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Table 4 Perceived health impacts

From: Making the links: do we connect climate change with health? A qualitative case study from Canada

Health Impact

Number of participants (% of the total)

Mentions (% of the total)

Air pollution

8 (36)

11 (20)

Sunburn/cancer/UV exposure

5 (23)

7 (13)

Heat

5 (23)

6 (11)

Natural disasters

5 (23)

5 (9)

Food security/safety

2 (9)

2 (3)

Spread of infectious diseases

1 (5)

1 (2)

Other

10 (45)

22 (41)

Total

* 22

54 (100)

  1. * This is not equal to the sum of the numbers in the column due to overlap in responses.