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Limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2.0°C—A unique and necessary role for health professionals
Climate change is widely recognized to threaten future population health and wellbeing through rises in air pollution, hazards of extreme weather events, and expansions in the range of vector-borne diseases, for example. Yet acceptance of these risks and mobilization of efforts towards prevention and mitigation have been thus far disappointing. In this month's Editorial, Edward Maibach and colleagues discuss the important role that health professionals should expect to play in advocating for and responding to the threats posed by climate change.
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Citation: (2019) PLoS Medicine Issue Image | Vol. 16(5) May 2019. PLoS Med 16(5): ev16.i05. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pmed.v16.i05
Published: May 31, 2019
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Climate change is widely recognized to threaten future population health and wellbeing through rises in air pollution, hazards of extreme weather events, and expansions in the range of vector-borne diseases, for example. Yet acceptance of these risks and mobilization of efforts towards prevention and mitigation have been thus far disappointing. In this month's Editorial, Edward Maibach and colleagues discuss the important role that health professionals should expect to play in advocating for and responding to the threats posed by climate change.
Image Credit: Tumisu, Pixabay