{"id":7068,"date":"2017-10-30T11:23:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T16:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/health\/?p=7068"},"modified":"2017-10-30T11:23:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T16:23:34","slug":"podcast-what-a-changing-climate-means-for-human-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/health\/2017\/10\/30\/podcast-what-a-changing-climate-means-for-human-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: What a changing climate means for human health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/cq8pi-79b800?from=site&amp;vjs=1&amp;skin=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Climate change poses clear threats to the environment and global ecosystems, but it also presents risks to human health. Evidence suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/climate-changes-effects-plunder-planet\">droughts, heat waves, and extreme weather events<\/a> will become more severe as our planet continues to warm. These effects of climate change can directly harm people by exacerbating medical conditions such as respiratory illnesses and cardiovascular disease. They can also indirectly impact health as they cause food and water shortages that affect the most vulnerable among us. Our changing climate represents a challenge for public health throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of our podcast, we spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucdenver.edu\/academics\/colleges\/medicalschool\/departments\/EmergencyMedicine\/Faculty\/Faculty-Anschutz%20Medical%20Campus\/Pages\/lemery.aspx\">Dr. Jay Lemery<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucdenver.edu\/display\/6809017\">Dr. Cecilia Sorensen<\/a>, both physicians at the University of Colorado, about what climate change means for our health and patient care, and what the path to a healthy future looks like.<\/p>\n<p>Want more? 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