A human Health Perspective on Climate Change: A report Outlining the Research Needs on the Human Health Effects of Climate Change (open access)

A human Health Perspective on Climate Change: A report Outlining the Research Needs on the Human Health Effects of Climate Change

The Interagency Working Group on Climate Change and Health (iWGCCH) is an ad hoc group formed by participating federal agencies and organizations at the invitation of the National institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following the January 2009 'Workshop on a Research Agenda for Managing the Health Risks of Climate Change, ' sponsored by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, research, and medicine. This report identifies gaps in knowledge of the consequences for human health of climate change, and suggests research to address them. The content, views, and perspectives presented in this report are solely those of the authors, and do not reflect the official views, policies, or implied endorsement of any of the individual participating federal agencies or organizations.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: Interagency Working Group on Climate Change and Health (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library