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Climate Change
Health

CAPE is committed to educating the public and decision-makers about the adverse health impacts associated with climate change. 

CAPE Resources

Lancet Countdown Report: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change Factsheet (Nov 2018)
Lancet Countdown 2018 Video – Explaining Heat Stress
Lancet Countdown 2018 Report- Heat Stress Backgrounder (Nov 2018)
Lancet Countdown 2018 Report – Briefing for Canadian Policy Makers (Nov 2018)
Call to Action on Climate Change and Health (Feb 5, 2019)
Appel à l’Action concernant le Changement Climatique et la Santé (5 Fev 2019)
Canadian Lancet 2018 Video- Overview of 2018 Report

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CAPE In The News

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Climate Change Health
Trevor Hancock: Why we still need to love this planet

Times Colonist

02/17/2019
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Climate Change Health
Doctors prescribe action for ‘eco-anxiety’

National Observer

11/30/2018
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Climate Change Health
Climate health impacts kill 2.1 million world-wide, 7,142 in Canada in 2017

The Energy Mix

11/30/2018
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Climate Change Health
Les changements climatiques, une menace pour la santé

Radio Canada

12/29/2018
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CAPE Updates

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Climate Health and Policy
Action Alert: Let your MPP know you care about Climate Change, Environmental Protection & Public HealthRead more.
Climate Health and Policy
Lancet Countdown Report: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate ChangeRead more.
Ontario Climate - Sunset and Tree
Climate Health and Policy
Action Alert: Have your say on Ontario’s New Climate PlanRead more.
The Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest near in California
Climate Health and Policy
Action Alert: The World is on Fire – Ontario needs an Ambitious Climate Action PlanRead more.

CAPE Press Releases

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Climate Change Health
BC Wildfires are threatening the health of Canadians in Four Provinces August 21, 2018)Read more.
Climate Change Health
Montreal’s Deadly Heat Wave a Taste of the Future without Action – July 6, 2018Read more.

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