Seasonal forecasts, climatic change and human health: health and climate

Awareness that many key aspects of public health are strongly influenced by climate is growing dramatically, driven by new research and experience and fears of climate change and the research needed to underpin policy developments inarea is growing rapidly. This awareness has yet to translate into a practicaluse of climate knowledge by health policy-makers. Evidence based policy and practice is the mantra of the health sector. If climate scientists are to contribute effectively to health policy at local and global scales then careful empirical studies must be undertaken – focused on the needs of the public health policy and decision-makers. Results presented at the Wengen conference make clear that the science and art of integrating climate knowledge into the controlof climate sensitive diseases on a year to year time frame as well as carefulassessments of the potential impacts of climate change on health outcomes over longer time frames is advancing rapidly on many fronts. Substantive text on the potential role of seasonal forecasting in public health Extensive review of climate and infectious disease Links climate science to policy and practice Ranges from impact on health of short term climate variability to longer term change INDICE: From the contents Section 1.- 1 Seasonal climate forecasting for health.- 2 The impact on human health of climate and climate change: Research in the ENSEMBLES Project from seasonal to centennial timescales.- 3 Flowering Walnuts in the Wood and Other Bases for Seasonal Climate Forecasting.- 4 Climate and infectious diseases.- 5 Integration of seasonal forecasts into early warning systems for climate sensitive diseases such as malaria and dengue.- 6 Climate and environmental information and the control of epidemic meningitis in Africa.- 7 A Multimodel Framework in Spport of Malaria Suveillance and Control.- 8 Recent Developments and Next Steps in Seasonal Forecasting and Health.- Section 2.- 9 Climate change and health.- 10 The RedGems* Information System: Climate, Environment and Public Health.- 11 Impacts of Heat and ozone on Mortality Risk in the New York City Metropolitain Region under a Changing Climate.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-6876-8
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 229
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés