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DANGER & OPPORTUNITY
Climate Solutions and Public Health
Impacts on N. America
WILDFIRES
INCREASED HEAT
HEAVY RAIN,STORMS, FLOODS
IPCC: Only one safe course of action
Sam Moody Atlanta, GA
Steve Groff Holtwood, PA
CARMAGEDDON Los Angeles, CA
Ultrafine Particulates down 83 % PM2.5 down 36 percent
ER Visits UCLA decreased 23%ER Visits Mt Sinai decreased 13%911 calls decreased 12%
Jeffery Thompson MDGundersen Lutheran Health System
LaCrosse, WI
$2 MILLION ANNUAL SAVINGS FROM ENERGY EFFICIENCY
100% CLEAN ENERGY BY 2015
TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH IN US
RENAL
LRI
SUICIDE
HEART DISEASE
CANCER
ASTHMA/COPD
STROKE
UNINTENTIONAL INJURY
ALZHEIMERS
DIABETES
RENAL DISEASE
LOWER RESP. INFECTION
SUICIDE
TOP 10 CAUSESOF THE CAUSES OF DEATH
1) tobacco
2) high blood pressure
3) overweight and
obesity
4) physical inactivity
5) high blood glucose
6) high cholesterol
7) low fruit and vegetable intake
8) urban outdoor air pollution
9) alcohol
10) occupational
WHO 2009
TOP 3 “CAUSES OF THE CAUSES OF THE CAUSES” OF DEATH
Air pollution
Car centric built environment
Industrial agriculture and food system
AIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION
Air pollutant plume extends 2000 meters from LA freeways during peak commute
S. Paulson, 2012
AIR POLLUTION AND CVD
Rate of carotid intimal thickening is doubled in people who live within 100 m of busy roadway
(Kinsli, 2010)
Each 10ug/m3 PM2.5
4.5% increase in acute cardiac events
13% increase in CHF
8-18% increase in CVD mortality
(Pope, 2004, 2006, 2008)
AIR POLLUTION AND DIABETES
10ug/m3 PM2.5 = 1% increase in prevalence DM2(Pearson, 2010)
Exposure to traffic and PM increased risk of new onset DM2 15-42% (Kramer, 2010)
2SD increase in childhood exposure NO2/ PM2.5 = 18% increase in insulin resistance. (Thiering, 2013)
AIR POLLUTION AND OBESITY
Prenatal exposure to higher levels of PAH doubled risk of obesity at age 7 (Rundle, 2012)
Residential proximity to traffic in childhood associated with higher BMI at age 18
(Kramer, 2010)
Kids in the 90th percentile for traffic related air pollution exposure had 16.3% increase in annual BMI growth. (Jerrett, 2014)
AIR POLLUTION AND ASTHMA
Children playing 3 or more sports in areas with high ozone had three times the RR of developing asthma compared with children who played no sports. (McConnell, 2002)
Childhood asthma incidence increased 16% per 10ug/m3 of fine particulate exposure, and 7% per 10ug/m3 of Nox. (Anderson, 2013)
A 5-ppb increase in average NO2 during the first year of life was associated with an odds ratio of 1.17 for physician-diagnosed asthma. (Nishimura, 2013)
US AIR POLLUTION DEATHS from fossil fuel combustion
200,000 each year due to PM 2.5
10,600 each year due to ozone
(More deaths than breast cancer + colon cancer
+ prostate cancer + motor vehicle accidents + firearms
+ suicide + influenza + HIV)
F. Caiazzo et al. / Atmospheric Environment 79 (2013) 198e208
FOSSIL FUEL BURNING POWER PLANTS
#2 source of US air pollution
AND
#1 cause of global warming
GLOBAL WARMING AND OZONEVOC + NOx + heat= Ground Level Ozone
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EPA STANDARD 75 ppb
Ozone Climate Penalty
ACUTE EXPOSUREOzone level and beta agonist use
Thurston GD Am J Respir Crit Care Med February 1, 1997 vol. 155 no. 2654-660
CHRONIC OZONE EXPOSURE Causes and Exacerbates Asthma
Pediatric Asthma Admissions by Exposure Level
Shao, L. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 December; 116(12): 1725–1730
INCREASED ER VISITS FOR ASTHMAPredicted Impact of Climate-Related Ozone on
Pediatric ED Visits for Asthma 1990- 2020
Sheffield PE, SeAm J Prev Med.p;41(3):251-7
INCREASED PREMATURE DEATHS FROM OZONE
GLOBAL WARMING AND INSECT BORNE
INFECTIONS
Length of breeding season
Maturation time
Viral replication
Biting and host seeking frequency
Vector & Host Ranges
Vector and Host Populations
Human Contact
Lone Star Ticks Erlichiosis and Meat Allergy
2000 2011
Ogden 2014 http-/dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307799
Effect of Warming on Ixodes Ticks and Reproductive Number of Lyme Disease
2010-2040
2041-2070
Aedes aegypti Aedes albopictus
Aedes albopictus Future Range Expansionin Northeastern US
I Rochlin et al, PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):
High Emissions Scenario Moderate Emissions Scenario
Ziska, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2000. 27: 893− 898.
