As climate change worsens, health risks increase. Less well recognized is the converse – many of the attitudes and actions that protect the climate of the future also help improve health today. Here are six ways to improve the health of children and families that protect the climate at the same time: Get off of […]
More Homework, Less Coughing (and Less Climate Change): The Power of Solar Energy in Remote Villages
Energy from the sun, distributed via micro-grids, saves money and improves health and education while reducing fossil fuel reliance and greenhouse gas emissions. An innovative project is providing clean electricity to households and small factories in remote communities in Tanzania that lack access to the traditional electricity grid. Solar panels feed batteries that deliver clean […]
Fight Climate Change, Ill-Health and Inequity with the Same Dollar
There’s a big systems win to be found at the intersection of public health and urban design. There’s an even bigger win to be had by adding climate change and social justice to the picture. Doctors and public health officials are beginning to talk about urban design as determinant of health, and this way of […]