Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal
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. This assessment was developed by a team of more than 100 experts from 8 U.S. Federal agencies (including employees, contractors, and affiliates) to inform public health officials, urban and disaster response planners, decision makers, and other stakeholders within and outside of government who are interested in better understanding the risks climate change presents to human health. The USGCRP Climate and Health Assessment draws from a large body of scientific peer-reviewed research and other publicly available sources; all sources meet the standards of the Information Quality Act (IQA). The report was extensively reviewed by the public and experts, including a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the 13 Federal agencies of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, and the Federal Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability (CENRS).
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Air Pollution, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Quality, Food Security, Precipitation, Temperature, Water Quality, Water Security
- Air Pollution, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Quality, Food Security, Precipitation, Temperature, Water Quality, Water Security: Variability
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General Geographic Feature
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United States
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Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact, Temperature-Related Health Impact
- Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact, Temperature-Related Health Impact: Foodborne Disease, Vectorborne Disease, Waterborne Disease
- Foodborne Disease, Vectorborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: General Foodborne Disease
- Foodborne Disease, Vectorborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: General Vectorborne Disease
- Foodborne Disease, Vectorborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: General Waterborne Disease
- Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact, Temperature-Related Health Impact: General Mental Health and Well-Being
- Infectious Disease, Mental Health and Well-Being, Morbidity/Mortality, Respiratory Impact, Temperature-Related Health Impact: Heat-Related Health Impact
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Exposure Change Prediction, Methodology, Outcome Change Prediction
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Long-Term (>10 years)
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Assessment/Book/Report
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Adaptation, Research Gap, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population
- Adaptation, Research Gap, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: General Vulnerable Populations
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Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP), Special Report on Emissions Scenario (SRES), Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP), Other Climate Change Scenario, Specify
- Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP), Special Report on Emissions Scenario (SRES), Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP), Other Climate Change Scenario, Specify: Shared Climate Policy Assumption; Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5