Seasonal forecasts, climatic change and human health : health and climate /

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Imprint:Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (234 p.)
Language:English
Series:Advances in global change research ; 30
Advances in global change research ; 30.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8885021
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Other authors / contributors:Thomson, Madeleine C.
García Herrera, Ricardo.
Beniston, Martin.
ISBN:9781402068775
1402068778
140206876X (Cloth)
9781402068768 (Cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:Awareness that many key aspects of public health are strongly influenced by climate is growing dramatically, driven by new research and experience and fears of climate change and the research needed to underpin policy developments in area is growing rapidly. This awareness has yet to translate into a practical use of climate knowledge by health policy-makers. Evidence based policy and practice is the mantra of the health sector. If climate scientists are to contribute effectively to health policy at local and global scales then careful empirical studies must be undertaken a" focused on th.
Other form:Seasonal forecasts, climatic change and human health. Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2008 9781402068768
Table of Contents:
  • The impact on human health of climate and climate chage: research in the ENSEMBLES project from seasonal to centennial timescales
  • "Flowering walnuts in the wood" and other bases for seasonal climate forecasting
  • Climate and infectious diseases
  • Integrating of seasonal forecasts into early warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases such as malaria and dengue
  • Climate and environmental information and the control of epidemic meningitis in Africa
  • A multimodal framework in support of malaria surveillance and control
  • Recent developments and next steps in seasonal forecasting and health
  • The RedGems information system: climate, environment and public health
  • Impacts of heat and ozone on mortality risk in the New York City Metropolitan Region under a changing climate
  • Physiological equivalent temperature as indicator for impacts of climate change on thermal comfort of humans
  • Weather, ambient air pollution and bronchial asthma in Athens, Greece
  • Outreach from the IAI collaborative research network on climate variability and human health impacts in the tropical Americas
  • Recent developments and next steps in climate change and health.