PPT-Human Health & Climate Change Trivia

Questions August 2014 Q1 Climate and weather are the same thing True False 2 A1 Climate and weather are the same thing True False Weather is the current conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place Climate is the pattern of weather over . The game is set-up to run as teams. If you don’t want show scoreboards, delete the scoreboard hyperlinks off the trivia board and hide the final scoreboard slide.. If you want to include scoreboards that show top 5 individual scores, unhide the two individual scoreboards at the end of the presentation and add hyperlinks to the trivia board.. Fiona Armstrong. convenor@caha.org.au. . www.caha.org.au. . Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Public Health Association of Australia, the Australian Psychological Society, Doctors for the Environment, Australia, the Australian Women’s Health Network, the Australian Nursing Federation, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australian Association of Social Workers, the Australian Hospitals and Healthcare Association, the Australian Rural Health Education Network, the Australian Council of Social Service, Australian Health Promotion Association, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, CRANA. What is it? . An assessment of the risks . climate change poses to human health in the United . States . An Interagency product of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Part of the ongoing National Climate Assessment (NCA) process. The game is set-up to run as teams. If you don’t want show scoreboards, delete the scoreboard hyperlinks off the trivia board and hide the final scoreboard slide.. If you want to include scoreboards that show top 5 individual scores, unhide the two individual scoreboards at the end of the presentation and add hyperlinks to the trivia board.. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. 17 January 2011. How and Why Does Climate Change?. Climate changes over a broad range of time scales. Years, decades, centuries, millennia. Many factors combine to affect climate. Variability of incoming solar radiation. Toxic Intersections:. . Food. Energy. Inequality/Inequity. Driving & Exacerbated by. Climate . & Water Disasters. Maureen McCue MD PhD. Global Health Studies. Center Human Rights. International Programs. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Climate Change| A Human Health Perspective. 2. Source: NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC. . The colors on the map show temperature changes over the past 22 years (1991-2012) compared to the 1901-1960 average for the contiguous U.S., and to the 1951-1980 average for Alaska and Hawai'i. Module 1: Introduction to Climate Change. Module 1: Introduction to Climate Change. SECTION II: . IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 2.5. Climate Change and Human Health. Introduction to Climate Change (ICC). What is climate change and why does it matter for health We146ve all heard of it but what exactly is climate change Greenhouse gases act like a blanket around Earth trapping energy in the atmosphere H Terms to Know. a change in the climate patterns of a place. when everyone has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. small particles that are suspended in the air. colorless, odorless gas that is produced by burning fossil fuels like oil and gas. John Balbus, MD, MPH. Senior Advisor for Public Health. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. NOAA/MADE CLEAR Climate Change . Academy. Towson, Maryland. August 9, 2017. The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. Key Message #1. 14. Ch. 14 | Human Health. The health and well-being of Americans are already affected by climate change, with the adverse health consequences projected to worsen with additional climate change. Climate change affects human health by altering exposures to heat waves, floods, droughts, and other extreme events; vector-, food- and waterborne infectious diseases; changes in the quality and safety of air, food, and water; and stresses to mental health and well-being..