1. Managing the health effects of climate change.
- Author
-
Costello, Anthony, Abbas, Mustafa, Allen, Adriana, Ball, Sarah, Bell, Sarah, Bellamy, Richard, Friel, Sharon, Groce, Nora, Johnson, Anne, Kett, Maria, Lee, Maria, Levy, Caren, Maslin, Mark, McCoy, David, McGuire, Bill, Montgomery, Hugh, Napier, David, Pagel, Christina, Patel, Jinesh, and Puppim de Oliveira, Jose Antonio
- Subjects
- *
CLIMATE change , *GLOBAL warming , *HEALTH equity , *ENVIRONMENTAL health , *POPULATION , *WATER supply , *HEALTH , *DISEASE incidence , *GOVERNMENT policy ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
The article discusses the management of the health effects of climate change. The authors explain that inputs from all sectors of government and civil society, collaboration between academic disciplines, and new ways of international cooperation will be needed. The importance of reducing poverty and health inequities is discussed. The greenhouse effect, anthropogenic climate change, and global warming are examined. Six ways that link climate change to health are examined: changing patterns of disease and mortality, extreme events, food, water, shelter, and population and migration. Challenges associated with the generation and dissemination of information are discussed. The technological challenge to address the negative health consequences of climate change in poor countries is examined.
- Published
- 2009
- Full Text
- View/download PDF