The undersigned organizations and individuals call on government, business, and civil society leaders, elected officials, and candidates for office to recognize climate change as a health emergency and to work across government agencies and with communities and businesses to prioritize action on this Climate, Health and Equity Policy Action Agenda. American Medical Association (AMA): H-135.938 Global Climate Change and Human Health (Reaffirmed 2014) Posted March 15, 2012 Medical Society Policy Statements American Thoracic Society 2012 – Workshop Report: Climate Change and Human Health The APA wants more education for its professionals. The American Psychological Association created a 69-page guide on how climate change can induce stress, depression and anxiety. 1 These changes are likely to have profound implications in a range of human experiences worldwide. 2 As a global open access health journal, JAMA Network Open is issuing a call for papers on the health … We, as public health and medical professionals, reiterate our commitment to address climate change on behalf of our patients and communities. The medical profession has recently vocalized its stance supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation [4, 5]. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2019­ — The American Heart Association announced it has joined 54 other health organizations and medical societies in the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health (the Consortium). The … The scientific community widely agrees that climate change is occurring due to the increase in greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities. We know that the health of every American is threatened by climate change. The new climate change agenda released by the groups, including the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association, comes amid early jostling among Democratic candidates over whose environmental platform is more progressive. The American Psychological Association created a 69-page guide on how climate change can induce stress, depression and anxiety. Dozens of medical and public health groups are calling on elected officials and candidates to commit to an agenda to combat climate change.

With severe, mounting risks to the health of individuals and populations worldwide, the medical community faces a patient population increasingly affected by climate change. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II report : Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate … The American Veterinary Medical Association recognizes that climate change has serious far-reaching negative implications for animal and ecosystem health, and This statement articulates our agreement on the urgency of addressing climate change to protect human health.