powered by webLyzard
Filter:
Health
Topic
Show Toolkit Content First
6 documents found. You can narrow your results with the above filter settings.
toolkit.climate.gov
Changing Ecosystems and Infectious Diseases. As the climate changes, populations of mosquitos, ticks, and other disease vectors may increase, survive longer, and expand into new areas when temperature ...
toolkit.climate.gov
Food- and Water-Related Threats. Rising temperatures and more frequent heavy precipitation events can exacerbate food and water safety risks, resulting in more frequent pathogen-related disease outbre ...
toolkit.climate.gov
Building Health Care Sector Resilience. The Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Health Care Facilities Toolkit found on these pages provides an overview guide and a suite of online tools and resources h ...
toolkit.climate.gov
Extreme Heat. More frequent, severe, and longer heat waves will increase people's vulnerability to heat-related health impacts, especially among the elderly, the poor, and those suffering from chronic ...
toolkit.climate.gov
Increased Levels of Air Pollutants. Reduced air quality—from increased ozone and particulates, smoke from more frequent wildfires, and increased pollen levels—is associated with many health issues, in ...
toolkit.climate.gov
Extreme Events. Increased storm activity—including more severe and frequent flooding and higher, more far-reaching storm surge—will result in increased physical and mental health hazards. * Home ...