Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Policy Brief for the U.S.

HGHI affiliate faculty member Dr. Renee Salas served as the senior author of the 2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change U.S. Brief and as the lead author of the 2019, 2020, and 2021 Briefs. The 2022 U.S. Brief highlights the inequitable health risks of climate change, including heat, air pollution, infectious disease, and mental health. It also highlights opportunities to improve health through swift action, highlighting five key policy recommendations.

Read the 2022 U.S. Lancet Brief here and watch the launch event below: