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- 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 _________.
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- 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 ______________.