Health Care Facilities Resilient to Climate Change Impacts

Health Care Facilities Resilient to Climate Change Impacts

Climate change will increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events and create risks that will impact health care facilities. Health care facilities will need to assess climate change risks and adopt adaptive management strategies to be resilient, but guidance tools are lacking. In this study, a toolkit was developed for health care facility officials to assess the resiliency of ...

Public Health Impacts from Climate Change

Public Health-Related Impacts of Climate Change

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Community-based adaptation to the health impacts of climate change.

The effects of and responses to the health impacts of climate change will affect individuals, communities, and societies. Effectively preparing for and responding to current and projected climate change requires ongoing assessment and action, not a one-time assessment of risks and interventions. To promote resilience to climate change and other community stressors, a stepwise course of action i...

climate change: adverse health impacts and roles of health professionals

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