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Public Health and
Climate Change Resources

Below are resources that may be useful to the public health sector in thinking about climate change mitigation (emissions reduction) and preparedness.

 

Ready for Change: Preparing Public Health Agencies for the Impacts of Climate Change

Leading by Example: Emissions Reductions in Public Health Agencies

A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change. CDC, EPA, NOAA, NIH. (2010)

American Lung Association (2010): Benefits of Smart Growth and Emissions Reduction

An Approach for Assessing Human Health Vulnerability and Public Health Interventions to Adapt to Climate Change. Kristie L. Ebi, R. Sari Kovats, and Bettina Menne. (2006)

Are We Ready? Preparing for the Public Health Challenges of Climate Change. John Balbus, Kristie Ebi, Lauren Finzer, Catherine Malina, Amy Chadwick, Dennis McBride, Michelle Chuk, and Ed Malbach. (2008)

Assessing Potential Public Health and Air Quality Impacts of Changing Climate and Land Use in Metropolitan New York. Joyce Rosenthal, Patrick Kinney, Kim Knowlton, and Jennifer Freeman (eds.)

Building Human Resilience: The Role of Public Health Preparedness and Response As an Adaptation to Climate Change. Mark E. Keim, MD. (2008)

Can Global Warming Give you Kidney Stones? Kate Sheppard. Mother Jones. April 28, 2010.

Climate and Vectorborne Diseases. Kenneth L. Gage, PhD, Thomas R. Burkot, PhD, Rebecca J. Eisen, PhD, Edward B. Hayes, MD. (2008)

Climate Change and California’s Local Public Health Agencies. Louise Wells Bedsworth. (2008)

Climate Change and Waterborne Disease Risk in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S. Jonathan A. Patz, MD, MPH, Stephen J. Vavrus, PhD, Christopher K. Uejio, MA, Sandra L. McLellan, PhD. (2008)

Climate Change Health Preparedness in Oregon: An Assessment of Awareness, Preparation and Resource Needs for Potential Public Health Risks Associated With Climate Change CLI & CLHO. (2009)

Communication and Marketing As Climate Change-Intervention Assets: A Public Health Perspective. Edward W. Maibach, PhD, Connie Roser-Renouf, PhD, and Anthony Leiserowitz, PhD. (2008)

Community-Based Adaptation to the Health Impacts of Climate Change. Kristie L. Ebi, PhD and Jan C. Semenza, PhD. (2008)

Ensuring Healthy Communities: Results of the 2006 State Environmental Health Directors Survey. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. (2007)

EPA Climate Toolbox (one on health).

Is the Global Rise of Asthma an Early Impact of Anthropogenic Climate Change? Paul John Beggs and Hilary Jane Bambrick. (2005)

Physicians for Social Responsibility's Degrees of Danger: Health Effects of Climate Change and Energy in Oregon. Robert K. Musil, PhD, MPH, Executive Director and CEO et. al. (2002)

Review of the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Aeroallergens and Their Associated Effects. EPA's Global Change Research Program. (2008)

Think Locally, Act Globally: How Curbing Global Warming Emissions Can Improve Local Public Health. Michael R. Bloomberg and Rohit T. Aggarwala. (2008)