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Climate Change in Georgia:

Climate Change in Georgia:. Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public Health Threats and Response. Exposures & Effects. Morbidity/mortality. Heat. Morbidity/mortality/ displacement. Storms, coastal flooding.

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Climate Change in Georgia:

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  1. Climate Change in Georgia: Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Threats and Response

  2. Exposures & Effects Morbidity/mortality Heat Morbidity/mortality/ displacement Storms, coastal flooding • Climate change effects: • Temperature • Sea level • Precipitation Vector biology Infectious diseases Airpollutants Respiratory diseases Food supply Malnutrition Civil conflict Morbidity/mortality/displacement

  3. Climate Change Hotspots • Cities • Coastal regions and low-lying areas • Islands • Vector-borne disease border regions • Drought-prone regions • Desert Southwest • The Arctic

  4. Our Hotspots

  5. Increased Temperatures

  6. Urban Heat

  7. Heat Waves

  8. Respiratory Disease

  9. Drought and Fires

  10. Vector-borne Diseases

  11. International commerce and travel Human behavior and prevention strategies Land use and deforestation Human population growth Climate change and variability Vector-borne diseases Water storage and irrigation Poverty Complex Ecology

  12. Sea Level Rise

  13. Extreme Precipitation

  14. Floods, Displacement • Exacerbations chronic disease • Depression • Suicidality • Disempowerment • Disengagement • Community paralysis

  15. Waterborne Diseases

  16. How to Respond?

  17. Limits of Our Thinking • Highly technical and complex • Beyond anyone’s experience or imagination • Terrifying to contemplate • Resistance to necessary changes • Misinformation actively disseminated • Limited knowledge climate-health associations • Nevertheless, public health provides a useful lens . . .

  18. Essential Services Study and predict links between climate change and health Track diseases and trends related to climate change Investigate infectious water-, food-, and vector-borne disease outbreaks Public health workforce prepared to respond Credible resource on health consequences of climate change Partnerships with private sector, civic groups, NGOs, faith community, etc. Heat wave and severe storm response plans

  19. Vulnerability Mapping

  20. Synergies and Co-benefits

  21. Conclusions • The future ain’t what it used to be • Place is a key exposure variable for the climate change’s health effects • Place is also fundamental to the response • The opportunity costs of inaction are high • Co-benefits of proactive response are significant • Public health is poised to assist

  22. Thank you!

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