--- - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: Walkerton Commission of Inquiry Pages: 504 Place Published: 'Toronto, ONT' Publisher: Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General Title: 'Part One Report of the Walkerton Commission of Inquiry: The Events of May 2000 and Related Issues' URL: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/walkerton/part1/ Year: 2002 _record_number: 19060 _uuid: c212dd80-2645-479f-90a4-54d026f694ed reftype: Report child_publication: /report/walkerton-commission-part1-2002 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c212dd80-2645-479f-90a4-54d026f694ed.yaml identifier: c212dd80-2645-479f-90a4-54d026f694ed uri: /reference/c212dd80-2645-479f-90a4-54d026f694ed - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Abstract: 'There is concern in Australia that droughts substantially increase the incidence of suicide in rural populations, particularly among male farmers and their families. We investigated this possibility for the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia between 1970 and 2007, analyzing data on suicides with a previously established climatic drought index. Using a generalized additive model that controlled for season, region, and long-term suicide trends, we found an increased relative risk of suicide of 15% (95% confidence interval, 8%-22%) for rural males aged 30-49 y when the drought index rose from the first quartile to the third quartile. In contrast, the risk of suicide for rural females aged >30 y declined with increased values of the drought index. We also observed an increased risk of suicide in spring and early summer. In addition there was a smaller association during unusually warm months at any time of year. The spring suicide increase is well documented in nontropical locations, although its cause is unknown. The possible increased risk of suicide during drought in rural Australia warrants public health focus and concern, as does the annual, predictable increase seen each spring and early summer. Suicide is a complex phenomenon with many interacting social, environmental, and biological causal factors. The relationship between drought and suicide is best understood using a holistic framework. Climate change projections suggest increased frequency and severity of droughts in NSW, accompanied and exacerbated by rising temperatures. Elucidating the relationships between drought and mental health will help facilitate adaptation to climate change.' Author: 'Hanigan, I. C.; Butler, C. D.; Kokic, P. N.; Hutchinson, M. F.' DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1112965109 Date: Aug 28 ISSN: 1091-6490 Issue: 35 Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Keywords: 'Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Agriculture/ statistics & numerical data; Climate Change/statistics & numerical data; Depressive Disorder/epidemiology/psychology; Droughts/ statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; New South Wales/epidemiology; Rain; Risk Factors; Rural Population/statistics & numerical data; Suicide/psychology/ statistics & numerical data/ trends' Language: eng Notes: "Hanigan, Ivan C Butler, Colin D Kokic, Philip N Hutchinson, Michael F Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't United States Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Aug 28;109(35):13950-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1112965109. Epub 2012 Aug 13." Pages: 13950-13955 Title: 'Suicide and drought in New South Wales, Australia, 1970–2007' Volume: 109 Year: 2012 _record_number: 4517 _uuid: c22caf01-8728-44cb-af5b-47fac06d1b68 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1073/pnas.1112965109 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c22caf01-8728-44cb-af5b-47fac06d1b68.yaml identifier: c22caf01-8728-44cb-af5b-47fac06d1b68 uri: /reference/c22caf01-8728-44cb-af5b-47fac06d1b68 - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: 'Vinikoor-Imler, Lisa C.; Owens, Elizabeth Oesterling; Nichols, Jennifer L.; Ross, Mary; Brown, James S.; Sacks, Jason D.' DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307541 ISSN: 1552-9924 Issue: 11 Journal: Environmental Health Perspectives Pages: 1166-1176 Title: 'Evaluating potential response-modifying factors for associations between ozone and health outcomes: A weight-of-evidence approach' Volume: 122 Year: 2014 _chapter: Ch10 _record_number: 16551 _uuid: c2343eaa-3129-4e2d-aacb-d2470c832aa7 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1289/ehp.1307541 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c2343eaa-3129-4e2d-aacb-d2470c832aa7.yaml identifier: c2343eaa-3129-4e2d-aacb-d2470c832aa7 uri: /reference/c2343eaa-3129-4e2d-aacb-d2470c832aa7 - attrs: .reference_type: 9 Author: WHO Editor: 'Zeeb, Hajo; Shannoun, Ferid' ISBN: 9789241547673 Number of Pages: 108 Place Published: 'Geneva, Switzerland' Publication Title: WHO ISBN Publisher: World Health Organization Secondary Title: WHO ISBN Title: 'WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon: A Public Health Perspective' URL: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241547673_eng.pdf Year: 2009 _record_number: 18963 _uuid: c2470d60-faed-4239-8180-0d5ea58cfcfe reftype: Book child_publication: /book/4ad13c37-3508-4b45-923b-690aac72ecfa href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c2470d60-faed-4239-8180-0d5ea58cfcfe.yaml identifier: c2470d60-faed-4239-8180-0d5ea58cfcfe uri: /reference/c2470d60-faed-4239-8180-0d5ea58cfcfe - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: "Tagaris, E.\rLiao, K.J.\rDeLucia, A.J.\rDeck, L.\rAmar, P.