GLOBAL WARMING AND POLLENMore Longer Increased Days Ragweed Season 1995-2005
US National Climate Assessment
MOLD and Asthma
For each 10 U increase in home Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) in infancy, risk of incident asthma by age 7 increased 80% (Reponen, 2011)
GLOBAL WARMING &WILDFIRE SMOKE
A Kenward et al 2013
LOS ANGELESPM 2.5 2003
Wildfire Contribution to Fine Particulates San Diego Fire Season 2007
California Air Resources Board
URBAN BASELINE FIRE SEASON
DIOXINS, PAH and WildfiresSmoke from Idaho Fires
2013
Wildfire Contribution to Ground Level Ozone
Northwest Fire Season 2012
Jaffe et al | Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47, 11065−11072
Clean energy
eliminates a big chunk of air pollution and global warming
XLifecycle Analysis CO2
US WIND POWER POTENTIAL
US SOLAR POWER POTENTIAL
Science Summary 80-100% Renewable Energy Possible by 2050
Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy June 2014
100% CLEAN BY 2050thesolutionsproject.org
Percent renewable generation achieved with conventional technology
www.thesolutionsproject.org
LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
STOP EXTERNALIZING HEALTH AND CLIMATE COST OF CARBON
POLICIES for CLEAN AIR
Shift subsidies from fossil fuel to clean energy Strong National Renewable Electricity Standard
50% of electricity by 2030, 100% by 2050
National net metering (utilities pay for surplus generation)
MORE EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
PROGRESSIVE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS for New and Remodeled Buildings
www.architecture2030.org
MORE EFFICIENT VEHICLES
POLICIES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Stronger fuel economy standards National Energy Building Code National Retrofit Financing
Carbon Abatement Cost Curve
Decrease in O3 and PM 2.5 with 3 Climate Policy Options
Clean Electricity Std Transportation Carbon Tax
T Thompson, Nature Climate Change (July 2014)
Value of decreased mortality from air quality improvement exceeds cost of emissions reduction
West et al, Nature Climate Change 3: 885-889 2013
HIGH VALUE LOW VALUE ABATEMENT COST / TON CO2
20,000 Heart Attacks PREVENTED23,000 Deaths each year
SAVED: OVER 100 BILLION DOLLARS PER YEAREPA 2013
CAR CENTRIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Interurban Lines
1930-2000 Interurbans to Automobiles
Grids to Subdivisions
HEART DISEASE,OBESITY, DIABETES; COLON CANCER ONE THIRD PROSTATE CANCER, AND
RECURRENT BREAST CANCER ATTRIBUTABLE TO PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
WALKABILITY, OBESITY, AND DIABETES
TEN YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY Ontario
Least walkable neighborhoods
DM +6%
Obesity/Overweight +13%
Most walkable neighborhoods
DM -7%
Obesity/Overweight - 9%
(Booth, 2014, presented at ADA)
WALKABILITY AND CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASE
Sprawl and disconnected street networks are associated with increased rates of obesity, diabetes, and CVD. (Marshall, 2014)
Residents of “walkable” metro areas walk more & use more public transit, have lower BMI & BP, less DM, and 3 years longer life expectancy than people living with sprawl. (Ewing, 2014)
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
TRANSIT AND OBESITYUsers of public transit are 45% less likely to be
obese or overweight (Zheng, Y. 2008)
Transit commuters walk twice as many minutes/day as car commuters, weigh an average of 6-7 lb less and have lower % body fat. (Flint, 2014)
Increased use of public transit would cut the annual increase in obesity prevalence by 45%.
(Edwards, 2008)
TRANSIT AND MVA DEATHSUrban Traffic Fatalities/100,000
by Transit Use by Smart Growth/ TOD
Per Capita Health Savings from Rapid Transit and TOD
AverageUrban Transit
High Quality Urban Rail or Rapid Bus
Transit Oriented Development
CARS AND GLOBAL WARMING
#1 cause of air pollution
AND
#2 cause of global warming
US Emissions from Transportation
We could get rid of a big chunk of air pollution and global warming
X
POLICIES FOR ACTIVE/PUBLIC TRANSITSmarth growth, Infrastructure Investment,
Coordination (Health in All Policies)
10,000 colon cancers215,000 heart attacks
32,000 MVA fatalities PREVENTED570,000 new diabetes cases each year
ANNUAL SAVINGS SF BAY AREA Maizlish, N. Am J Public Health. 1.4-22 BILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR 2013 Apr;103(4):703-9.
