Climate Change and Public Health

by Jonathan Patz, Barry S. Levy, Jonathan A. Patz

Book Overview

Climate change is causing, and will increasingly cause, a wide range of adverse health effects, including heat-related disorders, infectious diseases, respiratory and allergic disorders, malnutrition, mental health problems, and violence. The scientific bases for the associations between climate change and health problems are evolving as are the strategies for adapting to climate change and mitigating the greenhouse gases, which are its primary cause...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190202459
• ISBN13: 9780190202453
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"