Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change Summary of the Proceedings (1996) / Chapter Skim
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Policy Implications
Policy Implications
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POLICY IMPLICATIONS At the end of the first day of the conference, presentations were made on potential policy implications for health surveillance, disease prevention, and health professional education. In addition, a special address was made by Brian Atwood, administrator of the Agency for International Development, on "Implications for International Cooperation" (see Box 4~.
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The breakout panel reported that the most important problem in this area is the creation and maintenance of a critical mass of multidisciplinary expertise. Short-term strategies to address this problem include personnel exchanges, cross-training, and the establishment of a Vice Presidential Fellowship Program.
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In addition, the wide impact of infectious diseases such as AIDS requires a policy of increased intersectonal cooperation-that is, there must be fluid and open communication and management of health problems among health, environmental, and agricultural sections, supported by competent research that isolated on careful policy analysis. Participants believed that policy refonn, combined with broad public support gained by effective use of the mass media, wall allow us to confront the health problems caused by global climate chance and environmental degradation.
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Paleoecological evidence relating to climate change during glacial/interglacial swings indicate rates of dispersal for plant species, especially trees, that are much slower (~/1Oth) than those projected by climate models.
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Long-tenn strategies: · Refocus or develop the public health infrastructure. Education for the Medical and Public Health Communities Despite increasing evidence that global climate change and ozone depletion may have serious consequences for human health, there is little understanding, both among policymakers and the public, of the extent of this potential threat.
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Short-term strategies: · Have the IOM or NAS conduct a study to identify core competencies and training mechanisms in the area of global environmental health, similar to a recent IOM study of environmental medicine. · Identify and study existing government and industry programs designed to protect workers from the effects of exposure to the sun.
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Energy consumption and one of its unwelcome by-products, pollution in the form of carbon emissions, are growing fastest in developing countries and in countries whose economies are in transition. Developing countries are also experiencing rapid rates of deforestation and ecosystem degradation, which eliminates a primary sink for greenhouse gases.
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reported that many of the necessary systems and networks for international cooperation are already in place the United Nations Environmental Programme, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and networks of collaborating centers. What is required is improved coordination among existing systems to place the health effects of global climate change on their respective agendas and to ensure a two-way flow of information among them.
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recommended that global climate change and health issues be incorporated into sustainable development planning, not only by individual nations, but also by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and similar organizations. By the same token, health and climate planning should be broadened to include related environment issues such as biodiversity.
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recommended working through existing networks and infrastructures, initially targeting opinion leaders but making use of the Fib range of formal and informal intermediaries to reach broader audiences-not only churches and newspaper editors, for example, but also BoyMirl Scouts and television weathermen, as well as medical associations, senior citizens' associations, and schools.
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