Diving Into WHO's Climate and Health Report Before The UN Climate Summit

<p>Ahead of the 2021 <a href="https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/glasgow-climate-change-conference">United Nations Climate Change Conference</a> (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/cop26-special-report">special report on climate change and health</a>. </p><p>The organization proposed a set of recommendations for the global health community to act on the climate crisis.</p><p>Drawing from the research and insights from <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/39/12">Health Affairs' Climate &amp; Health theme issue</a> (2020), <em>Health Affairs' </em>Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack and Deputy Editor Rob Lott discuss WHO's climate recommendations and review how climate can be folded into the scope of health policy.</p><p><br><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01118">Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy</a> (<em>Health Affairs</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01116">Developing A Definition Of Climate And Health Literacy</a> (<em>Health Affairs</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/10/how-public-health-took-part-its-own-downfall/620457/">How Public Health Took Part in Its Own Downfall</a> (<em>The Atlantic</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/cop26-special-report">COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health</a> (World Health Organization)\</li> </ul><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PrckGFlwVI1QTNASEtaNQ">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1542851834">Castro</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey/health-affairs-this-week">Stitche