The Climate Crisis and Your Health

• This e-book explains how the climate crisis impacts people's health.
• Students will learn how children's health, food and water security, and mental health have been affected by climate change.

Positives

• This e-book covers many different aspects of health including, vector-borne diseases, nutrient deficiency, and mental health.

• Students may be surprised to find out how many health problems are connected to climate change.

Additional Prerequisites

• The first link on page 3 and the second link on page 21 do not work.
• You must sign up or log in to access this e-book.
  

Differentiation

• Students can read about their topic and explore the links embedded in the e-book. Then students can share what they have learned with the entire class.
• Teachers can assign groups of students to cover one or more of the following topics:
  

                    1. Children - general (pp. 4-5)

                    2. Children - natural disasters and mental health (pp. 5, 11-12)

                    3. Children - malnutrition (p. 6)

                    4. Children and adults - elevated risk of disease (pp. 6-8)

                    5. Environmental pollution and neurological problems (pp. 9-10)

                    6. Food and water security (p. 13)

                    7. Shifting bread baskets (pp. 13-14)

                    8. Fresh water and the climate crisis (p. 15)

                    9. Lower crop yields, rising prices, and unrest (pp. 16-17)

                   10. Nutrient deficiency (p. 18)

                   11. The health care cost of climate change (pp. 19-20)

                   12. Mental health (p. 21)

• Other resources on this topic include this video that shows how fossil fuel pollution affects people's health and this video on the high rate of climate change-related health risks for poor people.