1.0Climate 411https://blogs.edf.org/climate411Public Health Professionals are Catching the Fever - Climate 411rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WeKQ56jkzc"><a href="https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/08/apha_meeting/">Public Health Professionals are Catching the Fever</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/08/apha_meeting/embed/#?secret=WeKQ56jkzc" width="600" height="338" title="“Public Health Professionals are Catching the Fever” — Climate 411" data-secret="WeKQ56jkzc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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This post is by John Balbus, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Health Scientist at Environmental Defense. Damage to public health from climate change is already occurring around the world, with over 160,000 extra deaths occurring annually from malaria, diarrhea, malnutrition, and flooding. Public health professionals are taking notice, and looking for solutions.