Podcast Interview
Extreme heat disrupts the ability of donors to travel, resulting in shortages of this life-saving resource.
Blood
Higher rates of asthma are associated with this type of natural disaster due to its impact on air quality.
Wildfires
This community is more likely to suffer mental health consequences of climate change because of their spirituality
Indigenous people
Rising concentrations of this substance can negatively influence the nutritional content of foods.
Carbon dioxide
According to a 2020 census from the CDC, this racial group was almost three times more likely to die from asthma than the white population.
The Black population
A lack of this healthcare item prevented people from undergoing elective surgeries.
IV Fluids
The deadliest and most costly natural disaster event in the U.S., in the 21st century.
Hurricane Katrina
The most common mental health outcome of natural disasters.
PTSD
Increased atmospheric CO2 levels and warmer temperatures intensify the production of this airborne allergen.
Pollen
This term refers to historic residential segregation. As a result, people of color are more likely to live in neighborhoods that have worse infrastructure.
Redlining
A lack of diversity in the blood supply significantly impacted communities of color that needed blood transfusions due to this health condition.
Sickle cell disease
This region of the world is especially vulnerable to ‘wet-bulb’ temperatures (a measure of both humidity and temperature).
South and Southeast Asia
In low- and middle-income countries, this fraction of people living with mental health conditions lacks access to necessary services, partly due to climate-related strain on resources
3 out of 4
Water sources are susceptible to contamination after flooding, causing greater potential for disease of this organ system.
Gastrointestinal system
This San Diego neighborhood has three times the national rate of pediatric asthma incidence which is largely attributed to its close proximity to industrial facilities.
Barrio Logan
Extreme heat is causing changes in the temperature barrier between the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic, impacting the food supply and nutritional intake of this group.
Alaskan Native Tribes
Human activity that is a key contributing factor to the intensification of heat waves.
Deforestation/Growing urbanization
This country rebuilt and improved its mental health services after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013
Philippines
Warmer temperatures and higher humidity facilitate the transmission of this type of disease.
Vectorborne disease (e.g. Malaria, Lyme disease, West Nile virus)
Creates adverse outcomes for pregnant women (including preterm birth, stillbirth, and low fetal weight) by affecting hormonal regulation.
Heat stress/extreme heat
Name the physician who is being interviewed about the effects of climate change on healthcare.
Admiral Rachel L. Levine
This type of natural disaster poses the largest threat to food security.
Drought
Mental disorder described as “feelings of loss, helplessness, and anxiety caused by inability to cope with climate change” (Frontiers)
Ecoanxiety
Compromised access to regular food sources is linked to higher rates of this chronic disease.
Diabetes
This population faces health disparities due to geographic isolation and limited access to healthcare.
Rural communities