M12.9 Blog: Climate Change

1. What do you personally find most troubling about climate change?
1. I think all things associated with climate change are of huge concern, but after reading the fact sheet I find "Climate change will have the largest health impact on vulnerable populations" to be the most troubling. Low-income and people of color are already at a huge disadvantage in terms of access to healthcare, health education, etc. , so that the fact that vulnerable populations will be even more impacted is very concerning to me, personally. 
2. As a public health professional, what do you think needs the greatest attention right now?
1. What I believe needs the greatest attention is education pertaining to climate change. Majority of the population/world knows very little about climate change and the impact it has on overall health. I think if more educational opportunities were provided to the greater population, more individuals would understand the dangers associated with climate change and what we can do as a whole to ease the impact of climate change. 
3. If you were visiting with a long-lost relative who had never heard about climate change, how would you describe it and its attendant human health and ecological threats?
1. I have attempted to explain climate change to family members in the past, but it was hard because there is somewhat of a language barrier. Explaining what climate change is in Spanish is a bit challenging (do-able, but challenging) because I do not believe that there are literal Spanish translations for specific terms, so it was a bit harder to translate. Considering that this is a global issue, i think it would be helpful to have "global terms" or translations in various languages so that others will be able to fully understand what is really going on with climate change.