Health Effects of Climate Change THE CLIMATE AND YOUR HEALTH INTRODUCE MYSELF. Pretest
WARMER WINTERS USDA hardiness zone map
HOTTER SUMMERS
RECORDBREAKING EXTREMES Drought, heavy rains, high temperatures
72 year old woman with fever and confusion. CASE ONE 72 year old woman with fever and confusion. Split into 4 groups to discuss cases. Then group 1 presents first case. HEAT STROKE
HEAT WAVE: Nationwide July 2011 HEAT STROKE URBAN HEAT ISLANDS FUTURE PROJECTIONS
54 year old woman who can't walk or talk. CASE TWO 54 year old woman who can't walk or talk. WEST NILE VIRUS
WEST NILE VIRUS: New York to California HOW TEMPERATURE AFFECTS TRANSMISSION OF MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES
DENGUE FEVER: Key West, FL 2009-10 OUTBREAKS IN US RANGE EXPANSION
Dengue Distribution 1960-2005
1990 2085
Kissing Bug Chaga's Disease
10 year old boy who quit playing soccer. CASE THREE 10 year old boy who quit playing soccer. ASTHMA
OZONE- respiratory effects OZONE: Bakersville, CA 2012
POLLEN INCREASES WITH CO2- asthma POLLEN: Eugene, OR 2012
DROUGHT: Southwest 2011 Midwest 2012
WILDFIRE Colorado Springs 2012 PARTICULATES, PTSD
2008 North Carolina Fire
NITROGEN OXIDES: New Mexico 2011
A citywide outbreak of “stomach flu”. CASE FOUR A citywide outbreak of “stomach flu”. MILWAUKEE CRYPTOPORIDIOSIS OUTBREAK
FLOODING: Louisville, KY 2011 SEA LEVEL RISE, HEAVY RAINFALL, FLOODING
Gastroenteritis and Rainfall Pediatric ED Visits Wisconsin
COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW New York, NY CSO AND GASTROENTERITIS COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW New York, NY
West Haven, CT Duluth, MN 2011 2012
DIAGNOSIS: DIAGNOSIS: CO2 POLLUTION WHAT'S THE DIAGNOSIS?
CO2 BLANKET TRAPS SUN’S HEAT.
It's us. HUMAN CAUSE
It's U.S. US DISPROPORTIONATE, GHG PER CAPITA
Sources of US CO2 Emissions
International Panel on Climate Change Scenarios BEST WORST
Temperature Rise By 2100 7-12 degrees F
WHATS THE PROGNOSIS?
CO2 2030 50% below 1990 2050 80% below 1990
CORN ETHANOL
CO2 COST OF LAND USE CHANGES
NATURAL GAS METHANE FROM FRACKING CANCELS CLEANER BURN
Clean Renewable Energy WHAT’S THE TREATMENT? PORTLAND, DENTON, LA
Energy Efficient Buildings
Low Carbon Transport NYC
Smart Growth CHICAGO
Active Transportation TWIN CITIES
CO2 2030 50% below 1990 2050 80% below 1990
HEALTH BENEFITS OF LESS PARTICULATES
HEALTH BENEFITS OF LESS GROUND LEVEL OZONE
HEALTH BENEFITS OF INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
1998 movie sliding doors.
THE 3-4 DEGREE TRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION
NEXT TRAIN, IF WE ALL GET ON 5-6 DEG F
Greensburg, KS WHERE DO WE WANT TO GET OFF? GREENSBURG?
Portland, OR PORTLAND?
IF WE WAIT: 9-12 or perhaps total collapse.
OUR CHOICE ITS OUR CHOICE BUT ITS NOT A MOVIE. WE HAVE TO ACT NOW THERE ARE NO RETAKES.
Act now. There is no Planet B. PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WHAT WE NEED TO DO BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEW Post test Act now. There is no Planet B.