Effectively Using Climate and Weather Data for Health Applications

Session ID#: 280648

Session Description:
Research at the intersection of climate,weather and health is a rapidly growingfield. While this research enables creativemethodologies to address uniqueproblems, effectively combining datafrom disparate fields remains challenging.This session aims to explore effectivestrategies for using environmental data inhealth applications. Potential topicsinclude evaluating datasets and metricsdesigned for health-related analyses;applying and optimizing downscaling andbias correction methods; integratingenvironmental and health data acrossvarying spatial and temporal scales;operationalizing real-time data sourcessuch as weather forecasts for healthapplications; improving healthcareplanning and response throughenvironmental data insights; enhancingdisaster preparedness, response, andrecovery efforts; and broadly sharing bestpractices for leveraging environmentalinformation within the health sector. Wewarmly invite researchers andpractitioners from atmospheric science,environmental health, epidemiology,veterinary science, healthcare, disastermanagement, and other fields interestedin advancing the interdisciplinarypotential of climate/weather and healthdata integration.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • H - Hydrology
  • NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:

0220 Geomedicine [GEOHEALTH]
0230 Impacts of climate change: human health [GEOHEALTH]
0240 Public health [GEOHEALTH]
0245 Vector-borne diseases [GEOHEALTH]
Primary Convener:  Yun Hang, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, United States
Conveners:  Ryan D. Harp, University of Minnesota, Climate Adaptation Partnership, St. Paul, United States, Beth Haley, Oregon Health Authority, Portland, 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, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States
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