Developing effective communication materials on the health effects of climate change for vulnerable groups: a mixed methods study
Individuals with chronic health conditions or low socioeconomic status (SES) are more vulnerable to the…
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Documenting the Human Health Impacts of Climate Change in Tropical and Subtropical Regions
Climate change is harming human health, and the magnitude of the harm is increasing. This…
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Do Americans Understand Global Warming is Harmful to Health? Evidence from a National Survey
Global warming has significant negative consequences for human health, with some groups at greater risk…
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Mona Safarty, MD MPH, and Edward Maibach, MPH PhD, in Climate Change and Public Health
Climate change is causing, and will increasingly cause, a wide range of adverse health effects,…
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Views of AAAAI Members on Climate Change and Health
The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) assessed their members’ knowledge, attitudes, and…
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American Thoracic Society (ATS) Member Survey on Climate Change and Health
This article presents the results of a survey of the American Thoracic Society and the Center…
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A Survey of African American Physicians on the Health Effects of Climate Change
The U.S. National Climate Assessment concluded that climate change is harming the health of many…
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Human Health (Chapter 9) – Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment
Climate change, together with other natural and human-made health stressors, influences human health and disease…
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Climate Discussion Echoes Tobacco Debate
In 1962, Luther Terry, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, established the Surgeon…
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A Public Health Frame Arouses Hopeful Emotions about Climate Change
Communication researchers and practitioners have suggested that framing climate change in terms of public health…
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Public Perceptions of Climate Change as a Health Risk: Surveys of the United States
We used data from nationally representative surveys conducted in the United States, Canada and Malta…
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Reframing Climate Change as a Public Health Issue: An Exploratory Study of Public Reactions
Climate change is taking a toll on human health, and some leaders in the public…
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Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Climate Change
Automobile use is a significant contributor to climate change, local air pollution, pedestrian injuries and…
Read moreCommunication and Marketing as Climate Change Intervention Assets: A Public Health Perspective
The understanding that global climate change represents a profound threat to the health and well-being…
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Adapting to the Changing Climate: An Assessment of Local Health Department Preparations For Climate Change-Related Health Threats, 2008-2012
Climate change poses a major public health threat. A survey of U.S. local health department…
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Climate Change and Local Public Health in the United States: Preparedness, Programs and Perceptions of Local Public Health Department Directors
The understanding that global climate change represents a profound threat to the health and well-being…
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Communication and Marketing as Tools to Cultivate the Public’s Health: A Proposed “People and Places” Framework
Communication and marketing are rapidly becoming recognized as core functions, or core competencies, in the…
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