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Session Proposal: Effectively Using Climate and Weather Data for Health Applications (AGU25)

GH017
Effectively Using Climate and Weather Data for Health Applications

Session ID#: 252388

Session Description:
Research at the intersection of climate, weather and health is a rapidly growing field. While this research enables creative methodologies to address unique problems, effectively combining data from disparate fields remains challenging. This session aims to explore effective strategies for using environmental data in health applications. Potential topics include evaluating datasets and metrics designed for health-related analyses; applying and optimizing downscaling and bias correction methods; integrating environmental and health data across varying spatial and temporal scales; operationalizing real-time data sources such as weather forecasts for health applications; improving healthcare planning and response through environmental data insights; enhancing disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts; and broadly sharing best practices for leveraging environmental information within the health sector. We warmly invite researchers and practitioners from atmospheric science, environmental health, epidemiology, veterinary science, healthcare, disaster management, and other fields interested in advancing the interdisciplinary potential of climate/weather and health data integration.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • H - Hydrology
  • NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:

0230 Impacts of climate change: human health [GEOHEALTH]
0240 Public health [GEOHEALTH]
0245 Vector-borne diseases [GEOHEALTH]
0345 Pollution: urban and regional [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
Primary Convener:  Yun Hang, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Houston, United States
Conveners:  Ryan D. Harp, University of Colorado Boulder, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, United States, Beth Haley, Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Boston, United States and Ismail Nabeel, Department of Environmental Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Yiqun Ma, Yale University, Yale School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, New Haven, United States
 
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Dr. Miriam E Marlier, PhD1, Rachel Connolly2, Yiqun Ma3, Michael Jerrett1 and Tarik Benmarhnia4, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Environmental Health Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (2)University of California Los Angeles, Environmental Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (3)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (4)University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States
 
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Ilya Zaslavsky1, Stephan Lamont1, Moawiah Omar Hussien2, Sammy Z Akasheh3, Christopher Neale4, Christine Kirkpatrick1 and Wael Al-Delaimy5, (1)University of California San Diego, San Diego Supercomputer Center, La Jolla, United States, (2)Jordan University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Irbid, Jordan, (3)University of Nebraska Lincoln, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, Lincoln, United States, (4)University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, United States, (5)University of California San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, La Jolla, United States
 
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Weixuan Xu, Princeton University, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton, NJ, United States, Keith W Dixon, NOAA, Princeton, United States, Nicole Zenes, Science Applications International Corporation, Reston, United States and John R Lanzante, NOAA, Princeton, NJ, United States
 
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Nicole Zenes, Science Applications International Corporation, Princeton, United States, Weixuan Xu, Princeton University, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton, NJ, United States, Keith W Dixon, NOAA, Princeton, United States and Dennis Adams-Smith, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
 
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