As climate change continues to expand its role in global health policy, it must be considered how the impacts of climate change affect the mental health of people living in affected zones. Climate change will result in more adverse weather events, natural disasters, hardships for people depending on natural resources, and shifting seasonal patterns. All of these events can cause anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental health problems in affected individuals.

Climate Change and Mental Health Disorders

Global environmental health encompasses phenomena that affect the entire world. Climate change is a key example, as it affects everyone on the planet.

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Environmental public health is an expansion of public health that focuses on how humans' effect on the earth affects their health. 

Environmental Public Health

Principles of Epidemiology. (n.d.). United States Center for Disease Control. Retrieved July 19, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson6/section2.html

Principles of Epidemiology

Global Environmental Public Health

Local environmental health pertains to small health disparities that only affects certain communities. The Flint Michigan water crisis is a perfect example of local environmental public health.

Local Environmental Public Health

Essentials Of Epidemiology

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Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach

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Britannica: Health Insurance

Ecology is a scientific discipline that focuses on interactions of living things in relation to their environment, and encourages understanding of the environment as our home.

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