Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate: Proceedings of a Workshop (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309463454)

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.

Author: National Academies of Sciences Engineeri,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public He
ISBN-10: 0309463459
ISBN-13: 9780309463454
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 06/04/2018
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d