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This fourth workshop aimed to build on past EHMI and National Academies work to explore health risks posed by flooding events, discuss effective adaptation strategies for community resilience, and foster partnerships among government, academia, and the private sector to implement these strategies locally. It accomplished this by emphasizing a comprehensive approach with a public health lens that incorporates social, health, economic, and environmental factors in addressing health inequities.
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Exploring Community Flood Impacts, Vulnerabilities, and Adaptation Strategies to Public Health Concerns: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Proceedings
·2024
Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of floods, posing serious threats to lives, livelihoods, and the future of affected communities. To explore opportunities to prevent and mitigate inequitable health impacts from flooding, the National Academies Environmental Health Matters Init...
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