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APHA Environment Section @APHAEnvironment

American Public Health Association; Environment Section.

Joined November 2010
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Get ready for the summer #heat with #APHA! For children’s day-to-day activities, consult the Heat Index – a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature. weather.gov/safety/heat-inde… #ChildrensHealth
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APHA Environmental Health @EH_4_ALL
22 May 2023
Join @APHAEnvironment, @weact4ej and RMI for a webinar on the health benefits of switching from gas to electric stoves. Set for reminders for May 26, 1pm ET and join using this link: apha.zoom.us/j/83813601898 #EnvironmentalJustice
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One more reminder! Join us Friday!
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JOIN US!
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CAP Energy Policy @CAPenergypolicy
6 Jan 2023
Today - after months of delay - @EPA released new #soot pollution standards for the 1st time in 10 YEARS. But the new soot pollution levels they are proposing still fails to mitigate the deadly impacts of soot pollution: epa.gov/pm-pollution/propose…

Proposed Decision for the Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for...

Proposed reconsideration of the particle pollution standards.

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🔊 The American @PublicHealth Association is a champion for human health & the environment. We thank them for declaring gas stoves a public health concern and supporting the movement to #ProtectOurAir. Full & final statement available Jan ‘23. #GasStove #APHA2022
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APHA 2022 Interview with Natasha DeJarnett youtu.be/U-kCHOdW-do via @YouTube

APHA 2022 Interview with Natasha DeJarnett

Natasha DeJarnett discusses how natural disasters and climate chang...

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More work to do but this is historic!
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Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @HealthyLakes
22 Aug 2022
Check out these great webinars from @OCS_ACFgov for #WorldWaterWeek!
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18 Aug 2022
Don't forget to sign up to attend @OCS_ACFgov's second annual observance of #WorldWaterWeek 💧 RSVP at the link below! acf.hhs.gov/ocs/world-water-…
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Michigan Sierra Club @michigansierra
29 Aug 2022
You won't want to miss the upcoming Sierra Club Forum this Wednesday. The Michigan Chapter's own Christy McGillivray will be speaking about updates on #Line5 and you can also hear from leadership at @TexasSierraClub and @MassSierraClub. RSVP today! ow.ly/MblV50KuRJm
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#ClimateChange increases the number of #ExtremeHeat days across the US, which impairs children’s academic performance. Many #schools without AC are closing on these days, resulting in less instruction time. We must #ActOnClimate bit.ly/3PwRbLj 🧵 (1/2)

Climate change is forcing schools to close early for ‘heat days’

Regions where extreme heat was once rare now periodically find their buildings unbearable. Schools are using double the number of heat days compared with a decade ago, a study found.

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Also, #schools need working heating, ventilation, and #AirConditioning systems for healthy indoor air quality, heating/cooling. Heat pumps, energy-recovery ventilation systems & onsite renewable energy generation would also help reduce GHG emissions wapo.st/3PFPPOx (2/2)

Opinion | No school should have to close because of extreme heat

The lack of air conditioning in many Northern schools will have a draining effect on students. This must change.

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elizabeth sommers @AcuOxPhD
14 Jun 2022
How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us nytimes.com/2022/06/13/clima… #PublicHealthHaiku Unrelenting heat Takes toll on all life and health Time to act is now. @APHAEnvironment @MeganLatshaw @APHA_OneHealth @busphEH @zhonggg

How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us (Published 2022)

Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse.

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Medical Students for a Sustainable Future @MS4SF
22 Apr 2022
1/4 A very important🌎 Earth Day 🌏 thread 🧵 highlighting the @LungAssociation’s #StateOfTheAir report
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American Lung Association @LungAssociation
22 Apr 2022
Our #StateOfTheAir report found an increase of ~2 million more people living in areas with failing grades for unhealthy levels of pollution compared to last year’s report. Most of the increase is due to wildfire activity in the West. Lung.org/SOTA
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