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With climate change, health care providers should be more mindful of heat-related illness, doctors say

As the planet warms and more of the United States faces record high temperatures and unprecedented levels of heat exposure, health care providers say now is the time for medical systems to be proactive.

Kalpana Ramiah and Gary Cohen: Essential hospitals can lead a holistic approach to climate and health

Health care systems are on the front lines of the climate crisis, caring for the nation’s most climate-vulnerable patients.
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Hospitals in coastal cities risk flooding even in ‘weak’ hurricanes, study finds

In a third of the 78 cities examined on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, half or more of hospitals were at risk from a Category 2 storm, the researchers said.

On climate and health, how are territory, state and federal governments shaping up?

The News South Wales Government looks set to become the first government in Australia to join a global initiative supporting the development of climate resilient and low carbon sustainable health systems.

Health care is responsible for 7% of our carbon emissions, and there are safe and easy ways this can be reduced

If global health care was a country, it would be the world’s fifth largest emitter. There are simple ways health care can reduce its emissions, starting with scans and gases.

Health care is responsible for 7% of our carbon emissions, and there are safe and easy ways this can be reduced

If global health care was a country, it would be the world’s fifth largest emitter. There are simple ways health care can reduce its emissions, starting with scans and gases.

Health care is responsible for 7% of our carbon emissions, and there are safe and easy ways this can be reduced

If global health care was a country, it would be the world’s fifth largest emitter. There are simple ways health care can reduce its emissions, starting with scans and gases.
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