The Yale School of Public Health’s Center on Climate Change and Health released a new report today on changing conditions in Connecticut that, left untreated, could have serious long-term health consequences for the state’s nearly 3.5 millions residents.
The Yale School of Public Health’s Center on Climate Change and Health released a new report today on changing conditions in Connecticut that, left untreated, could have serious long-term health consequences for the state’s nearly 3.5 millions residents.
The 100-page report tracks 19 indicators grouped into four categories—temperature, extreme events, infectious diseases and air quality—that were developed using publicly available data.
“We found disturbing trends in all categories,” said the report’s lead author, Laura Bozzi, Ph.D., the center’s director of programs. “This report provides policymakers, health professionals, advocates and the general public with the information they need to take timely action to protect public health.”
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