Public Health

The public health reports include impacts of climate change on emergency response infrastructure, as well as the analysis behind the Cal-Heat tool to assist public health officials in communicating heat wave risk.

Assessing Vulnerability and Improving Resilience of Critical Emergency Management Infrastructure in California in a Changing Climate

LaTourrette et al.

This report advances the understanding of the effect of climate change on flooding and wildfire risk to state-owned and -operated emergency response infrastructure.

File Size: PDF 1.9 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CNRA-2018-015 |
Published: August 27, 2018
Preparing Public Health Officials for Climate Change: A Decision Support Tool

Steinberg et al.

This report and online tool advance the understanding of what types of heat waves pose public health risks for communities across California and examines how the frequency and severity of local heat waves are expected to change over time due to climate change.

File Size: PDF 2.2 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CNRA-2018-012 |
Published: August 27, 2018
Investigating optimal urban heat mitigation strategies for vulnerable populations in a changing climate (Externally Published)

Ban Weiss

This externally-published supporting research investigates the most effective urban heat mitigation strategies for the populations that are most vulnerable to extreme heat.

File Size: PDF 0.3 mb |
Published: Externally
Examining the Association Between Temperature and Emergency Room Visits from Mental Health-Related Outcomes in California (Externally Published)

Basu et al.

This externally-published supporting research examines the association between temperature and mental health-related outcomes, including violence and self-harm.

File Size: PDF 0.3 mb |
Published: Externally
Drought Impacts and Drought Vulnerability in Rural Communities of California's San Joaquin Valley (Externally Published)

Greene

This externally-published supporting research examines the drought vulnerability of farmworkers both in the fields and in their communities by analyzing how changes in water resources and agricultural practices impact socioeconomic drought.

File Size: PDF 0.3 mb |
Published: Externally