This month MHIKNET’s 5 on 5 features Climate Change and Public Health resources:
“This book is based on the premise that climate knowledge and information can help protect the public from climate-sensitive health risks. With a focus on infectious disease, hydro-meteorological disasters and nutrition, the book explores why, when and how data on the historical, current and future (from days to decades) climate can be incorporated into health decision-making.”
2. Centre for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment – Resources
From Harvard School of Public Health contains key reports, child health information, videos, infographics, and articles.
3. World Health Organization – Climate Change and Human Health
A report that contains information on weather climate, challenges for scientists, health impact of climate extremes, climate change and infectious diseases, stratospheric ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation and health, national assessments, monitoring health effects, adaptation to lessen health impacts, policy to respond to climate change.
4. How Extreme Weather Events Affect Mental Health
A web resource from the American Psychiatric Association with resources on mental health and climate change.
5. The New England Journal of Medicine – Climate Crisis and Health
“A collection of articles and other resources describing effects of climate change on physical and psychological health and on the function of health care systems, including resources to support action by physicians and other health care professionals.”
NEXT MONTH: November’s 5 on 5 will feature Fall Prevention.
