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Developing a climate and health profile report in Vermont

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Heidi Hales, PhD , Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, VT
The Vermont Department of Health will detail the methods employed and the findings from having prepared a Climate and Health Profile Report (CHPR) as a grantee within CDC’s Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative. The speaker will discuss the health department's interpretation of CDC’s guidance for developing a CHPR and customizations needed to prepare a CHPR for Vermont. The speaker will cover state-based and other data sources needed to summarize the threat profile for Vermont, the critical collaborations needed, and lessons learned from preparing a CHPR. The speaker will discuss how the CHPR has been received and is being used by local health departments and other sectors in Vermont.

Learning Areas:

Environmental health sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe Vermont's development of a Climate and Health Profile Report as part of implementation of CDC's BRACE framework. Explain the usefulness of a health department creating a climate and health profile report.

Keyword(s): Climate and Health, Environmental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to be an abstract Author on the content I am responsible for because I am the Climate Change Program Chief of the Vermont Department of Health. The department has funding from the CDC to follow the BRACE framework to assess the potential health impacts of climate change and develop public health adaptation strategies. As part of the first step of the framework, we have developed a draft Climate and Health Profile Report.
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.

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