Big Cities Health Coalition

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The CDC Coalition also calls for the rejection of this bill, warning that the cuts would undermine essential CDC programs that combat chronic diseases, improve emergency preparedness, and protect communities from environmental health risks.

Environmental Health and Safety 52

Environmental Health and Safety Territorial Health Health Equity Environmental Health 52

HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Public health officials insist the air, fouled by burning “chlorines, chloramine and chlorine compounds,” is safe to breathe but have released few details. People in Atlanta may experience watery eyes and scratchy throats that should subside as the air clears, said Carmen Marsit, a professor of environmental health at Emory University.

Environmental Health and Safety 87

Environmental Health and Safety Health Equity Environmental Health 87

KFF Health News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Aparna Bole, a pediatrician and senior consultant in the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity at the federal Department of Health and Human Services, said these are common problems for low- and moderate-income patients. BMC’s approach to solving them may be the first of its kind, she said.

Climate Change and Health 107

Climate Change and Health Health Equity Health Policy Environmental Health 107

Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 7, 2025

According to a report by the National Centre for Environmental Health , saltwater in Hilton Head, North Carolina, is encroaching at a rate of 400 feet per year from the Atlantic Ocean into freshwater drinking systems. Health equity. Saltwater intrusion into water supplies. Infrastructure damage.

Vector-borne Diseases 141

Vector-borne Diseases Climate Change and Health Food Security and Safety Environmental Health and Safety 141

NC Health News

JANUARY 13, 2025

The increased frequency of extreme weather events, like Hurricane Debby and Hurricane Helene, and wildfires like the ones ravaging parts of Los Angeles, require doctors to become more aware of the environmental factors affecting patients health, said Marni Holder, director of community health initiatives at the UNC Department of Family Medicine.

Climate Change and Health 104

Climate Change and Health Disaster and Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness and Response Environmental Health and Safety 104

Environmental Health News

JANUARY 21, 2025

I have attempted to bring my community-academic framework into elite institutions that claim to foster health equity and social justice for all. I was assured that my concerns would be taken seriously, only to see the same call for proposals with the same stipulations the following funding cycle. We knew this was their moment.

Academic and Research Institutions 117

Academic and Research Institutions Health Education and Training Organizations Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Climate Change and Health 117

Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 9, 2025

The wildfire crisis in California is not just an environmental disaster but a significant public health emergency with immediate and long-term consequences. As of Jan. 9 , multiple majorwildfires have burned more than 28,000 acres in California, killing at least five people and putting some 130,000 residents under evacuation orders.

Climate Change and Health 124

Climate Change and Health Mental Health and Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Disaster and Emergency Management 124