SEMINAR: DR. KRISTIE EBI LECTURE - FEB 12, 2010 -NOON TO 1:00PM - "HUMAN HEALTH RISKS OF AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE" UM RSMAS SLAB SEMINAR ROOM

["Julie Hollenbeck" <jhollenbeck@rsmas.miami.edu>]

Title: DR. KRISTIE EBI LECTURE - FEB 12, 2010 -NOON TO 1:00PM - "HUMAN HEALTH RISKS OF AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE" UM RSMAS SLAB SEMINAR ROOM

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Lecture: Dr. Kristie Ebi “Human Health Risks of and Public Health Responses to Climate Change”

Date/Time:

February 12, 2010 from Noon – 1:00pm

Location:

4600 Rickenbacker Cswy, SLAB Seminar Room, Key Biscayne, FL

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami

Contact: Julie Hollenbeck for more information or to set up a one on one meeting with Dr. Ebi on the 12th

305-421-4609 office / jhollenbeck@rsmas.miami.edu

Book one on one meeting: I am currently scheduling one on one meetings with UM MBF OHHC-invited guest lecturer Dr. Kristie Ebi, from the Carnegie Institution & the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group II Technical Support Unit for Friday, February 12, 2010.

Please RSVP as soon as possible if you are interested in meeting one on one with Dr. Ebi.  Faculty and students interested in her area of research are encouraged to meet with her.  Available appointments are 9:40am, 10:20am, 2:00pm, 2:40pm, 3:20pm, 4:00pm

Abstract:

Climate change is projected to have far‐reaching effects on human health and well‐being.

Heatwaves and other extreme weather events (e.g. floods, droughts, and windstorms) directly

affect millions of people and cause billions of dollars of damage annually. There is a growing

consensus that the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events will likely increase over

coming decades as a consequence of climate change, suggesting that the associated health

impacts also could increase. Indirectly, climate can affect health through affecting the number

of people at risk of malnutrition, as well as through alterations in the geographic range and

intensity of transmission of vectorborne, zoonotic, and food‐ and waterborne diseases, and

changes in the prevalence of diseases associated with air pollutants and aeroallergens. Climate

change has begun to alter natural systems, increasing the incidence and geographic range of

some vectorborne and zoonotic diseases. Additional climate change is projected to significantly

increase the number of people at risk of major causes of ill health, particularly malnutrition,

diarrheal diseases, malaria, and other vectorborne diseases. Climate also can impact population

health through climate‐induced economic dislocation and environmental decline.

Public health has experience in coping with climate‐sensitive health outcomes; the present state

of public health reflects (among many other factors) the success or otherwise of the policies and

measures designed to reduce climate‐related risks. Climate change will make more difficult the

control of a wide range of climate‐sensitive health outcomes. Therefore, policies need to

explicitly consider these risks in order to maintain current levels of control. In most cases, the

primary response will be to enhance current health risk management activities. Although there

are uncertainties about future climate change, failure to invest in adaptation may leave

communities and nations poorly prepared, thus increasing the probability of severe adverse

consequences. Equally, mitigation strategies, policies, and measures are needed to rapidly

reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, to improve health today and to prevent health impacts in

future decades. Policy makers need to understand the potential impacts of climate change, the

effectiveness of current adaptation and mitigation policies, and the range of choices available for

enhancement of current or development of new policies and measures.

Julie Hollenbeck-Center Manager ·

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science ·

Oceans & Human Health Center · Red Tide Research Group · UM ARCH

4600 Rickenbacker Cswy., E. Grosvenor Building, #E211 Key Biscayne, FL 33149 ·

Locator Code: VK · Email: jhollenbeck@rsmas.miami.edu ·

Tel: (305) 421-4609 · Fax: (305) 421-4833 http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/ohh/

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