ABOUT ECOHEALTH
This website was developed as a tool for students and teachers.
But it's also a great resource for anyone interested in the environment and human health.
- EcoHealth is rooted in serious science. In fact, it grew out of
graduate courses from the
University of Wisconsin at Madison and Johns Hopkins University.
- Our science team taps the latest research to keep the
site up-to-date and accurate.
EcoHealth’s Dr. Jonathan Patz has for over a decade been
a lead author for the UN IPCC, which shared the 2007 Nobel
Peace Prize.
- Photos, diagrams, maps, and video clips enhance our coverage of complex topics.
- Links take you to carefully-chosen sites where you can learn more.
- Lesson plans connect these vital topics to national science education standards.
- The news page
links today's headlines to in-depth analysis throughout
the site.
- The glossary includes cutting-edge scientific terms and phrases.
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World Leaders Gathering at United Nations for Climate Summit
More than 100 world leaders were called together by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to prepare for the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December, 2009.
The UN secretary-general has made climate change one of his top priorities, as has United States President Obama.
Go to EcoHealth's lesson plans to introduce climate change impacts, including UV warning scales and exercises connecting rising temperatures and global resource usage. |
