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The Climate Change and Health Boot Camp is a three-day intensive course that will prepare clinicians, scientists, and other members of the research, health, and public health communities for informed, effective engagement with climate change issues in their professional lives. This three-day intensive boot camp combines content on the mechanisms and health impacts of climate change with practical approaches […]
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The Climate Change and Health Boot Camp is a three-day intensive course that will prepare clinicians, scientists, and other members of the research, health, and public health communities for informed, effective engagement with climate change issues in their professional lives. This three-day intensive boot camp combines content on the mechanisms and health impacts of climate change with practical approaches […]
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