Climate Change & Health
Climate Change & Health
Impact of climate change on health is ‘the major threat of 21st century’. Climate-related risks are wide-ranging, persist throughout value chains, and can be expected to pose severe financial threats to companies worldwide. At the same time, climate change affects each and every human around the globe, with profound and potentially lasting implications that could undermine decades of progress in public health. This section discusses why businesses should care, it s implications for economic growth and why it s imperative to support society in adapting to the health impacts associated with changing climate.
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Report: Iowa is in middle of pack in prepping for impacts of climate change
Report says severe flooding may be symptom of climate change.
Iowa has moderate vulnerability to the health impacts of climate change, according to a study from a non-profit, non-partisan health policy, research and advocacy group.
Matt McKillop, senior researcher at Trust for America’s Health, says the report found many states are woefully unprepared to protect their residents.
“Iowa is in the middle of the pack,” McKillop says, “both from the standpoint of its level of vulnerability and the extent to which it is prepared for the public health impacts of climate change.”
A report evaluating work underway to protect people from the health impact of climate change finds that the D.C. region is better off than most other states.
The report, called Climate Change & Health: Assessing State Preparedness, is from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Trust for America’s Health. It assessed all 50 states and D.C.
“The effect climate change has on our health is that it turbo charges long-standing dangers,” said Matt McKillop, a senior researcher at the Trust for America’s Health.
“Climate-related events, such as hurricanes and wildfires, have obvious health impact; others are more insidious, including more frequent heat waves and deteriorating air quality, chronic flooding and waterborne disease,” he said.