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Browse or search our curated collection of research articles, tools, videos, and other Planetary Health resources. Featuring approximately 2,000 research articles and additional tools spanning a variety of thematic areas, our library has information on Planetary Health for every audience — whether you’re exploring the field for the first time, an educator hoping to engage Planetary Health in your classroom, a seasoned scientific researcher, or someone looking to making a difference in your community and in the world. New resources are added every month.

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How Climate Change and Extreme Weather can Hurt Your Health
A person in a gray mask looks up amidst lush green foliage, wearing a black jacket. The mood is pensive and contemplative.

Noncommunicable Diseases Climate Change

How Climate Change and Extreme Weather can Hurt Your Health

This article explains how climate change and extreme weather harm physical and mental health. Experts, including PHA’s Sam Myers, highlight risks like heat illness, disease spread, food insecurity, disaster trauma, and climate anxiety.

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Young, T.

Severe flooding and cause-specific hospitalisation among older adults in the USA: a retrospective matched cohort analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health.
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Noncommunicable Diseases Climate Change

Severe flooding and cause-specific hospitalisation among older adults in the USA: a retrospective matched cohort analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health.

This large-scale study examined over 4.5 million hospital records from adults over 65 in the U.S. and found that severe flooding was linked to higher hospitalization rates for skin, nervous system, and musculoskeletal diseases, and injuries.

• Research & Reports

Aggarwal, S., Hu, J.K., Sullivan, J.A., et al.

Exploring faculty perspectives toward developing a planetary health curriculum for family medicine residents at the University of Toronto. Frontiers in Public Health.
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Health and Care Systems Education

Exploring faculty perspectives toward developing a planetary health curriculum for family medicine residents at the University of Toronto. Frontiers in Public Health.

Interviews with Family Medicine faculty at the University of Toronto revealed support for Planetary Health education, but also limited knowledge, competing priorities, and burnout as key barriers.

• Research & Reports

Lee, K., Ramdawar, E., Green, S., et al.

Planetary Health: The Future of Healthcare

Health and Care Systems Planetary Health Frameworks

Planetary Health: The Future of Healthcare

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Johns Hopkins University Institute for Planetary Health