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oapen-20.500.12657-294452021-11-12T16:07:28Z Climate Information for Public Health Action Thomson, Madeleine C. Mason, Simon J. climate climate variability climate change health policy infectious disease hydro-meteorological disasters nutrition El Niño–Southern Oscillation Weather forecasting bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution & threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change Policy-makers are increasingly concerned about the impact of climate variability and change on the health of vulnerable populations. Variations and trends in climatic factors and extreme weather events impact many health outcomes, including malaria, heat stress and undernutrition. Climate Information for Public Health Action is based on the premise that climate knowledge and information can help protect the public from climate-sensitive health risks. With a focus on infectious disease, hydro-meteorological disasters and nutrition, the book explores why, when and how data on the historical, current and future (from days to decades) climate can be incorporated into health decision-making. Created as a collaborative effort between climate and health experts, this book targets a broad technical public health community, alongside development practitioners and policy-makers engaged in climate change adaptation. It may also guide climate experts in the development of climate services tailored to health needs. Written in an accessible, informative style, while maintaining the highest technical and scientific standards, it will also be a valuable resource for students and academics studying and working in the emerging field of environment and health. 2018-09-12 23:55 2019-10-17 14:53:02 2020-04-01T12:28:20Z 2020-04-01T12:28:20Z 2018 book 1000491 OCN: 1053982050 9781138069640; 9781138069633 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29445 eng Routledge Studies in Environment and Health application/pdf 9781138069633_text.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315115603 10.4324/9781315115603 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781138069640; 9781138069633 Routledge 244 open access
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Policy-makers are increasingly concerned about the impact of climate variability and change on the health of vulnerable populations. Variations and trends in climatic factors and extreme weather events impact many health outcomes, including malaria, heat stress and undernutrition.
Climate Information for Public Health Action is based on the premise that climate knowledge and information can help protect the public from climate-sensitive health risks. With a focus on infectious disease, hydro-meteorological disasters and nutrition, the book explores why, when and how data on the historical, current and future (from days to decades) climate can be incorporated into health decision-making. Created as a collaborative effort between climate and health experts, this book targets a broad technical public health community, alongside development practitioners and policy-makers engaged in climate change adaptation. It may also guide climate experts in the development of climate services tailored to health needs. Written in an accessible, informative style, while maintaining the highest technical and scientific standards, it will also be a valuable resource for students and academics studying and working in the emerging field of environment and health.
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