Enviromedics :
Lemery, Jay,
Enviromedics : the impact of climate change on human health / Jay Lemery and Paul Auerbach. - xiii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preamble : the doctor's approach -- Climate change 101 : a primer -- Heat waves & heat stress -- Extreme weather -- Vector-borne diseases -- Mental health -- Air degradation -- Water security -- Food security -- Allergens -- Harmful algal blooms -- Nature's pharmacopeia -- Ecosystem services -- Climate justice -- Rx for the future.
While the subject of climate change is often in the news and social media, and its realities debated in various arenas of science and government, the health impacts are often overlooked. Here, two seasoned physicians dispel myths, clarify science, and help readers understand the threats of environmental change to human health.
9781442243187
2017015582
Climatic changes.
Environmental health.
Climate Change.
Environmental Health.
Environmental health.
Climate Change.
Print books.
RA 566 / .L46 2017
Enviromedics : the impact of climate change on human health / Jay Lemery and Paul Auerbach. - xiii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preamble : the doctor's approach -- Climate change 101 : a primer -- Heat waves & heat stress -- Extreme weather -- Vector-borne diseases -- Mental health -- Air degradation -- Water security -- Food security -- Allergens -- Harmful algal blooms -- Nature's pharmacopeia -- Ecosystem services -- Climate justice -- Rx for the future.
While the subject of climate change is often in the news and social media, and its realities debated in various arenas of science and government, the health impacts are often overlooked. Here, two seasoned physicians dispel myths, clarify science, and help readers understand the threats of environmental change to human health.
9781442243187
2017015582
Climatic changes.
Environmental health.
Climate Change.
Environmental Health.
Environmental health.
Climate Change.
Print books.
RA 566 / .L46 2017