Public Health
The National Center for Disease Control and Prevention concludes that climate change has the potential to affect public health in many ways.
The National Center for Disease Control and Prevention concludes that climate change has the potential to affect public health in many ways. A condensed version of their findings can be found in the table below:
| Weather Event |
Health Effects |
Populations Most Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Drought, flood, increased temperature Sea level rise Drought, ecosystem migration Extreme weather, drought Increases in ground-level ozone, airborne allergens, and other pollutants |
Vector, food, and water-borne diseases Injuries, drowning, water and soil salinization, ecosystem and economic disruption Food and water shortages, malnutrition Mass population movement, international conflict Respiratory diseases: asthma, bronchitis, etc. |
Multiple populations Coastal communities, lower socioeconomic statuses (SES) Low SES, elderly, children General population Those with respiratory illness, elderly, children |
