National Environmental Health Association position on global climate change adopted July 2, 1997
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) supports the precept that anthropogenic sources, specifically greenhouse gases, are responsible for a significant portion of the measured change in global climate. Further, NEHA supports the concept of an association between global warming and an increased risk to public health. Reducing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere will benefit human health. This position paper reviews current information on the status of global climate change with particular emphasis on the implications for environmental and public health. It is intended to be used as a basis from which environmental and public health practitioners and colleagues in related fields can initiate discussions with policy makers at all levels -- local, state, national, and worldwide.
- OSTI ID:
- 544119
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 60, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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