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June 12, 1997

Center focuses on global change's health effects

Researchers estimate that the Earth's mean temperature will rise anywhere from 1.8 to 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 50-100 years. Although those figures may not seem like very much, such a change is enough to upset ecosystems balances and potentially affect the health of humans, according to H. Gregg Claycamp, associate professor of environmental and occupational health in Pitt's Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH).

To expand and enrich current research efforts on the effects of global warming on health, researchers in the GSPH have established the Center for the Health Effects of Global Change.

The center will be a resource center for the scientific community. It also will serve as a coordinating center for interdisciplinary research aimed at creating predictive models to understand the factors involved in global climate change and strategies to prevent adverse effects on human health and the environment.


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