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The White House Wants to Explore How Climate Change Makes You Sick

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washingtonpost.com - by Juliet Eilperin - April 7, 2015

President Obama launched an initiative Tuesday aimed at highlighting the connections between climate change and public health, bringing both medical and data experts to the White House this week.

As part of the effort, the White House will hold a Climate Change and Health Summit later this spring, featuring Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. The administration is expanding its Climate Data Initiative, which it launched a year ago, to include more than 150 health-relevant data sets.

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CLICK HERE - White House - FACT SHEET: Administration Announces Actions To Protect Communities From The Impacts Of Climate Change

CLICK HERE - USGCRP - DRAFT REPORT - The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment

CLICK HERE - CDC - Adaptation in Action: Grantee Success Stories from CDC's Climate and Health Program - March 2015 (16 page .PDF file) 

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