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Today's education demands that every health professional is properly educated about the mechanisms by which climate change places our existence and well-being at risk. Public health professionals must be especially knowledgeable about the health dangers of climate change, who is most vulnerable and how they are vulnerable. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, administrators and public health leaders must be educated to understand the nature of the approaching or recurring environmental challenges associated with climate change. They need to shape the response of the sizable U.S. health sector(s) so that individuals and their communities, including their hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies are prepared for and protected from the menacing effects of climate change and have effective responses when anticipated events do occur. Climate Change and Population Health begins by explaining the global warming and climate change by looking back historically, reviewing current measurement techniques and results, and taking into consideration greenhouse gases and their origins. It then looks at the health impact as well as who is most effected by climate change, before guiding students on how to effectively communicate about climate change as a means of helping people to protect themselves. Finally, it discusses possible policy solutions that might be beneficial to help mitigate health issues caused by climate change.

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Dr. Mona Sarfaty is trained in family medicine and public health and has engaged in teaching, research, and advocacy for 40 years. As an academic faculty member with expertise in primary care, preventive services, and health policy, she has lectured at national & regional venues including hospitals, health plans, professional societies, health departments, and government conferences. She is the founding director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, a coalition of 29 medical societies and 53 affiliated public health organizations with the mission of informing the public and policymakers about the health harms of climate change and the health benefits of climate solutions. Earlier in her career she worked as a Senior Health Policy Advisor for the U.S. Senate Health and Human Resources Committee (now Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) where she planned hearings, wrote legislation, negotiated policy, and met with constituents. She collaborated with other to found the Foundation for the NIH, the Community Oriented Primary Care Track at the George Washington School of Public Health (now the Milken Institute School), Project Access and the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, MD, and the Diabetes Information and Support for Your Health program at Thomas Jefferson University. She is the author of widely circulated guides on cancer screening and many peer reviewed articles. She also authored two book chapters on climate change and health. She received her MPH from George Washington University, her MD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and her BA from Harvard University. She has been married for 38 years, and has two sons, and 4 grandchildren

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