Enviromedics : The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health

Many of us have concerns about the effects of climate change on Earth, but we often overlook the essential issue of human health. This book addresses that oversight and enlightens readers about the most important aspect of one of the greatest challenges of our time. The global environment is under massive stress from centuries of human industrialization. The projections regarding climate change for the next century and beyond are grim. The impact this will have on human health is tremendous, and we are only just now discovering what the long-term outcomes may be. By weighing in from a physician's perspective, Jay Lemery and Paul Auerbach clarify the science, dispel the myths, and help readers understand the threats of climate change to human health. No better argument exists for persuading people to care about climate change than a close look at its impacts on our physical and emotional well-being. The need has never been greater for a grounded, informative, and accessible discussion about this topic. In this groundbreaking book, the authors not only sound the alarm but address the health issues likely to arise in the coming years. "As we advance into the twenty-first century, humanity faces an unprecedented challenge to environmental health in climate disruption due to global warming. The direct stress of heat, impact on food production, damage from extreme weather events, and extension of disease-bearing vectors are among the potential consequences for human health related to global warming. These and more are the subject of this eye-opening work by Drs. Jay Lemery and Paul Auerbach. This book is an introduction to the links among global warming, climate disruption, and human health. It is connected to contemporary concepts of personal health and planetary health, which inextricably link the impact of humans on the environment and ecological systems with the effects of the environment on human health. This book articulates a new stage of development for the field of environmental health that takes account of an unprecedented degree of environmental change caused by humans and the consequences for human health."--Avant-propos While The Subject Of Climate Change Is Often In The News And Social Media, And Its Realities Debated In Various Arenas Of Science And Government, The Health Impacts Are Often Overlooked. Here, Two Seasoned Physicians Dispel Myths, Clarify Science, And Help Readers Understand The Threats Of Environmental Change To Human Health. Preamble : The Doctor's Approach -- Climate Change 101 : A Primer -- Heat Waves & Heat Stress -- Extreme Weather -- Vector-borne Diseases -- Mental Health -- Air Degradation -- Water Security -- Food Security -- Allergens -- Harmful Algal Blooms -- Nature's Pharmacopeia -- Ecosystem Services -- Climate Justice -- Rx For The Future. Jay Lemery And Paul Auerbach. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.