Assessing adaptation strategies for extreme heat: A public health evaluation of cooling centers in Maricopa County, Arizona

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 71-80

  Berisha, Vjollca ^a   Hondula, David ^b   Roach, Matthew ^c   White, Jessica R ^a   McKinney, Benita ^a   Bentz, Darcie ^d   Mohamed, Ahmed ^a   Uebelherr, Joshua ^b   Goodin, Kate ^a  

^a Maricopa County Department of Public Health   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COOLING; EXTREME EVENT; HEALTH SURVEY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SERVICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VULNERABILITY; WELFARE REFORM;

ARIZONA; MARICOPA COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85012141219     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-16-0033.1     Document Type: Article

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