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New York State Department of Health Climate and Health Profile
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
: 3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
A ‘Climate and Health Profile’ is a critically important first step for states and cities in projecting their climate and health disease burden (BRACE Step 2). The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) completed a year-long process by June, 2015 to develop its initial Climate and Health Profile. Chapters include a description of the changing NYS climate, a summary of climate-related health impacts, a description of vulnerable populations, methods for assessing vulnerability, challenges and opportunities, and existing NYS initiatives and collaborations. The Profile concludes with the NYSDOH Climate and Health Strategic Map and its implementation. Next steps will include use of the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) system for sharing the Profile, shorter summaries for critical partners such as local health departments, and specific vulnerabilities in local areas.
Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Learning Objectives:
Describe the steps the New York State Department of Health is taking to project the public health burden of climate change.
Keyword(s): Climate and Health, Environmental Health
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Project Coordinator for the New York State Department of Healthâs Building Resistance Against Climate Effects (BRACE) work, as funded by the CDC Climate Ready States and Cities Initiative (CRSCI).
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.