\rRussell, A.G." DOI: 10.1021/es803650w ISSN: 0013-936X Issue: 13 Journal: Environmental Science & Technology Pages: 4979-4988 Title: Potential impact of climate change on air pollution-related human health effects Volume: 43 Year: 2009 _chapter: '["Ch. 9: Human Health FINAL","Ch. 17: Southeast and Caribbean FINAL"]' _record_number: 3008 _uuid: c275ae44-75e4-4974-81ea-fe7119474ffb reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1021/es803650w href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c275ae44-75e4-4974-81ea-fe7119474ffb.yaml identifier: c275ae44-75e4-4974-81ea-fe7119474ffb uri: /reference/c275ae44-75e4-4974-81ea-fe7119474ffb - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Abstract: 'OBJECTIVES: This report presents birth data for the region affected by Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall along the Gulf Coast of the United States on August 29, 2005, comparing the 12-month periods before and after the storm according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal demographic characteristics including age, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, and educational attainment; medical care utilization by pregnant women (prenatal care and method of delivery); and infant characteristics or birth outcomes (period of gestation and birthweight). METHODS: Descriptive tabulations of data reported on the birth certificates of residents of the 91 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-designated counties and parishes of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi are presented for the 12-month periods before and after Hurricane Katrina struck, from August 29, 2004, through August 28, 2006. Detailed data are shown separately for 14 selected, FEMA-designated coastal counties and parishes within a 100-mile radius of the Hurricane Katrina storm path, the area hit very hard by the storm and subsequent flooding. These 14 selected coastal counties and parishes are a subset of the 91 FEMA-designated counties and parishes. RESULTS: The total number of births in the 14 selected FEMA-designated counties and parishes decreased 19 percent in the 12 months after Hurricane Katrina compared with the 12 months before, with births declining in the selected counties and parishes of Louisiana and Mississippi and rising in the counties of Alabama. The number of births to non-Hispanic black women in the selected parishes of Louisiana fell substantially after Hurricane Katrina; births declined for non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, and Asian or Pacific Islander women in these selected parishes as well. The percentage of births to women under age 20 years for the selected counties and parishes after the storm was essentially unchanged in Alabama and Mississippi, but decreased in Louisiana. The proportion of births to unmarried women decreased in the selected parishes of Louisiana, but increased in the selected counties elsewhere. Large decreases were observed in very preterm and very low birthweight rates for the selected parishes of Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, whereas a large increase was observed in very preterm births for the selected counties of Alabama.' Author: 'Hamilton, B. E.; Sutton, P. D.; Mathews, T. J.; Martin, J. A.; Ventura, S. J.' Date: Aug 28 ISSN: 1551-8930 Issue: 2 Journal: National Vital Statistics Reports Keywords: 'Alabama; Birth Rate/*trends; Cyclonic Storms/*statistics & numerical data; Female; Floods/*statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant Welfare/statistics & numerical data; Infant, Newborn; Louisiana; Male; Mental Health/statistics & numerical data; Mississippi; New Orleans; Pregnancy/*statistics & numerical data; Seasons; Time Factors' Language: eng Notes: 'Hamilton, Brady E Sutton, Paul D Mathews, T J Martin, Joyce A Ventura, Stephanie J Journal Article United States Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2009 Aug 28;58(2):1-28, 32.' PMID: 19754006 Pages: '1-28, 32' Title: 'The effect of Hurricane Katrina: Births in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, before and after the storm' URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_02.pdf Volume: 58 Year: 2009 _record_number: 19092 _uuid: c2dbfe62-120e-4214-b907-2c0beb82bb2d reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/pmid-19754006 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c2dbfe62-120e-4214-b907-2c0beb82bb2d.yaml identifier: c2dbfe62-120e-4214-b907-2c0beb82bb2d uri: /reference/c2dbfe62-120e-4214-b907-2c0beb82bb2d - attrs: .reference_type: 1 Author: 'IOM,' DOI: 10.17226/13115 Number of Pages: 286 Place Published: 'Washington, D.C.' Publisher: The National Academies Press Reviewer: c2e46e42-7cb9-4bb0-91df-c676943cd62a Title: 'Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health' URL: http://www.nap.edu Year: 2011 _chapter: '["Ch. 9: Human Health FINAL","Overview"]' _record_number: 346 _uuid: c2e46e42-7cb9-4bb0-91df-c676943cd62a reftype: Book child_publication: /report/iom-indoorenvironment-2011 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c2e46e42-7cb9-4bb0-91df-c676943cd62a.yaml identifier: c2e46e42-7cb9-4bb0-91df-c676943cd62a uri: /reference/c2e46e42-7cb9-4bb0-91df-c676943cd62a - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: 'Ji, Meng; Cohan, Daniel S.; Bell, Michelle L.' DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/6/2/024006 ISSN: 1748-9326 Issue: 2 Journal: Environmental Research Letters Pages: 024006 Title: Meta-analysis of the association between short-term exposure to ambient ozone and respiratory hospital admissions Volume: 6 Year: 2011 _chapter: Ch10 _record_number: 16540 _uuid: c328df20-eafd-4794-9c0f-aab46911441a reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1088/1748-9326/6/2/024006 