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

NC Health News

The tool kit was produced in 2022 through a collaboration between Americares , a nonprofit that provides health-focused aid in response to disasters, and the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Climate change does not affect all of us equally.

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Health impact of California wildfires to be felt for years to come 

Association of Health Care Journalists

The wildfire crisis in California is not just an environmental disaster but a significant public health emergency with immediate and long-term consequences. While immediate health impacts are important, don’t neglect the potential long-term consequences of repeated and prolonged smoke exposure. As of Jan.