Alimentation infantile et changements climatiques : une opportunité prometteuse.

The method of infant feeding has consequences for the production of greenhouse gases (GHG) as well as for the risks to infants posed by climate change. Breastfeeding can reduce the carbon footprint associated with the use of commercial infant formula by nearly 50% while reducing its water footprint and waste. It is also an excellent way of coping with emergencies associated with climate change, such as water shortages, since breastfed children are better protected than those fed with formula.

Excess Mortality in Istanbul during Extreme Heat Waves between 2013 and 2017.

Heat waves are one of the most common direct impacts of anthropogenic climate change and excess mortality their most apparent impact. While Turkey has experienced an increase in heat wave episodes between 1971 and 2016, no epidemiological studies have examined their potential impacts on public health so far. In this study excess mortality in Istanbul attributable to extreme heat wave episodes between 2013 and 2017 is presented.

Men's Help-Seeking Attitudes in Rural Communities Affected by a Natural Disaster.

The article describes a mixed methods study of help-seeking in men living in the Chilean Central Valley, following exposure to a major earthquake event in 2010. The results identify that, within the sample, positive attitudes toward help-seeking correlated with younger age, higher education levels, above-average incomes, and stable personal relationships. It appears that education plays a significant role in shaping such positive attitudes, particularly by influencing views of gender roles and help-seeking.

Health impacts of the July 2010 heat wave in Québec, Canada.

Background: One of the consequences of climate change is the increased frequency and intensity of heat waves which can cause serious health impacts. In Québec, July 2010 was marked by an unprecedented heat wave in recent history. The purpose of this study is to estimate certain health impacts of this heat wave.

An open source web application for the surveillance and prevention of the impacts on public health of extreme meteorological events: the SUPREME system.

Background: Every year, many deaths or health problems are directly linked to heat waves. Consequently, numerous jurisdictions around the world have developed intervention plans that are employed during extreme heat events; beyond their emergency sections, these plans generally include preventive measures to be implemented each year. Over the last five years, local and regional information systems have been implemented in a few Canadian cities for surveillance purposes.

[The decentralized training program and the retention of general practitioners in Quebec's Lower St. Lawrence Region].

Objective: To assess the effect of decentralized training programs, financial incentives, and physicians' origins on whether general practitioners continue to practise in an area.

Design: Our data were obtained from the physician database maintained by the Bas-Saint-Laurent Regional Department of Health and Social Services and from responses to a mailed questionnaire completed by physicians in the study.

Setting: The Lower St.