Climate change and health

Posted by Caleb Burnett on April 28, 2023

Human Activity has caused most of the recent changes in our climate. These changes can facilitate serious consequences for our health, wellbeing, and safety. “Climate change may affect our health and wellbeing through the impacts of extreme events, worsening air quality, changes in the spread of infectious diseases, threats to food and water quality and quantity and effects on our mental health”. “Climate change will also impact certain parts of the economy with increased unemployment, financial stress, food insecurity, and rising social inequalities”. Climate change impacts some people more than others. Such as, People without the best health care and those with pre-existing health conditions/complications.

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