Health
Climate change is harming physical, mental, spiritual, and community health through the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events, higher incidences of infectious and vector-borne diseases, and declines in food and water security. Emissions reductions, effective adaptation measures, and climate-resilient health systems can protect human health and improve health equity.
- Climate change Is harming human health.
- Social factors exacerbate climate impacts on human health.
- Timely, effective, and culturally appropriate adaptation and mitigation actions protect human health.
Adapted from the Human Health chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment
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