Gregory D. Stevens Posted December 20, 2024Reflecting on a Year of Public Health and Climate Change
by The Editors
It’s been a rocky year for public health and climate change. We began 2024 with the news that 2023 had been, by far, the hottest year on record. The average temperature had increased so much from the prior year, that one scientist described it as not just breaking records, but a leap-frogging of them.
To do our part, the editors of the blog dedicated a year of coverage to authors and researchers who were keen to explore, explain and direct us on climate change, public health and health care. Over the course of the year, nearly one-third of our posts addressed climate. Authors covered everything from ocean health to provider communication strategies, to the direct and indirect impacts on healthcare utilization and disability rights.
Unsurprisingly, the most popular climate change post this year was a call to advocate for social change!
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Gregory Stevens
California State University Los Angeles
Professor and Chair
Los Angeles CA
United States
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Although behind a membership/paywall (anyone can join the American Public Health Association), here you can see the original post here.
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