Ann Intern Med. 2016 May 3;164(9):608-10. doi: 10.7326/M15-2766. Epub 2016 Apr 19.
Climate change could have a devastating effect on human and environmental health. Potential effects of climate change on human health include higher rates of respiratory and heat-related illness, increased prevalence of vector-borne and waterborne diseases, food and water insecurity, and malnutrition. Persons who are elderly, sick, or poor are especially vulnerable to these potential consequences. Addressing climate change could have substantial benefits to human health. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that physicians and the broader health care community throughout the world engage in environmentally sustainable practices that reduce carbon emissions; support efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change; and educate the public, their colleagues, their community, and lawmakers about the health risks posed by climate change. Tackling climate change is an opportunity to dramatically improve human health and avert dire environmental outcomes, and ACP believes that physicians can play a role in achieving this goal.
气候变化可能对人类和环境健康造成毁灭性影响。气候变化对人类健康的潜在影响包括呼吸道和热相关疾病发病率上升、虫媒和水传播疾病的发病率增加、粮食和水不安全以及营养不良。老年人、病人和穷人尤其容易受到这些潜在后果的影响。应对气候变化可能会对人类健康带来巨大益处。在这份立场文件中，美国医师学院（ACP）建议世界各地的医生和更广泛的医疗保健界采取环境可持续的实践，减少碳排放；支持减轻和适应气候变化影响的努力；并向公众、他们的同事、他们的社区和立法者宣传气候变化带来的健康风险。应对气候变化是一个显著改善人类健康和避免环境恶化的机会，ACP 认为医生可以在实现这一目标中发挥作用。
