Climate change and health effects in Northwest Alaska

This article provides examples of adverse health effects, including weather-related injury, food insecurity, mental health issues, and water infrastructure damage, and the responses to these effects that are currently being applied in two Northwest Alaska communities.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Global Health Action
Main Authors: Brubaker, Michael, Berner, James, Chavan, Raj, Warren, John
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: CoAction Publishing 2011
Subjects:
Cluster: Vulnerable Populations in the Arctic
Arctic
Climate change
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198120
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022304
https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v4i0.8445
Description
Summary:This article provides examples of adverse health effects, including weather-related injury, food insecurity, mental health issues, and water infrastructure damage, and the responses to these effects that are currently being applied in two Northwest Alaska communities.

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