Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate

On March 13, 2017, the Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement jointly convened a 1-day public workshop in Washington, DC, to explore potential strategies for public health, environmental health, health care, and related stakeholders to help communities and regions to address and mitigate the health effects of climate change. Participants discussed the perspectives of civic, government, business, and health-sector leaders, and existing research, best practices, and examples that inform stakeholders and practitioners on approaches to support mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and its effects on population health. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Setting the Stage3 Regional Perspectives from the South4 Regional Perspectives from the Midwest5 Regional Perspectives from the Northeast6 Regional Perspectives from the West7 Reflections on the DayAppendix A: ReferencesAppendix B: Workshop AgendaAppendix C: Biosketches of Presenters and Moderators