Study: Regional transportation pact could save more than 1,000 lives
A regional initiative among 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states aimed at reducing carbon emissions from transportation could help avoid about 1,100 deaths and nearly 5,000 asthma cases each year, and could save more than $11 billion in health…
Commentary: Sharp differences between presidential candidates on environment will impact human health
The winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election will shape environmental policy that could have a significant impact on human health around the world, according to a September 29, 2020 commentary in The Lancet. The piece, co-authored by…
During Climate Week 2020, a focus on how climate affects health
It’s imperative to get the message out that addressing climate change is critical to improving human health, according to Harvard Chan School’s Aaron Bernstein.
Naming heat waves could help save lives, say experts
If heat waves were named, like hurricanes, it could help increase public awareness about the health risks of extreme heat, say experts.
Preventing a transportation ‘relapse’
Harvard Chan School's Aaron Bernstein would like to see reduced traffic and air pollution—a by-product of COVID shutdowns—continue.
Forecast grim for allergy sufferers in 2020
Experts believe that the 2020 allergy season will be particularly severe, and climate change may be one of the reasons. Rising average temperatures driven by climate change can cause earlier springs, which bring increases in pollen levels and…
Report: Climate change is an overlooked threat to cancer prevention and survival
The effects of climate change can have an impact on cancer-prevention efforts and cancer survival, according to a new report co-authored by Aaron Bernstein, interim director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard C-CHANGE)…
Assessing climate change on Earth Day’s 50th anniversary
Aaron Bernstein says that climate change doesn’t scare him because he knows that there are solutions to the problem. Bernstein, interim director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) at Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Climate in the clinic
Physicians, health leaders discuss how to address the health impacts of climate change February 19, 2020 – Climate change—and how it affects health—should be front and center for doctors, health care workers, and hospitals. That was the key…
Climate change can harm both health and health systems
The warming planet could worsen health for patients with chronic conditions, lead to new health harms, and wreak havoc with health systems, according to an expert from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Renee Salas—an emergency room…