Climate Change
|
Unless action is taken to curb global climate change, within the next 10 years the earth will pass a “tipping point” beyond which devastating consequences will become unavoidable. It is critical that America’s public health systems understand and adapt to the health implications of climate change.
Climate Corner: Local Health Department Stories
Preventing increased illness as a result of floods and droughts, scarcities in food and water, increases in pollutants and allergens, and increases in viruses carried by insects and rodents is critical. Local health departments must help communities understand the importance of taking personal and community action to prevent the potentially devastating effects of global climate change. In the face of present and future climate change predictions, NACCHO strongly endorses the following:
|










