PPT-Climate change – reducing the risks to health

Andy Haines Carbon dioxide measurements since 1957 Mauna Loa Hawaii The rise in carbon dioxide is due to our emissions For every 100t of CO 2 emitted now 1540t will remain in the atmosphere in1000y. 1. Risk Behaviors. Actions that can potentially threaten you health or the health of others. 2. Recognizing Risk Behaviors. CDC routinely survey’s teens. Are surveys reliable?. 3. Cumulative Risks. 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. Maureen McCue MD PhD. Coordinator Iowa PSR. &. University of Iowa. Global Health Studies/Human Rights. Discussion Goals—an outline of sorts. Who is in the audience, what are their interests, backgrounds? Climate Change Personal Meanings. 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. Resiliency Mentoring. Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care. Webinar #1 Cohort #1. Site Teams, Access Local Risks, Feedback & Resources. April 25, 2017. 2. Call in via Internet or Phone for Audio. Changing hazards, changing risks, and the need for robust risk management. Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH. Overview. Climate change . What’s happening and why. What health impacts we’ll see. Risks from environmental hazards. 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 Kerry Emanuel. Lorenz Center. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT. Web: emanuel.mit.edu. Program:. . Brief history of Earth’s climate and climate science. Evidence that human . Scientific Basis for Human Induced Climate Change. Jagadish Shukla. Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences (AOES),. George Mason University (GMU). Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA). Dr. Agnes Soares, Regional Advisor, SDE, PAHO/WHO. CLIMATE AND HEALTH SUMMIT. ALONG SIDE THE 20. TH. CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES. LIMA, PERU, 6. TH. DECEMBER 2014. 1. Regional Plan of Action on Climate Change. 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.. . Linda Varangu. Executive Director. Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care. Health . Care Facility Climate Change . Resiliency . Workshop . McGill University Health . Centre, . Montreal . Quebec. Outputs. Activities. Barriers, risks. IF. climate-resilient health management . practices . are . adopted . in Ghana . industry together . with financial support for deploying energy savings and clean energy in the industrial sector, . . Stability. Daniel Osorio, . financial. . stability. . department. , central . bank. . of. . colombia. October. 1st, 2020. 1. Climate Change: Risks to Financial Stability (Carney, 2019). Transition.