Transcript Climate Change and Human Health: The Public Health

CDC’s Climate Change Workgroup
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Formed in Fall 2006 to provide a forum for
intra-agency discussion and collaboration.
Includes science and policy staff from
across the Agency.
First activity was to convene a workshop
to discuss the Public Health approach, in
January 2007
Completed Workshops:
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“The Public Health Response to Global Climate Change” January
2007, Atlanta
“Climate Change and Water-borne Diseases” October 2007,
Atlanta
“Excessive Heat: Confronting Climate Change, Vulnerability, and
Urbanization by Improving Heat Health Services, Mitigation
Strategies, and Communications” November 2007, Tempe AZ
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“The Public Health Response to Climate Change: Effective Health
Communication and Marketing” January 2008, Washington DC
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“Climate Change and Communities of Color: Assessing and
Addressing Vulnerabilities” March 2008, Atlanta
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“Climate Change and Public Health Law” Hosted by Public Health
Law & Policy. October 2008, Sacramento CA
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“Advancing Climate Justice” Hosted by WE ACT for Environmental
Justice. January 2009, New York City
Planned Workshops, 2009:
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“Climate Change and Local Public Health” in partnership
with NACCHO, early summer 2009. Location TBD.
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“Climate Change Impacts on Health in South Asia” August
2009, Goa, India
CDC’s Climate Change Workgroup
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Received first appropriations (7.5m) in FY
2009 for the creation of a Climate Change
Program.
• Support extramural research: Climate Change:
Environmental Impact on Human Health (3m)
• Fund agency programs on climate change
impacts (2m)
• Support State and Local HD programs (1.5m)
• Support workforce development:
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Dissertation awards (through ASPH)
Post-Doctoral support (MOU with NCAR)
CDC’s Policy Statement on
Climate Change
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Emerged from key partner/stakeholder
discussions during the January2007 meeting
Forms the cornerstone for CDC’s policy on
Climate Change http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/climatechange/
A set of “priority actions” that guide the public
health approach