How Climate Change Affects Human Health

5. Experiencing an extreme weather event can cause stress and other ______ health consequences.
7. The severity of these health risks will depend on the ability of public health and ______ systems.
10. Changes in the climate affect the air we breathe both indoors and ________.
12. Climate change increases the risk of illness through increasing ___________.
13. Climate change and the direct impacts of higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are expected to affect food safety and _________.

1. _____________ the threats that climate change poses to human health is the first step in working together to lower risks and be prepared.
2. The United States has public health infrastructure and programs to monitor, manage, and _______ the spread of many diseases.
3. Higher air temperatures can increase cases of __________ and other bacteria-related food poisoning.
4. Climate change poses significant threats to ______ even in wealthy nations.
6. Warmer temperatures and shifting weather patterns can worsen ___ quality.
8. Scientists project that warmer temperatures from climate change will increase the frequency of days with unhealthy levels of ground-level _____.
9. Climate change may affect allergies and ___________ health.
11. Scientists do not yet know whether climate change will increase or decrease particulate matter ______________.