Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate: Proceedings of a Workshop
2018

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On March 13, 2017, the Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement jointly convened a 1-day public workshop in Washington, DC, to explore potential strategies for public health, environmental health, health care, and related stakeholders to help communities and regions to address and mitigate the health effects of climate change. Participants discussed the perspectives of civic, government, business, and health-sector leaders, and existing research, best practices, and examples that inform stakeholders and practitioners on approaches to support mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and its effects on population health. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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154 pages · 6 x 9 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-46345-9
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-46346-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/24846

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Front Matter i-xvi
1 Introduction 1-4
2 Setting the Stage 5-24
3 Regional Perspectives from the South 25-44
4 Regional Perspectives from the Midwest 45-60
5 Regional Perspectives from the Northeast 61-88
6 Regional Perspectives from the West 89-108
7 Reflections on the Day 109-118
Appendix A: References 119-124
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda 125-128
Appendix C: Biosketches of Presenters and Moderators 129-138

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Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate: Proceedings of a Workshop (2018)

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