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Climate change affects the social and environmental determinantsof health such as clean air, suffcient food, safe drinking water andsecure shelter, and may be considered a threat to health. Healthcareprofessionals have been called to take action on carbon reduction.Action depends on various factors such as personal commitment toenvironmental issues and professionals’ understanding of climate change, and action may occur at individual, organisational, community, nationaland international levels. As public health is a core component of thenurse’s role, this article discusses the health effects of climate changeand suggests ways to address these effects