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Building a picture of climate impacts on health

In February 2022, ONS began a four-year project, funded by Wellcome, to develop the first set of official metrics to measure the impact of climate change on health. This will unlock a wealth of new insight, giving countries greater ability to plan services and policies in the face of a range of climate health challenges. As the ONS publishes details of this new statistical framework, Myer Glickman explains the next steps in this important work.

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