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20 Apr 2018 |
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Are we ready? Preparing for the public health challenges of climate change.
A report on the results of a survey of a representative sample of local health departments from around the county, about their perception of climate-related health risks and the status and adequacy of their departments’ programmtic activities in response to these risks.This report points to critical gaps in resources, programs, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Capacity to Address the Health Impacts of Climate Change In Massachusetts: Findings from a Statewide Survey of Local Health Departments
The purpose of this report is to summarize results of a comprehensive survey aimed at assessing the capacity of local health departments in Massachusetts to respond to the public health impacts associated with climate change, including health officials’ perception of climate change, and to develop plans for reducing these ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Climate Values 2014: insights by racial and ethnic groups
The 2014 American Climate Values survey oversampled three American racial and ethnic groups: African, Asian,and Hispanic/Latino Americans to analyze if and how they differ from national averages and each other in how they understand and respond to climate change. In addition to the applicable consensus, demographic, and psychographic ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Climate Values 2014 Supplement: Faith and Climate Highlights
This document has four sections. Part I provides context on how the demographics of people of faith compare to the general public. Part II examines how religious and non-religious Americans respond to a variety of climate-related survey questions, including whether climate change is happening and whether humans can make a difference ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Climate Values 2014: psychographic and demographic insights
This first release contains basic demographic findings on climate change as well as the general 2014 values findings.The demographic findings, on pages 7-20, are dominated by political findings. Republicans are quite divided on the reality, causes and consequences of climate change, while Democrats have a more uniform perspective. In ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and California’s local public health agencies
This paper presents the results from a survey of local Health Officers. The intent of the survey was to learn more about perceptions of the public health threat from, and preparation for, climate change among California’s local public health agencies. The survey found that local public health officials believe that climate change ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public Health, Energy & Climate Change: A Survey of Maryland Residents, summer 2013.
This report presents the results of a survey on Maryland attitudes towards public health, energy, and climate change. It is the first comprehensive survey of Maryland residents to find our what they think about the public health impacts of climate change.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change in the Columbus, Ohioan mind. Yale University. New Haven, CT: Yale Project on Climate Change Communication.
Most people in Columbus (70%) believe global warming is happening. One in five (18%) believe it is not. • About half (49%) believe that if global warming is happening, it is caused mostly by human activities. • People in Columbus think global warming is important and are worried about it. Seven in ten (69%) say […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Thoracic Society Member Survey on Climate Change and Health
The American Thoracic Society (ATS), in collaboration with George Mason University, surveyed a random sample of ATS members to assess their perceptions of, clinical experiences with, and preferred policy responses to climate change. A larger majority anticipated seeing these climate-related health impacts in the next 2 decades. ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public Health, Energy & Climate Change: A Survey of Maryland Residents
Air pollution – closely followed by chemicals, flu epidemics, insect-borne disease, and obesity – stands at the top of risks that Marylanders say pose a significant threat to their personal health. Seventy percent of state residents say air pollution is a major or moderate risk to their health, with those in the urban corridor ...