Climate health change

June 16, 2011

REDUCING climate change may have positive effects on your health, according to a new review this week from by the World Health Organisation. The report found that investments in climate friendly housing (such as home insulation) can go a long way to improve asthma and allergies, as well as heart disease and stoke “related to increasingly intense heat waves and cold spells”. WHO also found that investments in, and use of, safe walking/cycling and public transport networks are strongly associated with more healthy physical activity, lower rates of premature mortality, and less obesity.

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Climate health change

Other recent headlines

Tas govt funds training for expanded scope

Do better on LGBTQIA health

Symbion marks 180 years of healthcare excellence

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