Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAgency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry

Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.

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Adapted from J. Patz

Climate Change: Potential Negative Health Impacts

Climate change:Temperature riseSea level riseHydrologic changes

Respiratory allergies, poison ivyALLERGIES

Morbidity, mortality and migration

ENVIRONMENTAL REFUGEES CIVIL CONFLICT

Anxiety, despair, depression, post-traumatic stressMENTAL HEALTH

Malnutrition, diarrhea, harmful algal blooms, hygiene-related diseases

WATER AND FOOD SUPPLY

Cholera, cryptosporidiosis, campylobacter, leptospirosis, Vibriosis, Naegleria

WATER-BORNE DISEASES

Malaria, dengue, hantavirus, Rift Valley fever

VECTOR-BORNE AND OTHER ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Asthma, cardiovascular diseaseAIR POLLUTION

Injuries, fatalitiesSEVERE WEATHER

Heat stress, cardiovascular failureHEAT

Health Impact of Extreme WeatherEuropean Heat Wave, 2003

Vandentorren et al. Mortality in 13 French cities during the August 2003 heat wave. Am J Public Health 2004; 94(9):1518-20.

UK 2,091Italy 3,134

France 14,802

Portugal 1,854Spain 4,151Switzerland 975Netherlands 1,400-2,200

Germany 1,410

TOTAL 29,817-30,617

CONFIRMED MORTALITY

Haines et al. Climate change and human health: Impacts, vulnerability and public health. Public Health 2006;120:585-96.

TIME LINE (FRANCE)

Evaluate

TrainWorkforce

Policies& Plans

MobilizePartners

InformEducateEmpower

Detect &Investigate

MonitorHealth &

HealthProtection Research

Track diseases and trends related to climate change

Investigate infectious water-, food-, and

vector-borne disease outbreaks

Communicate effectively on

climate change

Gov’t agencies, private sector, civic groups, faith community…

Emergency response plans;

focus on the most vulnerable

Public health workforce

prepared to respond

Study & predict links between climate change & health

Exercise, Learn and Improve

CDC/ATSDR: Protecting Health Climate Change

CDC’s Health Protection Research

CDC’s Health Protection Research

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAgency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry

Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.

www.cdc.gov 1 800 CDC-INFO