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Amid Wildfire Trauma, L.A. County Dispatches Mental Health Workers to Evacuees

KFF Health News

. “I could see people standing on the roof, watering it, trying to protect it from the fire, and they just looked so hopeless,” said Ramirez, a community outreach worker with the Pasadena Public Health Department. However, with each extreme weather event, the county has improved its support for evacuees, she said.

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Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

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The Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit provided Helping Hand, which offers medical services to low-income and uninsured residents of Lee and Harnett counties, a road map for preparing the staff and its patients for storms and other climate catastrophes.” Chan School of Public Health.

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Can a $10 Billion Climate Bond Address California’s Water Contamination Problem?

KFF Health News

” Tucked in a $10 billion climate bond on the November ballot is an earmark to improve drinking water quality for communities such as East Orosi. And climate change is eroding people’s access to clean water, she said. billion in climate cuts Newsom and lawmakers enacted in 2023. The reductions followed $3.1

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This Bill Aims To Help Firefighters With Cancer. Getting It Passed Is Just the Beginning.

KFF Health News

The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act is considered crucial by its supporters, with climate change fueling an increase in wildfire frequency and firefighting deemed carcinogenic by the World Health Organization. What is clear is that, for legislation tying benefits to service-related health conditions, the devil is in the details.

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Kennedy’s confirmation hearing skips over climate impacts despite health focus

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Secretary of Health and Human Services on Wednesday largely focused on his vaccine stance and conflicts of interest, while his environmental positions, critical for public health, were barely addressed. Keerti Gopal reports for Inside Climate News. Key quote: I believe climate change is existential.

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Human, Bird, or Dog Waste? Scientists Parsing Poop To Aid DC’s Forgotten River

KFF Health News

Because of the health risks, swimming hasn’t been legal in the Anacostia for more than half a century. Climate change is causing more intense rainstorms in Washington, so even after construction is complete in 2030, Wone said, untreated stormwater will be discharged into the river, though much less frequently.

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Patients Couldn’t Pay Their Utility Bills. One Hospital Turned to Solar Power for Help.

KFF Health News

Goldman, who is also BMC’s medical director of climate and sustainability, said hospital screening questionnaires show thousands of patients like Polk struggle to pay their utility bills. ” This article is from a partnership that includes WBUR , NPR , and KFF Health News. Learn more about KFF.