Good news: We're already on our way. Vehicle miles per capita decreasing
INDUSTRIAL FOOD SYSTEM
From family farm to agribusiness
Increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup
Adult Obesity Trend
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Metabolic Syndrome
Meta-analysis: Fructose consumption increases FBG, triglycerides, and systolic BP. (Kelishadi, 2014)
Fructose sweetened beverages increase FBG and insulin levels, decrease insulin sensitivity (Stanhope, 2009)
Fructose induced insulin resistance in rats is attenuated by lycopene (Yin, 2014)
Red Meat, DM, Cancer, and CVDNIH-AARP Study:
Highest quintile: 20-50% increased mortality from cancer, CVD, and all causes. (Sinha, 2009)
Womens' Health Study:
Highest quintile: 28% more incident DM over 8 years (Song, 2004)
Nurses' Health Study/ Health Professionals Followup Study:
13% increase in mortality per serving (all cause, cancer, and CVD). (Pan, 2012)
Increasing daily meat intake by ½ serving raised risk of DM 48% for next 4 years (Pan, 2013)
OBESITY AND ASTHMANumerous prospective studies in adults found
obesity associated with increased risk of incident asthma with BMI “dose response”
Weight loss, both surgical and non surgical, associated with resolution of asthma, decrease in asthma symptoms or increased FEV1
(Ford, E The Epidemiology of Obesity and Asthma
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005;115:897-909.)
International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood
BURGERS AND ASTHMA
Nagel, Thorax. 2010 Jun;65(6):516-22.
Inadequate Intake of Fruits/Vegetables
WATER POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE AND GLOBAL WARMING
METHANE POLLUTION(70 x warming power of CO2 )
& MORE GLOBAL WARMINGNITROGEN OXIDE POLLUTION
(300 x warming power of CO2)
BLUE GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS
CyanotoxinsLake Erie
Dissolved Organic Carbon + Chlorine =Toxic “Disinfection Byproducts”
TRIHALOMETHANE
Low Birth Weight
Neural tube, cardiac defects
Spontaneous Abortions
Cancer
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE
MARINE BIOTOXINSSAXITOXIN: Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
DOMOIC ACID: Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning
Combined Sewer Overflow
CSO Outflows
Vibrio infections increased 115%1996-2011
MMWR June 10, 2011 / 60(22);749-755
HUNGER
We could put a big dent in global warming and water pollution
XX
HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM
LOCALDIVERSE
SUSTAINABLEHEALTHY FOOD
Mediterranean Diet
Mediterranean vs Western dietLess: GHG, H2O, energy, land
Sáez-Almendros et al. Environmental Health 2013 12:118 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-12-118
Organic farming vs Conventional 30% lower GHG, higher profit, equal yields
Mediterranean Diet & Asthma, Diabetes, and Cancer
PROSPECTIVE STUDIES
14% lower risk asthma (Nagel, 2010)
80% lower risk DM (Martinez-Gonzales, 2008)
24% lower risk cancer (Benetou, 2008)
31% lower CVD mortality (Sofi, 2008)
22% lower cancer mortality (Sofi, 2008)
Fruits prevent first chronic disease Vegetables prevent multi-morbidity
Ruel, Clinical Nutrition Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages 513–520, June 2014
INTERVENTION STUDIESMediterranean Diet
60% decrease cardiac events (Ornish, 1998)
70% decrease CVD mortality (DeLogeri, 1994)
35- 48% decrease in metabolic syndrome
(Esposito, 2004, Azadhbakt, 2005)
INTERVENTION STUDIESMediterranean Diet, Heart Disease and
Metabolic Syndrome
60% decrease cardiac events (Ornish, 1998)
70% decrease CVD mortality (DeLogeri, 1994)
35- 48% decrease in metabolic syndrome
(Esposito, 2004, Azadhbakt, 2005)
ADVISE SUBSIDIZE
Meat, Dairy 63%
Grains20%
Sugar,Oil, Alcohol 15%
Nuts, Legumes 2%
Fruits, Vegetables 1%
POLICIES FOR HEALTHY FOOD AND FARMS
Subsidize fruits and vegetables
Reward good stewardship
Crop diversity
Natural fertilizer
Crop rotation
Conservation set asides
Donate excess
Harvest energy from waste
300,000 Heart Attacks/Strokes PREVENTED260,000 New Diabetes Cases127,000 CVD Deaths each year144,000 Cancer Deaths
WE ARE HERETemperature increase 1.4 degrees F
Polluted AirToxic Food
Contaminated WaterSpread of Infectious Disease
AND HERE:
70% overweight or obese
34% CVD
12% diabetes
37% pre-diabetes
8% asthma
75 cents of every health dollar spent on preventable chronic disease
Sustainable agricultureActive and public transportationEfficient buildings and vehicles
Clean electricity
BUSINESS AS USUAL
2030
40% Obese
40% CVD
20% Diabetic
10% Asthmatic
2050
50% Obese
50% CVD
30% Diabetic
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Join the Climate March
www.peoplesclimate/health/
Contact your congresspeople and tell them that climate policy is essential to protect public health.
Speak out in your community for climate action. Speaker Training:
HEALTHY PEOPLE = HEALTHY PLANET
www.climate911.org
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