Session 10 Informed Health Decision Making

Wednesday, 31 January 2024: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM
344 (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Cochairs:
John Balbus and Jeremy J. Hess, University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Seattle, WA

This session invites papers focusing on strategies for making use of research to properly inform environmental health policies and decision making for public health protection from environmental threats at multiple scales. We invite case studies on successful applications of environmental health science in public policy formulation and implementation, as well as projects that identify ways to successfully engage a broad set of stakeholders in research translation, including health practitioners, community leaders, policymakers, and other end users.

Papers:
10:45 AM
10.1
Implementation Science to Enhance the Effectiveness of Early Warning Systems in Pacific Island Countries
Kristie L. Ebi, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. J. Boyer

11:00 AM
10.3
The Compound Impacts of Climate Change and Urbanization in Addis Ababa: Increased Risk of Flooding and Infectious Disease
Alexandra Naegele, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA; and D. Dusseau, J. B. Hollander, G. Wu, K. N. Gassert, S. Sternlieb, A. Yimere, K. Jacobsen, and C. R. Schwalm

11:15 AM
10.2
Using Community-Sourced Data to Inform Local Policy on Heat and Health
Julia Kumari Drapkin, ISeeChange, New Orleans, LA; and C. Reed, J. Mychal, J. Scazzosi, B. Vant-Hull, L. Easton-Calabria, R. Chari, T. Ruder, and J. Madrigano

11:30 AM
10.4
Association of Mental Health Impacts with Drought: A Multi-state Analysis for the United States (2007-2014)
Shubhayu Saha, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

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