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5156.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| A comprehensive, well-balanced national energy policy that lessens U.S. reliance on dirty fossil fuels and advances clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency is imperative for the protection of public health. The U.S. currently depends on polluting fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas for 85 percent of our energy needs, leading to public health dangers from air pollution, mercury exposure, and climate change. Fossil fuels burnt to power our homes, businesses, industry and cars are the greatest source of air pollution in the United States. Exposure to air pollutants can contribute to asthma, lung irritation, bronchitis, pneumonia, premature death, and increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases. Mercury, one of the most toxic substances known to exist, can cause serious neurological damage, seizures, birth defects, and death. Global warming, resulting from increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, is likely to manifest increased health-related mortality and morbidity, greater frequency of infectious disease epidemics following floods and storms, and substantial health effects following population displacement from sea level rise and increased storm activity. With America’s leadership and technology power, we can reduce and prevent the public health dangers of air pollution and climate change; lessen our energy demands; and strengthen national security by investing in energy-efficient technologies and clean, renewable energy sources. This session is intended to educate public health professionals on the latest health studies related to air quality, fossil fuel use, and current policy remedies. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the latest health studies examining air quality's effect on human health. Participants will learn the latest information on the science and public health impacts of climate change. Participants will discover the solutions and methods health professionals can take to stop and reverse the detrimental health effects of air pollution and climate change | |||
| Alicia Johnson Susan Lyon Stone, MS Joy E. Carlson, MPH Robeena M. Aziz John Balbus, MD | |||
| Susan West Marmagas, MPH | |||
Ground-level ozone’s association with asthma causation and low-levels effects on asthmatic children ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Robert Brook | |||
| Public health results of reducing industrial mercury emissions Jon Heinrich | |||
| Climate change and human health: The newest report examining the global effects of climate chang Alicia Johnson | |||
| Smarter energy choices can protect public health: What public health professionals should know John Podesta | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||