Title: Heat advisory : protecting health on a warming planet /
Authors: Lockwood, Alan H.,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Global warming Health aspects.; Climatic changes Health aspects.; Medical anthropology.; Climatic changes Health aspects; Global warming Health aspects; Medical anthropology; Global Warming; Geography, Medical
Abstract: In 'Heat Advisory', the author examines climate change from a broad public health perspective, where health includes mental and social well-being in addition to climate-related changes in diseases.
Contents: Introduction -- The scientific evidence for climate change -- Heat and severe weather -- Infectious diseases -- Climate change, agriculture, and famine -- Sea level rise and environmental refugees -- Air quality -- Violence, conflict, and societal disruption -- Economic considerations -- Targeting health.