Breaking: Climate-related health researcher recommends 66-fold increase in public spending for climate-related health research

U.S. needs nearly $200 million more on climate-related health research - Public Health -

A recent commentary suggests that the U.S. should spend roughly $197 million more than it currently does to research the impact of climate change on public health.

The analysis found that the U.S. spends about $3 million in federal funds on research related to the health impacts of climate change, says Marie S. O’Neill, one of the commentary co-authors. This isn’t nearly enough to adequately address the public health issues related to global warming, the group concluded.

The commentary’s lead author was Kristie Ebi, a University of Michigan-trained epidemiologist and expert on climate change and public health, who is an adjunct professor of Environmental Health Sciences.