- Feature #1 - Feature #1 Public Health Grand Rounds.
- Feature #2 - Feature #2 State and Local Health Take on Climate Change.
- Feature #3 - Feature #3 CDC's Climate Change Policy.
Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather patterns, that lasts for decades or longer. The world’s climate is showing signs of a shift, becoming warmer, with more precipitation and weather extremes. Potential effects of this climate change are likely to include more variable weather, stronger tropical cyclones, stronger and longer heat waves, more frequent heavy precipitation events, more frequent and severe droughts, extreme weather events such as flooding, rises in sea level, and increased air pollution. More »
CDC's Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework
Changes occurring in the world’s climate are affecting our health and wellbeing, and will have even greater impacts in the future. Although scientific understanding of the effects of climate change is still emerging, there is a pressing need to prepare for potential health risks. A wide variety of organizations (federal, state, local, multilateral, private and nongovernmental) is working to address the implications of global climate change.
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