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US is unprepared for the health challenges of climate change, experts warn

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    From the spread of insect-borne disease to the risks to public health centers and outpatient facilities from environmental disasters, public health professionals on Capitol Hill told congressional staffers there is much work to be done to prepare for potential health risks to the American public at the federal, state and local levels.
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    One challenge for government intervention is that most of the health care delivery system in the United States is owned by the private sector, so in order to be ready for a disaster, governments have to begin building relationships well in advance of the next major event, according to Dara Alpert Lieberman, senior government relations manager at the Trust for America’s Health.

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