Climate change and local public health in the United States: Preparedness, programs and perceptions of local public health department directors

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Maibach, Edward W ^a   Chadwick, Amy ^b   McBride, Dennis ^c   Chuk, Michelle ^d   Ebi, Kristie L ^e   Balbus, John ^f  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Milford Department of Health   (United States)

^d NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^e ESS LLC   (United States)

^f ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER PLANNING; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; STAFF TRAINING; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; CLIMATE; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLIMATE; DISASTER PLANNING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50949120036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002838     Document Type: Article

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