Are We Ready? Preparing for the Public Health Challenges of Climate Change
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Description
Provides information on how local health departments (LHDs) are planning for climate change. Discusses public health consequences of heat, drought, wildfires, and smoke and how public health programming and services can mitigate health issues. Utilizes 302 responses from LHDs to discuss issues such as staff capacity, funding sources, understanding of the effects of climate change, and more, with representative responses from small LHDs serving less than 50,000 people.
Author(s)
Angana Roy, Margaret Cunningham, Kellie Hall
Date
07/2024
Type
Document
Organization
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Tagged as
Environmental health · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data
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- National Association of County and City Health Officials, view details