190383 Public health's response to climate change

Monday, October 27, 2008: 2:30 PM

Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA , UCLA Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe expected climate change trends and their associated expected impacts. 2. List several of the expected public health impacts of global climate change. 3. Describe potential mitigation and adaptation roles for Public Health. 4. List several of the health co-benefits associated with climate change mitigation efforts.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Director and Health Officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.