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CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH AT LOCAL LEVEL

University of Trnava, Faculty of Health Care and Social Work. CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH AT LOCAL LEVEL. Mgr. Zuzana Klocháňová Department of Public Health Internal Phd student. CLIMATE CHANGE.

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH AT LOCAL LEVEL

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  1. University of Trnava, Faculty of Health Care and Social Work CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH AT LOCAL LEVEL Mgr. Zuzana Klocháňová Department of Public Health Internal Phd student

  2. CLIMATE CHANGE • Statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability (>30 years) changes in average temperature, precipitation, extreme weather events and sea level IPCC. 2001. Glossary of Terms. [online] Available at: http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/glossary/tar-ipcc-terms-en.pdf [quoted 12.11.2008] • Negative health effects • Reversible human activities traffic, industry, agriculture, energy production • Greenhouse gas emissions – CO2 (>30%)

  3. MAIN OBJECTIVE • To evaluate how Trnava can mitigate the climate change and its impact on human health by the decisions of the city’s politicians, contributing to better health of its residents

  4. METHODS • City Trnava (February – March 2008) • Respondents selected according to their membership in city council commissions: • Commission for Environment and Natural Values (9 members) • Social and Health Commission (9 members) • 100% response rate

  5. METHODS • OBSERVATION • Behavior of respondents during the research • QUESTIONNAIRE • Demography, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice • INTERVIEW • Knowledge, Practice • Standardized, Recorded (Signed agreement) • Qualitative data analysis (MS Office Excel 2003, ATLAS.ti 5.2)

  6. METHODS • Model KAP Knowledge – Attitude - Practice • Model DPSEEA Driving Forces – Pressures – State – Exposure – Effects – Actions

  7. RESULTS - DEMOGRAPHY AGE: mean = 56 years T M O U L T = Technical Profession M = Medical Profession O = Other U = University degree L = Lower education

  8. RESULTS - OBSERVATION • From 9 calm respondents 8 kindly co-operated • From 6 respondents in time pressure 2 kindly co-operated • From 3 nervous respondents 3 kindly co-operated

  9. RESULTS – KNOWLEDGE • CC is change of average weather (12 R) • CC are caused by GHG (12 R) • Main sources of GHG in Trnava are traffic and industry (15 R) • Vulnerable populations (human, fauna, flora) will be affected by CC (18 R) • Heat-related diseases are mostly caused by CC (11 R) • Health of Trnava citizens will be affected by CC, but respondents do not know to explain it (10 R) • Globally and locally, CC can be mitigated by good city infrastructure (8 and 7 R) CC = Climate Change GHG = Greenhouse gases R = Respondent

  10. RESULTS – ATTITUDES • Globally and locally, we can change our lifestyle (16 and 11 R) • Globally we can reduce GHG, but not locally (11 and 7 R) • Globally and locally, we can adapt to CC (15 and 14R) and it is important to help countries strongly affected by CC (18 R) • Citizens of Trnava will not be strongly affected by CC (11 R) • Research, monitoring, legislative and education can mitigate CC (18 R) and it is responsibility of Trnava (14 R) CC = Climate Change GHG = Greenhouse gases R = Respondent

  11. RESULTS – PRACTICE • Trnava does not monitor GHG emissions (2 R) • Trnava mitigates CC by building road junctions (11 R), by using atomic energy (6 R), by monitoring in local industry (4 R) and by legislation, education and fees for households (6 R), but does not focus on agriculture (2 R) • Trnava mitigates GHG emissions by investments into city „green lines“ CC = Climate Change GHG = Greenhouse gases R = Respondent

  12. CC mitigation by good city infrastructure Research, monitoring, legislative and education IS responsibility of Trnava road junctions to mitigate CC CC mitigation by using renewable energy Research, monitoring, legislative and education IS NOT responsibility of Esbjerg free energy saving light bulbs to mitigate CC RESULTS SK - DK CC = Climate Change

  13. CONCLUSION • Good knowledge about CC definition and its health impact • Low knowledge about mitigation of CC and its health impact • Strong attitude to mitigate CC and to protect human health GLOBALLY • Weak attitude to mitigate CC and to protect human health LOCALLY

  14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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