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Monday, December 14, 2020
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Too Big To Ignore: 7 Recommendations To Address Our Growing Mental Health Crisis
By David Wennberg and Patrick J. Kennedy

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the ongoing mental health crisis in the US. Policy makers can wait no longer. David Wennberg and Patrick J. Kennedy propose seven steps to take toward a mental health care overhaul now. Read More >>
IN THE JOURNAL

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Several articles in our December issue examine the health-related costs of climate change. An analysis from Vijay S. Limaye and colleagues identifies ways to address the challenges that come with estimating the price tag of climate-sensitive health outcomes; Noah Scovronick and coauthors break down economic methods routinely used to recommend climate policies; and economist Howard G. Birnbaum and coauthors describe how to gain a more complete picture of the chain of health care costs associated with air pollution.

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A CLOSER LOOK— Health, Climate, and Environmental Justice

The health risks caused by climate change are not distributed equally either globally or locally. Globally, coastal regions and communities without the resources to build infrastructure that protects against warming temperatures and extreme weather are at a greater risk for climate-related health threats. Locally, businesses that emit toxins and waste-processing plants are concentrated in areas that do not have the resources or political power to divert them elsewhere, polluting the local air and water. Across the world, these vulnerable communities are more likely to be home to low-income people and people of color. In a blog post from 2017, Ramon Jacobs-Shaw discusses environmental justice and environmental racism as climate change further depletes shared resources, and warns that weakened environmental protection laws threaten Americans' health.

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