Global climate change and human health: from science to practice

Avec la contribution d'expert dans ce champs d'étude, ce livre offre une introduction aux changements climatiques et leurs effets sur la santé humaine. Il s'adresse aux étudiants en santé publique, aux cliniciens et aux professionnels de la santé.

Comprend un index.

1- Introduction 2- Primer on climate science 3- Extreme weather events : the role of the public health in disaster risk reduction as a means for climate change adaptation 4- Extreme and changing meteorological conditions on the human health condition 5- Changes in hydrology and its impacts on waterborne disease 6- Ozone, oppressive air masses, and degraded air quality 7- Effects of climate change on noninfectious waterborne threats 8- Climate change, carbon dioxide, and public health : the plant biology perspective 9- Climate and its impacts on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases 10- Adressing the challenges of climate change to food security, safety, and nutrition 11- Climate change and population mental health 12- Improving the surveillance of climate-sensitive diseases 13- Climate and health vulnerability assessments : a practical approach 14- Climate change health impact projection : looking into the future 15- Community-based sentinel surveillance as an innovation tool to mesure the health effects of climate change in remote Alaska 16- Protecting environmental justice communities from the detrimental impacts of climate change 17- Climate change communication 18- International perspective on climate change adaptation 19- Health cobenefits of climate mitigation strategies 20- Mitigation : international institutions and global governance 21- Climate change and the right to health