Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
By (Author) US Global Change Research Program
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
6th February 2018
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Climate change
363.73874097
Physical Properties
Paperback
332
Width 216mm, Height 279mm, Spine 18mm
1095g
Description
As global climate change proliferates, so too do the health risks associated with the changing world around us. Called for in the Presidents Climate Action Plan and put together by experts from eight different Federal agencies, The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health: A Scientific Assessment is a comprehensive report on these evolving health risks, including:
Temperature-related death and illness
Air quality deterioration
Impacts of extreme events on human health
Vector-borne diseases
Climate impacts on water-related Illness
Food safety, nutrition, and distribution
Mental health and well-being
This report summarizes scientific data in a concise and accessible fashion for the general public, providing executive summaries, key takeaways, and full-color diagrams and charts. Learn what health risks face you and your family as a result of global climate change and start preparing now with The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health.
Author Bio
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established by Presidential Initiative in 1989 and mandated by Congress in the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990 to "assist the Nation and the world the understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change."
