Kids' Environment and Health Cohort
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A new data resource for England, linking child health, education, census and environmental datasets for research into how the local environment affects children’s health as they grow 🌱
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Zachary Leather
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· Aug 11
The Guardian
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· Aug 10
Low-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homes
Exclusive: Homes are heating up as summers get hotter but least well-off are shouldering greatest risk, study finds
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Why UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisis
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From shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheating
Lower-income householders, minority ethnic people and those with young children are more likely to live in homes at risk from dangerous overheating, research has found.
The UK has baked in multiple heatwaves this summer, with many people sweltering in dangerously hot homes that were not designed to withstand extreme temperatures. June was the hottest on record and in general this summer England was an average of 1.58C above average temperatures. Continue reading...
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