Public Health-Related Impacts of Climate Change inCalifornia

Drechsler, Deborah M.; Motallebi, Nehzat; Kleeman, Michael J.; Cayan, D. R.; Hayhoe, Katharine; Kalkstein, Laurence S.; Miller, Norman L.; Jin, Jiming; Vancuren, R. A.

doi:10.2172/923643

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“…Additional recommendations can be found in References 4,14,20,22,29,35,59,78,and 86. Public health agencies and medical institutions, however, must do more than just advocate environmental responsibility and policy change; the health community also has a direct responsibility to demonstrate substantive leadership.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They found that one-third of the cities 2 contacted lacked any written plan, and of the 10 cities that did have stand-alone heat response plans, almost one-third of these plans were perfunctory. These findings point to the urgency of developing heat emergency plans for cities before the need arises and to include objective criteria in these plans for assessing their effectiveness (20). A useful review of heat adaptation measures is provided in Reference 63; air conditioners, which are a strong protective factor against heat-related mortality, 3 are discussed in detail in References 10, 73, and 85.…”

Section: Local Health Department Preparationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A useful review of heat adaptation measures is provided in Reference 63; air conditioners, which are a strong protective factor against heat-related mortality, 3 are discussed in detail in References 10, 73, and 85. Television, radio, and print public service announcements that include advice and information about available heat-coping strategies have also been effective mitigating actions in cities in the eastern United States (20).…”

Section: Local Health Department Preparationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the time of this review, the state of California had the most wideranging and accessible reporting mechanism designed to address the public health-related impacts of climate change (20). The secretary of the California EPA is required to report to the governor and the state legislature biannually on the impacts on the state of global warming, including impacts on public health, and to report on mitigation and adaptation plans to combat these impacts.…”

Section: State Preparationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Preparing the U.S. Health Community for Climate Change

Jackson

Shields

2008

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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In society's effort to address and prepare for climate change, the health community itself must ensure that it is prepared. Health personnel will require flexible and iterative action plans to address climate change at the individual, hospital, local health department, state, and national levels. This requires that health workers analyze the impact of climate change with a view to human health, and then formulate robust policy and demonstrate authentic leadership. In this review, we summarize the status of the health community's preparation for climate change and provide specific recommendations for action at each level. Although preparation status and recommendations vary, our observation is that it is not enough for public health and medical care agencies and departments to develop policies and advocate change. They have a direct responsibility to demonstrate substantive leadership.

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Section: Local Health Department Preparationmentioning

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Section: Local Health Department Preparationmentioning

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Section: State Preparationmentioning

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Preparing the U.S. Health Community for Climate Change

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Shields

2008

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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“…Costs for flood control, repair and reconstruction, and insurance rates will also increase (GAO 2007). These events will worsen the severe and unprecedented droughts already afflicting much of the West (Drechsler et al 2006;Saunders et al 2008).…”

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Roadless areas and clean water

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2011

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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Air quality planning in California’s changing climate

Bedsworth

2011

Climatic Change

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California is home to some of the worst air quality in the nation and ninety percent of the state's population lives in areas that are out of attainment with at least one of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Increasing temperatures associated with climate change will make meeting air quality standards more difficult. Under a changing climate, additional emission reductions will be needed to achieve clean air standards. These additional emission reductions and associated costs are called the "climate penalty." Air quality planning is the process of assessing the emission reductions needed to meet air quality standards and outlining the programs and policies that will be implemented to achieve these emission reductions. This paper reviews the challenges that a changing climate will pose for air quality planning in California and identifies opportunities for adaptation. While state air quality regulators in California are taking enormous strides to address global warming, less work is happening at the regional, air district level. Air districts are the agencies responsible for developing air quality improvement plans. An important first step for regional air quality regulators will be to quantify the climate penalty and understand their region's vulnerability to climate change. Limitations in regulatory authority could impede measures to improve preparedness. Regional agencies will likely need to look to state and federal agencies for additional emission reductions.

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Public Health-Related Impacts of Climate Change inCalifornia

Cited by 9 publications

References 188 publications

Preparing the U.S. Health Community for Climate Change

Preparing the U.S. Health Community for Climate Change

Roadless areas and clean water

Air quality planning in California’s changing climate

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