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Apr 072008

Today is world health day, marking the anniversary of the world health organization (WHO). This years theme is “protecting health from climate change”

Overwhelming evidence shows that human activities are affecting the global climate, with serious implications for public health. Catastrophic weather events, variable climates that affect food and water supplies, new patterns of infectious disease outbreaks, and emerging diseases linked to ecosystem changes, are all associated with global warming and pose health risks.
:: WHO::

We have talked about the impact of climate change on our Emergency Departments before.   And in a new report, published by the Climate Change Institute,  Australian doctors are now warning of the increased impact that global warming is going to have on our health system.

Posted by impactEDnurse on April 7, 2008

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