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Preparing for Climate Change and Disasters

What Health Care Systems Need to Do Differently

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Season 1, episode 5
29 min / Published

In this episode, Dr. Paul Biddinger discusses the critical need to plan our health care system around climate change and its consequences. He reviews a multidisciplinary approach, initial steps and aspects to consider, as well as obstacles to disaster preparedness.

For more information on this podcast, our guests, and additional resources go to: https://www.massgeneral.org/environment-and-health/healthcaresos

  • resiliency
  • emergency preparedness
  • climate change
  • adaptation
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U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/human-health/building-climate-resilience-health-sector

 

MGH CEH Grand Rounds July 20, 2022

Climate Change and Disasters: What the Healthcare System Needs to Do Differently

https://www.massgeneral.org/environment-and-health/news-and-events/grand-rounds-july-20-2022

 

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