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New Article in the Journal of Environmental Health, “Staying Cool in a Changing Climate: Caring for Health in Extreme Heat”

Climate for Health

ecoAmerica’s column in the National Environmental Health Association’s Journal of Environmental Health, “Staying Cool in a Changing Climate: Caring for Health in Extreme Heat” by Nicole Hill, MPH, and Ben Fulgencio-Turner, MPP, CPH is now available in the July/August 2023 issue.

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Climate for Health

ecoAmerica’s column in the National Environmental Health Association’s Journal of Environmental Health, “Staying Cool in a Changing Climate: Caring for Health in Extreme Heat” by Nicole Hill, MPH, and Ben Fulgencio-Turner, MPP, CPH is now available in the July/August 2023 issue.

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Scientist journalist and editor Katie Burke joins AHCJ as new environmental health beat leader

Association of Health Care Journalists

Katie Burke, a science journalist and editor based in Virginia, has joined AHCJ as the new environmental health beat leader. “This is such an important subject, and Katie’s going to be a great guide for the increasing number of health care journalists reporting on the implications of climate change in particular.”

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How we monitor invasive mosquitoes and stop them spreading in the UK

UK Health Security

My team’s job is to identify and monitor the spread of vectors (typically mosquitoes and ticks) in the UK and assess the risk of vector-borne diseases to public health. This mosquito has been of increasing concern to public health officials across Europe and is listed as one of the top 100 invasive species in the world.

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Frontiers participates in One Sustainable Health for All Forum 2023 on inclusive and adaptive systems for health 

Frontiers

Open access publisher Frontiers is participating in the One Sustainable Health for All Forum 2023 co-organized by the One Sustainable Health for All Foundation and the French Development Agency (AFD). This is done by drawing on concrete examples from education, research, and health diplomacy.

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Rooftop solar is becoming more affordable

Environmental Health News

Dan Gearino reports for Inside Climate News. In short: The median household income for new rooftop solar users dropped to $115,000 in 2023, down from $141,000 in 2010. Rooftop solar adoption in the U.S. is expanding beyond wealthier households, with more middle- and low-income families benefiting from this renewable energy source.

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Saving hearts — and farmworker lives — in the fields

NC Health News

Sharp, a Wayne County resident for the past decade, is a trained nurse with a passion for community and public health. 5, 2023, after harvesting sweet potatoes from a Barnes Farming field in Nash County — less than two weeks after starting the job. 11 during a meeting of LATIN-19, an organization founded by Duke Health professionals.