Research & Policy
You will find here a compendium of Dr Howard’s research and policy work.
The Lancet Countdown on Health & Climate Change
First Author, Author
The Lancet Countdown Video. The 2019 report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change shows that climate change is already damaging the health of the world’s children and is set to shape the wellbeing of an entire generation unless the world meets Paris Agreement targets to limit warming to well below 2˚C.
Read the 2019 report: https://hubs.ly/H0lN8md0
Published: November 14, 2019

2019— Canada EN
2019 ENGLISH CANADA : Policy Brief for Canada [PDF]
BMJ Open
Author
Global Climate and Health Alliance— The Limits of Viability
Report: The Limits of Livability – The emerging threat of smoke impacts on health from forest fires and climate change
“Bigger, more frequent forest and bush fires are having increased and not yet well-studied health impacts on people – including through longer and more frequent exposure to fire smoke by larger populations in distant cities – according to a report by the Global Climate and Health Alliance.”
The Lancet Planetary Health
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The Lancet Online : April 21, 2021
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A framework to guide planetary health education [PDF]
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Targeted change making for a healthy recovery [PDF]
Canada Communicable Disease Report
First Author
Canada Communicable Disease Report. May 2, 2019.
The Lancet
Author
The Lancet. September 30, 2020.
CAPE : Health Recovery Plan
Author
Healthy Recovery Plan, by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Summer 2020.
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CAPE : Healthy Recovery Plan [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal
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CMAJ. Vol. 190, Issue 50. 17 Dec 2018
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CMAJ. Vol. 186, Issue 12. 2 Sep 2014
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CMAJ. Vol. 187, Issue 13.22 Sep 2015