Population-based solutions are needed to stabilize and then reverse the continued upward
trends in obesity prevalence in the US population and worldwide. This review focuses on the …

Objetivos. Fazer um levantamento da literatura existente acerca das doenças sensíveis ao
clima (DSC) e dos impactos das alterações climáticas sobre a saúde. Método. A revisão …

Understanding how heat waves affect morbidity and mortality, as well as the associated
economic costs, is essential for characterizing the human health impacts of extreme heat …

Cumulative risk assessments (CRAs) address combined risks from exposures to multiple
chemical and nonchemical stressors and may focus on vulnerable communities or …

This report presents a framework to link science, policy and practice for a comprehensive
assessment of climate mitigation and adaptation investments and their impact on human …

Climate change affects human health, and climate change adaptation aims to reduce these
risks through infrastructural, behavioral, and technological measures. However, attributing …

Observed changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, sea level, and extreme weather
are destabilizing major determinants of human health. Children are at higher risk of climate …

Background. Asthma is widely prevalent in Nepal, but the causes are not well known aside
from some general associations with ambient air pollution and microbial exposures …

Climate change is projected to cause widespread and serious harm to public health and the
environment upon which life depends, unraveling many of the health and social gains of the …

Limited evidence is available concerning the household-level costs of prevailing diseases
and the potential cost of climate adaptation in Nepal. This study estimates these costs and …