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Strengthening the basics: public health responses to …

(7 days ago) WebWhat are the basics of a public health response? The basics of public health during infectious disease outbreaks aim to identify the pathogen and those exposed to it, monitor spread in the community, break chains of transmission, and communicate …

https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj-2021-067510

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Climate change - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WebClimate change impacts health both directly and indirectly, and is strongly mediated by environmental, social and public health determinants. Although it is …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health

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Health Risks Due To Climate Change: Inequity In Causes …

(Just Now) WebThese risks include deaths and injuries from extreme events (for example, heat waves, storms, and floods), infectious diseases (including food-, water-, and vectorborne …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01125

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The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public …

(6 days ago) WebThe Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations, 2022. This annual report tracks federal, state, and local …

https://www.tfah.org/report-details/funding-report-2022/

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10 global health issues to track in 2021 - World Health …

(Just Now) WebAdvance health for all. One of the clearest lessons the pandemic has taught us is the consequences of neglecting our health systems. In 2021 WHO will work across …

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/10-global-health-issues-to-track-in-2021

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Pandemics: Risks, Impacts, and Mitigation - Disease …

(5 days ago) WebPandemics are large-scale outbreaks of infectious disease that can greatly increase morbidity and mortality over a wide geographic area and cause significant …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525302/

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Public health implications of multiple disaster exposures

(3 days ago) WebDisasters are an important public health issue; however, there is scarce evidence to date on what happens when communities and populations experience more than one …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00255-3/fulltext

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War is a public health emergency - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WebWar has both immediate and long-term public health consequences: people can be killed or injured from violence itself, or can develop health problems stemming …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00479-2/fulltext

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Introduction to Environmental Public Health Tracking

(3 days ago) WebThe more we know about the health consequences of an environmental hazard, the better we can protect public health through policies, education, and interventions. An HIA is …

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/tracking-intro.html

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Understanding the unintended consequences of public health …

(6 days ago) WebPublic health policies sometimes have unexpected effects. Understanding how policies and interventions lead to outcomes is essential if policymakers and …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-7389-6

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Heat and Health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WebHeat also has important indirect health effects. Heat conditions can alter human behavior, the transmission of diseases, health service delivery, air quality, and …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-heat-and-health

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Health Risks - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

(1 days ago) WebObesity and Diabetes. The condition most strongly influenced by body weight is type 2 diabetes. In the Nurses’ Health Study, which followed 114,000 middle-age women for 14 …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-consequences/health-effects/

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Public Health Interventions with Harms and Benefits: A Graphical

(3 days ago) WebPublic health interventions aim to improve population health, but because of population heterogeneity or intervention targeting, the effects in a population may not be uniform.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8056742/

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Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant …

(3 days ago) WebOther environmental changes could amplify disease risks in a wide variety of ways. For instance, introduced species can bring new pathogens with them, and …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/health/environment-climate-health.html

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Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking CDC

(Just Now) WebReducing the Health Consequences of Smoking: 25 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville (MD): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, …

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/index.htm

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News - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

(5 days ago) WebDecember 13, 2021—Ana Langer is professor of the practice of public health and coordinator of the Women and Health Initiative at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/abortion-restrictions-health-implications/

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Our Current Understanding of the Human Health and …

(2 days ago) WebReproductive effects such as decreased fertility or increased high blood pressure in pregnant women. Developmental effects or delays in children, including low …

https://www.epa.gov/pfas/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfas

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Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes - The National …

(Just Now) WebMillions of Americans use e-cigarettes. Despite their popularity, little is known about their health effects. Some suggest that e-cigarettes likely confer lower risk compared to …

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24952/public-health-consequences-of-e-cigarettes

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Health Risks and Consequences of a COVID-19 Infection for

(1 days ago) WebConclusions: Beyond any health-related vulnerabilities (e.g., comorbidity rates), multiple yet modifiable environmental factors can provide disproportionate health …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33923986/

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Health Effects Smoking and Tobacco Use CDC

(Just Now) WebHealth Effects. Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking. …

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/health_effects/index.htm

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Public Health US EPA

(5 days ago) WebReducing Public Health Risks. Effects of Climate Change. Managing Health Risks. In areas with one or more brownfields, the presence of multiple hazards …

https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/public-health

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US race-neutral lung assessments to have profound effects, study …

(Just Now) WebA guideline for U.S. doctors to ignore race in assessing lung health will likely have profound effects beyond the intended improvements in medical care, such as …

https://www.reuters.com/science/us-race-neutral-lung-assessments-have-profound-effects-study-finds-2024-05-19/

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The giant solar storm is having measurable effects on Earth : NPR

(8 days ago) WebThose effects can linger for a few days after the storm. Like Dahl, Steenburgh said it's unclear just how bad the disruptions will be. While we are more …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250515730/solar-storm-geomagnetic-g4

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