https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A Reflecting on the Impact of Climate Change on Health en-us 2021-11-09 04:04:52 UTC 2026-02-10 06:48:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30d.png lmckay28 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1877185359 Tears]]> 2021-11-09 04:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1877185359 lmckay28 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878853632 On our coasts]]> 2021-11-09 16:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878853632 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878853902 the drastic fires is proof of the damage climate change is inflicting. Those with breathing conditions or other health issues were not allowed to be outside or could not for more than 10 minutes ]]> 2021-11-09 16:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878853902 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878856148 The summer of 2021 and the wildfires greatly impacted many individual with respiratory conditions. I have many close friends who had a difficult time being outside and getting to work via public transport, and some of them actually needed to stop working as a result of the poor conditions

]]> 2021-11-09 16:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878856148 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878856714 I know someone who had passed away in their house because of the heat, and they lived alone and was not found for a week or so.]]> 2021-11-09 16:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878856714 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878857398 As someone with respiratory issues I could barely go outside. I also experienced worse symptoms than ever before. ]]> 2021-11-09 16:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878857398 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878860213 I had 2 friends who lost a lot of land and property. My brothers girlfriend lost her grandfather and their dog as a result of a fire that happened on their property as it was so dry]]> 2021-11-09 16:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878860213 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878861143 The Fires in BC drastically impacted residents, especially around the Kamloops/Merritt area. Mental health was deeply impacted as many BC residents were on alert or order all summer. 

]]> 2021-11-09 16:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878861143 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878864198 I remember how much my lungs hurt, so bad I couldn't walk my dog for ages, and we actively prepared to evacuate because the fires were all around us ]]> 2021-11-09 16:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878864198 cdallas014 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878867500 I work at a long term care facility, night shifts and unfortunately my facility, has individual rooms with the air conditioning for some reason only in the halls. I do safety checks and go into rooms where it would be 40degrees (they had thermostats in every room) and they would have blankets on them!! I had 30 residents I needed to basically cool down that I couldn't. Those were shifts I felt like I could not do my job. ]]> 2021-11-09 16:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878867500 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878867515 My family and I were on evacuation alert almost all summer. We were almost on evacuation order multiple times. We always had bags packed, pets ready and cars ready to leave. It was a very stressful and scary ordeal.]]> 2021-11-09 16:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878867515 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878867706 The 2021 forest fires were an unfortunate but a wakeup call. Many people that were placed on alert or order had no idea what to do or pack or where to go. Also lack of renters insurance may prompt better readiness in the future. ]]> 2021-11-09 16:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878867706 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878868085 Having a pandemic that effects lungs and a province covered in smoke and fire was absolutely terrifying ]]> 2021-11-09 16:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878868085 kimbiashton https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878870050 Social health was impacted by outdoor activities being limited/eliminated. Some recreational activities are as much about community as anything else. Physical activities as well - hiking, biking, golf - all compromised and challenged our ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle ]]> 2021-11-09 16:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878870050 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878871428 I fought fire all summer because it surrounded my family ranch - we worked day and night right in it, breathing in the thick smoke and being completely exhausted. Feels like we shaved a few years off our lives as we try to recover from it... ]]> 2021-11-09 16:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878871428 lmckay28 https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878878608 I visited a friend with central air. They were far less impacted. I couldn't use our window A/C because it brought in the smoke.]]> 2021-11-09 16:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lmckay28/F21_2260_padlet_A/wish/1878878608