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Global Warming Impacts on Oregonians' Health

 Global warming will impact human health. Oregon will see an increase in unhealthy air days, as hotter summertime temperatures generate more smog. A longer pollen season will make life more uncomfortable for people with asthma and allergies. And cases of insect-borne diseases, such as encephalitis, will increase. Click here to download the Physicians for Social Responsibility comprehensive report "Degrees of Danger: Health Effects of Climate Change and Energy in Oregon" [PDF - 550 KB].

OEC is engaging health professionals in supporting solutions to global warming. Our Spring 2007 Healthy Environment, Healthy Tomorrow Newsletter [PDF] focuses on how global warming will impact human health.

 

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