Awareness that many key aspects of public health are strongly
influenced by climate is growing dramatically, driven by new
research and experience and fears of climate change and the
research needed to underpin policy developments in area is growing
rapidly. This awareness has yet to translate into a practical use
of climate knowledge by health policy-makers. Evidence based policy
and practice is the mantra of the health sector. If climate
scientists are to contribute effectively to health policy at local
and global scales then careful empirical studies must be undertaken
a" focused on the needs of the public health policy and
decision-makers.
Results presented at the Wengen conference make clear that the
science and art of integrating climate knowledge into the control
of climate sensitive diseases on a year to year time frame as well
as careful assessments of the potential impacts of climate change
on health outcomes over longer time frames is advancing rapidly on
many fronts. This includes advances in the empirical understanding
of mechanisms, methodologies for modeling future impacts, new
partnership developments between the health and climate community
along with access to relevant data resources, and education and
training. In a rapidly evolving field this book provides a snapshot
of these emerging themes.
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