Session: Adapting to Climate Challenges: Reports from the American Southwest (99th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Monday, 7 January 2019: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

North 228AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Host: 10th Conference on Environment and Health

Cochairs:

David M. Hondula, Arizona State Univ., Urban Climate Research Center, Tempe, AZ and Sheila Steinberg, Arizona State Univ., Urban Climate Research Center, Tempe, AZ

This session will feature public health professionals and collaborators who are on the front lines of addressing climate challenges in Phoenix, Arizona, and the American Southwest. Speakers will provide examples of local and regional initiatives that address short- and long-term health effects associated with extreme events and chronic hazards including heat, drought, flooding, and dust.

Papers:

8:30 AM

1.1A

HeatRisk and the Evolution of Heat-Related Services at NOAA/NWS Phoenix

Paul Iniguez, NWS, Phoenix, AZ

8:45 AM

1.2

Nature's Cooling Systems: Community Built Heat Action Planning

Melissa Guardaro, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; and D. M. Hondula, M. Messerschmidt, and N. Grimm

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

1.3

Adapting to Climate Extremes in Arizona: Utilizing a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to Implement and Improve Climate and Health Interventions

Matthew C. Roach, Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ; and D. M. Hondula, H. Brown, E. Barrett, D. Carr, C. Hill, and V. Berisha

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

1.4

A Path to Building Partnerships for Addressing the Effects of Climate Change on Community Health

Jessica Bell, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ; and K. Goodin, V. Berisha, and J. White

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

1.5

Heatready Phoenix: A Comprehensive Framework for Addressing Extreme Heat

Michael Hammett, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; and D. M. Hondula, P. M. Chakalian, M. Guardaro, M. Hartman, L. C. Kurtz, K. Peters, R. Quay, C. Redman, C. Stotler, K. Waller, and A. Zafaranlou

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

1.6A

Hot Spots for Heat Resilience in Border Cities

Gregg M. Garfin, The Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and S. LeRoy, P. Juarez-Carrillo, J. Vanos, A. Monteblanco, and H. Jones

Recorded Presentation

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