From MMXX to MMXXI: The Way Forward to Renew American Health Policy

摘要

Calendar year 2020 was a year of tremendous turbulence for the public’s health. Prolonged heat waves across the nation fueled numerous wildfires that destroyed thousands of acres of forest, hundreds of properties, and many lives. We experienced 28 named severe storms, including 12 hurricanes. Climate change contributed greatly to the severity of all of these significant weather events. Politically, the fight to mitigate climate change was undermined by regulatory rollbacks that will accelerate climate change by continuing the widespread use of fossil fuels while not reducing the toxic gases that fuel climate change and the particulate matter known to harm our health.