Climate change: The public health response

H. Frumkin, J. Hess, G. Luber, J. Malilay and M. McGeehin

American Journal of Public Health, 2008, vol. 98, issue 3, 435-445

Abstract: There is scientific consensus that the global climate is changing, with rising surface temperatures, melting ice and snow, rising sea levels, and increasing climate variability. These changes are expected to have substantial impacts on human health. There are known, effective public health responses for many of these impacts, but the scope, timeline, and complexity of climate change are unprecedented. We propose a public health approach to climate change, based on the essential public health services, that extends to both clinical and population health services and emphasizes the coordination of government agencies (federal, state, and local), academia, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.119362

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