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Climate Change, Global Health, and U.S. Foreign Policy

by David P. Fidler

Climate change adaptation is now an imperative for U.S. foreign policy on global health

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A sign sits outside of a cooling shelter during a heat wave in Portland, Oregon, U.S., August 11, 2021.

The Policy Challenge of Extreme Heat and Climate Change

by Alice C. Hill, Madeline Babin

Health threats in a hotter world require policy action at every level of political and social life

A sign warns of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, U.S., July 11, 2021
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Hottest Cities

by Alice C. Hill

How global health is changing as temperatures inch up

Chinese men work at a brick production plant in Xian, northwest of China's Shaanxi province on April 27, 2005. The photo shows a man pulling bricks off a stack where they were presumably kiln fired and placing them into a stack in the foreground. the overall color of the photo is brick red, suggesting that the dust is everywhere.
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Tackling Occupational Diseases in China

by Yanzhong Huang

With 200 million or more workers exposed to unsafe conditions, holding employers accountable remains a daunting task