the global environment led to impairment in ecosystems, creating […]
Degraded Air Quality
These materials are based on the PowerPoint presentation by Anthony Gerber, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, National Jewish Hospital. What you’ll learn Discover the climate change effects of ozone, PM2.5, and other ambient respiratory irritants on respiratory diseases such as asthma, COPD, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular, and allergic diseases. Analyze data […]
Climate Change and Heat Impacts
Mini Lesson: Extreme Heat In this mini lesson, you’ll find: Case studies. Definitions. Review questions. Go to the Mini Lesson: Extreme Heat. Local Government Response to the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome https://youtu.be/VUu53Bt7PwE (approximately 25 minutes—you can stop watching at 58 min.) Direct and indirect health impacts of extreme heat Source: Scale and nature of […]
Climate Change and Mental Health
sections previous Planetary Health Next Introduction to Climate Change and Mental Health
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 […]
Planetary Health Resources
Books Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, by Eric Klinenberg Global Climate Change and Human Health: From Science to Practice, 2nd edition, by Jay Lemery, Kim Knowlton, Cecilia Sorensen TedTalks, Videos, and Webinars Collaborative for Health & Environment How to discuss health impacts of climate change with patients in a clinical setting […]
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 […]