Health Affairs This Week | Diving Into WHO's Climate and Health Report Before The UN Climate Summit

In anticipation for the upcoming 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Health Affairs' Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack and Deputy Editor Rob Lott discuss the World Health Organization's special climate and health report and review how climate can be folded into the scope of health policy.

Show Notes

Ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a special report on climate change and health.

The organization proposed a set of recommendations for the global health community to act on the climate crisis.

Drawing from the research and insights from Health Affairs' Climate & Health theme issue (2020), Health Affairs' Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack and Deputy Editor Rob Lott discuss WHO's climate recommendations and review how climate can be folded into the scope of health policy.

Related Links:

Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy (Health Affairs)
Developing A Definition Of Climate And Health Literacy (Health Affairs)
How Public Health Took Part in Its Own Downfall (The Atlantic)
COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health (World Health Organization)\

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