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Taxonomy Archive: health surveillance
20 Apr 2018 |
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Indicators of the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Public Health: Michigan Results, 2011. A Pilot of the Suite of Indicators Proposed by the Climate Change Working Group of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
This report describes the twent-three climate change indicators calculated for Michigan, as well as comments on their potential utility, limitations, and suggestions for improvement.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Milwaukee Heat Vulnerability Index
Using the methodology developed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), Wisconsin Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) staff conducted a geo-spatial analysis of heat-related vulnerability in both Wisconsin as a whole and the greater Milwaukee urban area, though this report focused on the Milwaukee analysis.
20 Apr 2018 |
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An approach to developing local climate change environmental public health indicators, vulnerability assessments, and projections of future impacts
Environmental public health indicators (EPHIs) are used by local, state, and federal health agencies to track the status of environmental hazards; exposure to those hazards; health effects of exposure; and public health interventions designed to reduce or prevent the hazard, exposure, or resulting health effect. Climate and health ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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A review of frameworks for developing environmental health indicators for climate change and health
The role climate change may play in altering human health, particularly in the emergence and spread of diseases, is an evolving area of research. It is important to understand this relationship because it will compound the already significant burden of diseases on national economies and public health. Authorities need to be able to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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A review of the consequences of global climate change on human health
The impact of climate change has been significant enough to endanger human health both directly and indirectly via heat stress, degraded air quality, rising sea levels, food and water security, extreme weather events (e.g., floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc.), vulnerable shelter, and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and respiratory health
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the nature of climate change and both its immediate and long-term effects on human respiratory health. METHODS: This review is based on information from a presentation of the American College of Chest Physicians course on Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease held in Toronto, Canada, June 2013. It is ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change, extreme weather events, air pollution and respiratory health in Europe
Due to climate change and other factors, air pollution patterns are changing in several urbanised areas of the world, with a significant effect on respiratory health both independently and synergistically with weather conditions; climate scenarios show Europe as one of the most vulnerable regions. European studies on heatwave ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Developing Climate Change Environmental Public Health Indicators: Guidance for Local Health Departments
This guidance document outlines a three-tiered approach to establishing a local climate change environmental public health tracking program- placing emphasis on opportunities to partner with external resources at the local, state, and federal levels. Tier 1 is establishing indicators, Tier 2 is conducting vulnerability assessments, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Environmental Health Indicators for Climate Change
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, CSTE, presents a synthesis of the latest research of environmental health indicators of climate change, and recommendations for future development of these measures. Includes measures developed by the WHO, EPA, etc.Also discusses readiness of environmental and health indicators ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Mapping Heat Vulnerability in Michigan
This report describes information on existing heat indexes and studies, an initial set of basic maps based on census data, assessing the availability of additional relevant data sources, and proposing a set of additional maps and data sources, as well as a strategy for indexing health vulnerability.