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Presentation about health effects of climate change and burning fossil fuel in the US from a rural perspective. Introduces health professional Prescription for Action
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CLIMATECLIMATE
ANDAND YOURYOUR
HEALTHHEALTH
THE SCIENCE
IS SIMPLE
Carbon is the building block of life
CHOCOLATE CHOLESTEROL
ALCOHOLSTARCH
EVERYTHING THAT WAS EVER ALIVE HAS CARBON IN IT
Burning releases carbon into the air as carbon
dioxide (CO2).
Earth can only absorb half. The rest is building up in our atmosphere
where it blankets our planet, trapping heat from the sun.
WARMERAverage Temperature Increase per Decade
Since 1970
MORE EXTREME
THE BASIC ESSENTIALS
AIR
WATER
FOOD
SAFE PLACE
CASE 1.
A 70 year old man with pain in his chest.
WILDFIRE
Yarnell Hill, AZ July 2013
Wildfire smoke causes heart attacks & strokes
triggers asthma attacks, and worsens emphysema
lowers birth weights
Smoke spreads
Fire in New Mexico Smoke in Denver, CO Memorial Day 2012
Bakersfield, CA
AIR
A
Ozone Irritates the Lungs
Causes and Triggers AsthmaWorsens Emphysema
Kills
POLLEN
more for longer
Poison Oak/Ivybigger plants stronger reactions
MOLD causes asthma and triggers attacks
Rates of allergies and asthma have tripled since the 1960s
von Hertzen L, Hanski I, Haahtela T. Natural Immunity. EMBO Reports 12:1089–1093, 2011
Quest Lab 2011 4 years, 14 million allergy tests
VALLEY FEVER UP 800% SINCE LATE 1990s
Erionite: a mineral carcinogen
Phoenix, AZ 2012
CASE 2.
A month old baby with trouble breathing.
NITRATE IN GROUND WATER
Blue Baby
Public Drinking Water Systemsin Violation of ARSENIC Standard
Groundwater Depletion
Arsenic Level and Cancer Risk
Noblesville, IN
WATER
BLUE GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS
Microcystin Decontamination Byproducts
Lake Erie near Toledo, OH 2011 11 million people drink this.
Amoebic Meningitis2010 2012
Lilly Lake, Stillwater MN
Cedar Rapids, IA 2008 San Antonio, TX 2013
DUMPING OF UNTREATED SEWAGE
Combined Sewer Overflow Pittsburgh, PA Allegheny River
Duluth, MN 2012
Sewage in the streets
LEPTOSPIROSIS
spreads from animals to humans and pets in flood waters
CASE 3.
A 60 year old man with loss of appetite and weight.
AFLATOXINcauses liver cancer
Missouri 2012
AFLATOXINUS EPA LIMIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Milk 0.5 ppb Food 20 ppb
Aflatoxin and Liver Inflammation
US Fatty Liver Disease Epidemic
Asians, Native Americans, Latinos, and Blacks
have higher rates of liver cancer
FOOD
Areas of WA, OR, ID that will be too warm for cutthroat trout
SHELLFISH POISONING Vibrio Marine Toxins
CASE 4a.
A 10 year old girl with bruising and bleeding.
CASE 4b.
A 54 year old woman with trouble walking and speaking
WEST NILE VIRUS
DENGUE Central Florida 2012 Patient, Cambodia
Dengue 1960 2005
EXTREME HEAT
FLASH FLOODS
HOMELESSNESS
New York Colorado 2013
CHAGAS DISEASE
Sources of GHG Top 10 causes of death
Air Pollution
HEART DISEASE,OBESITY, DIABETES; COLON CANCER ONE THIRD PROSTATE CANCER, AND
RECURRENT BREAST CANCER DUE TO PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
MEAT EATING CONTEST FIRST PRIZE:Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer
ME EITHERME EITHER
http://climateinteractive.org/scoreboardJune 2010 June 2013
If we don't cut our emissions in half by 2030, global temperature will rise 7-12 degrees by 2100
and stay that way for 1,000 years.
A Healthy Prescription
For Climate Action
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATIONSMART DEVELOPMENT
SAFE BIKING AND WALKINGRAPID EFFICIENT PUBLIC TRANSIT
10,000 colon cancers
215,000 heart attacks PREVENTED570,000 new diabetes cases each year
ENERGY EFFICIENT CARS AND HOMESHOME RETROFITS, COMPETITIVE FUEL ECONOMY
ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLES
118 mpg eqivalent Zero Energy Home
INVEST AND INCENTIVIZE CLEAN ENERGYNO EXPORTS
NO NEW COAL PLANTS COST OF DIRTY ENERGY UP FRONT
20,000 Heart Attacks PREVENTED23,000 Deaths each year
SUBSIDIZE FARMERS WHO GROW WHAT WE SHOULD EAT
300,000 Heart Attacks/Strokes PREVENTED260,000 New Diabetes Cases each year144,000 Cancer Deaths
Take Back Our Government
Active and Public Transportation
Energy Efficient Homes and Cars
Electricity from Clean Alternatives
Healthy Diet
CASE 5
climate911.org
Healthy People
Healthy Planet