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56UnderstandingtheImpactofClimateChangeonHumanHealth800字ClimatechangeisacomplexphenomenonwithmanyramificationsforhumanhealthItcancausebothdirectandindirectimpactsaswellasshort-termandlong-termconsequencesDirectimpactscomefromchangestotheenvironmentsuchasrisingtemperatureshigherlevelsofultravioletradiationandextremeweathereventsIndirectimpactsarisefromfurtherdownstreameffectssuchasdiseasespreadalteredagriculturalsystemsandchangesinthenaturalenvironmentthataffecthumanhealthShort-termimpactsincludeheatrelatedillnesseswater-bornediseasesairpollutionandvectorbornediseasesLong-termimpactsincludechangestofoodsuppliesandnutritiondisplacementofpopulationsandchangesinmentalhealthamongothersTheeffectsofclimatechangeonhumanhealthmaydifferacrosspopulationgroupsandgeographiclocationsGenerallypeoplelivinginlow-incomecountriesaremostvulnerableduetotheirdependenceonnaturalresourceslimitedaccesstohealthservicesandweaksocialprotectionsystemsPopulationsmostatriskincludetheelderlychildrenandthosewithexistinghealthconditionsorpre-existingvulnerabilitiesClimatechangealsohasimplicationsforpublichealthinfrastructureInareasofextremeheatairconditioningislikelytobecomemoreofanecessityparticularlyinthecareofvulnerablepeoplesuchastheelderlyInareasofincreasedfloodinghealthauthoritieswillneedtostrengthenpreparednessandresponseplansaswellasadaptinginfrastructuresuchasdrainagesystemsOverallthereisanincreasingneedtodevelopstrategiestomitigatetheimpactsofclimatechangeonhumanhealthThisincludesreducingtheuseoffossilfuelstoreduceemissionsandsupportingadaptationmeasurestoprotectvulnerablepopulationsAlloftheseactionsinvolvecollaborationbetweengovernmentscivilsocietyandindividualstoensureourhealthandwell-beingisprotectedinachangingclimate。