The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Climate and Health Assessment has been developed to enhance understanding and inform decisions about the growing threat of climate change to the health and well-being of residents of the United States. This scientific assessment is part of the ongoing efforts of USGCRP’s sustained National Climate Assessment (NCA) process and was called for under the President’s Climate Action Plan. USGCRP agencies identified human health impacts as a high-priority topic for scientific assessment.
About this Report vi
Guide to the Report ix
List of Contributors xii
Executive Summary 1
Introduction: Climate Change and Human Health 25
Temperature-Related Death and Illness 43
Air Quality Impacts 69
Impacts of Extreme Events on Human Health 99
Vector-Borne Diseases 129
Climate Impacts on Water-Related Illness 157
Food Safety, Nutrition, and Distribution 189
Mental Health and Well-Being 217
Populations of Concern 247
Target audience are environmental scientists, U.S. citizens, and population control advocates.
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