article_snippet.sent: (CNN)President Barack Obama took part in a roundtable discussion this week on climate change, refocusing on the issue from a public health vantage point.
article_snippet.sent: I asked CNN)President Barack Obama about the science behind climate change and public health and the message CNN)President
article_snippet.sent: No challenge poses more of a public threat than climate change," the President told me.
article_snippet.sent: When I asked about the strength of the science supporting the direct relationship between climate change and public health, the President said, "We know as temperatures rise, insect-borne diseases potentially start shifting up.
article_snippet.sent: and so what we're doing here is to make sure that in addition to public awareness around the potential for big storms like Hurricane Sandy or big wildfires or droughts, that people recognize there's a very personal, potential impact in climate change, and
article_snippet.sent: In many ways, Obama is attempting to reframe the discussion around climate change as a public health issue that affects all of us, while conceding that we don't fully understand the magnitude of the correlation between rising temperatures and impact on human health.
article_snippet.sent: Obama also issued a presidential proclamation declaring April 6-12 as National Public Health Week "to better understand, communicate and reduce the health impacts of climate change on our communities.
highlights_snippet.sent: No challenge poses more of a public threat than climate change," the President says .
  