When looking at the recent uptick in heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, and other extreme weather events, it’s apparent that climate change represents a clear and present danger. Communities everywhere need to…
It’s pollen season. You know, the stuff that covers your car, gets on your clothes, and makes you sneeze. If you feel like those pesky seasonal allergies are sticking around…
Climate change and health are intricately connected yet not widely discussed, even though climate change can impact health through a number of different mechanisms. This two-part series will discuss how…
On extremely hot summer days, US adults were at an increased risk of visiting emergency rooms for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more. During periods…
Across the contiguous US, the average temperature for August 2020 was 74.7 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 2.6 degrees above the 20th-century average and the third-hottest August on record. With climate change…
Climate changes are toxic to human health. Mental healthcare is structured as a crisis-response system that fails to address the full spectrum of mental healthcare needs. Both of these problems…