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Across the world, it is evident that climate change is threatening lives and impacting the health of millions of others. New research shows that this is a top concern for 91% of global citizens .
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Climate change and conflict risk overshadowing efforts to improve people's health, when in reality the issues overlap, Peter Sands, head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ...
Website. www.hhs.gov. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". [3]
These 6 Health Risks Can Significantly Increase on Hot Days. Heart attack, stroke, and several other health risks can increase significantly on hot summer days. Nes/Getty Images. Temperatures are ...
Changes in climate can cause decreasing yields for some crops and regions, resulting in higher food prices, food insecurity, and undernutrition. Climate change can also reduce water security. These factors together can lead to increasing poverty, human migration, violent conflict, and mental health issues. [7][8][3]
Climate change can impact air quality, which may affect mental health, too. Sandstorms, windblown dust from droughts, and wildfire smoke add to the unhealthy soup of pollutants we breathe in ...
The scientific understanding of potential health risks and observed health impacts caused by climate change is now better understood. One category of health risks is that of infectious diseases . A study concluded in 2022 that "58% (that is, 218 out of 375) of infectious diseases confronted by humanity worldwide have been at some point ...