Madison, Wisconsin – The American Medical Association published their recent study last Tuesday through a journal which stated, that along with the increase of extremely hot weather that is expected in parts of the United States, a significant increase also in overall heat-related health problems are expected to rise.
The journal expressed that every urgent care clinic in the country will record a significant increase of heat related health condition cases. This is because of the extremely hot weather being experienced recently, and expected days of even hotter weather in the country.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reported in the said journal that a number of cities specifically Milwaukee and New York may experience hot weather exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit and can triple by the year 2050. The researchers also said that Dallas can experience 100 degree temperatures that will certainly lead to a major increase in urgent care needs.
The extreme expected increase in temperature will lead to a significant increase in overall heat-related health problems like heat stress, allergic disorders, and respiratory disorders like asthma, and both waterborne and vector borne infectious diseases. Aside from the obvious increase of patients in urgent care clinics, the extreme climate change will also lower crop yields, increase plant diseases, and can even result to mental health disorders such as depression and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
UW-Madison Global Health Institute’s director Jonathan Patz and lead author of the journal and his colleagues stated that the study was conducted to encourage further efforts in safeguarding the planet and protecting the people’s wellbeing, including the push of many nations in reducing the overall use of fossil fuel and also to find ways to adapt to current climate changes that will be experienced in the future.
Patz expressed that climate change being experienced today is already affecting the globe with heat-related health problems. He presented the recent research last Tuesday in the Civil Society Event that focused on “Action on Climate Change and Health.” He added that fortunately there are many and clear health benefits if major changes are immediately implemented.
From lowering carbon that will result to a cleaner air or better transport systems that will significantly improve physical fitness and ultimately will save lives by averting disease. The report’s lead author also stated that by doing this, U.S. residents may avoid the need for visiting urgent care near me because of said heat-related health problems.
