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Climate Change and Public Health Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Jason A. Smith ,
Jason Vargo  and
Sara Pollock Hoverter
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Abstract

Climate change poses real and immediate impacts to the public health of populations around the globe. Adverse impacts are expected to continue throughout the century. Emphasizing co-benefits of climate action for health, combining adaptation and mitigation efforts, and increasing interagency coordination can effectively address both public health and climate change challenges.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 45 , Issue S1: 2016 Public Health Law Conference — Lead, Connect, Innovate: Strategies for Achieving Health Equity , Spring 2017 , pp. 82 - 85
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2017

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