Howard Frumkin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works today on climate change impacts on health. Recall that in October 07, the last time CDC gave a testimony on this subject, the White House censored much of the written testimony and it was later alleged that Vice President Cheney has played a role.
It seems that the White House President Barack Obama is less inclined to filter the message CDC. Compare sections removed from the 07 testimony like this:
In the United States, climate change is likely to have a significant impact on health,
through links with the following results :, elements
• Air
effects • direct effects of heat,
• health effects related to extreme weather events linked to health pollution
• the allergic diseases,
• Water- and food borne infectious diseases
• vector-borne and zoonotic diseases,
• food and water scarcity, at least for some populations
• mental health problems, and impacts
• long-term chronic disease and other health effects
sections with the testimony of Frumkin from ' today, including this one:
in the United States, climate change is likely to have a significant impact on health,
through links with the following results
• direct effects of heat,
• health effects related to extreme weather events
• Air health effects related to pollution,
• water supply and foodborne infectious diseases,
• vector-borne and zoonotic diseases,
• emerging pathogens sensitive to weather conditions
• Allergies and
• mental health problems
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