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c328df20-eafd-4794-9c0f-aab46911441a.yaml identifier: c328df20-eafd-4794-9c0f-aab46911441a uri: /reference/c328df20-eafd-4794-9c0f-aab46911441a - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Abstract: 'Dynamical downscaling was applied in this study to link the global climate-chemistry model Community At- mosphere Model (CAM-Chem) with the regional models Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model and Com- munity Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ). Two representative concentration pathway (RCP) scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) were used to evaluate the climate impact on ozone con- centrations in the 2050s. From the CAM-Chem global simulation results, ozone concentrations in the lower to mid-troposphere (surface to ∼300 hPa), from mid- to high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, decreases by the end of the 2050s (2057–2059) in RCP 4.5 compared to present (2001–2004), with the largest decrease of 4–10 ppbv occurring in the summer and the fall; and an increase as high as 10 ppbv in RCP 8.5 re- sulting from the increased methane emissions. From the regional model CMAQ simulation results, un- der the RCP 4.5 scenario (2057–2059), in the summer when photochemical reactions are the most active, the large ozone precursor emissions reduction leads to the greatest decrease of downscaled surface ozone concentrations compared to present (2001–2004), ranging from 6 to 10 ppbv. However, a few major cities show ozone increases of 3 to 7 ppbv due to weakened NO titration. Under the RCP 8.5 scenario, in winter, downscaled ozone concentrations increase across nearly the entire continental US in winter, ranging from 3 to 10 ppbv due to increased methane emissions. More in- tense heat waves are projected to occur by the end of the 2050s in RCP 8.5, leading to a 0.3 ppbv to 2.0 ppbv increase (statistically significant except in the Southeast) of the mean maximum daily 8 h daily average (MDA8) ozone in nine cli- mate regions in the US. Moreover, the upper 95% limit of MDA8 increase reaches 0.4 ppbv to 1.5 ppbv in RCP 4.5 and 0.6 ppbv to 3.2 ppbv in RCP 8.5. The magnitude differences of increase between RCP 4.5 and 8.5 also reflect that the in- crease of methane emissions may favor or strengthen the effect.' Author: 'Gao, Y.; Fu, J. S.; Drake, J. B.; Lamarque, J.-F.; Liu, Y.' DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-9607-2013 ISSN: 1680-7324 Issue: 18 Journal: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Pages: 9607-9621 Title: The impact of emission and climate change on ozone in the United States under representative concentration pathways (RCPs) Volume: 13 Year: 2013 _record_number: 18893 _uuid: c32eafb4-b6c1-4580-99a6-55740cea74c0 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.5194/acp-13-9607-2013 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c32eafb4-b6c1-4580-99a6-55740cea74c0.yaml identifier: c32eafb4-b6c1-4580-99a6-55740cea74c0 uri: /reference/c32eafb4-b6c1-4580-99a6-55740cea74c0 - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Abstract: "OBJECTIVES: With a longitudinal prospective design, we examined the impact of floods on the mental and physical health of older adults and explored risk and protective factors. METHOD: Two hundred and seventy four older adults (age >/=60) completed surveys before and after a flood event. Both the surveys included measures of anxiety, depression, self-reported health, and satisfaction with life; the post-flood survey also included questionnaires on flood experience, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), stoicism, and psychological coping with floods. RESULTS: Compared to those not personally affected (78.8%), personally affected individuals (21.2%) reported significantly higher PTSD symptoms, with about one in six reporting PTSD symptoms that might require clinical attention. Personally affected individuals also reported a greater increase in anxiety post-flood, but changes in their depressive symptoms and self-reported health were not significantly different from those not personally affected. Greater flood exposure and the lack of social support were the risk factors for poorer mental and physical health. Higher stoicism was associated with higher post-flood depression and poorer self-reported mental health. The use of maladaptive coping, such as venting and distraction, was associated with greater deterioration in mental health after floods, whilst emotion-focused coping such as acceptance, positive reframing, and humour, was protective against such deterioration. CONCLUSION: Floods had adverse psychological impacts on some older adults who were personally affected. Despite the evidence of resilience, a small proportion of older adults experienced significant difficulties after the floods. The findings in this study help understand older adults' psychological responses to disasters and have practical implications for service planning and delivery." Author: 'Bei, B.; Bryant, C.; Gilson, K. M.; Koh, J.; Gibson, P.; Komiti, A.; Jackson, H.; Judd, F.' DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.799119 ISSN: 1364-6915 Issue: 8 Journal: Aging & Mental Health Keywords: 'Adaptation, Psychological; Aged; Anxiety/diagnosis/*etiology; Depression/diagnosis/*etiology; Disasters; *Floods; Health Status; Humans; Life Change Events; Middle Aged; Philosophy; Prospective Studies; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Risk Factors; Social Support; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/diagnosis/*etiology; Victoria' Language: eng Notes: '1364-6915 Bei, Bei Bryant, Christina Gilson, Kim-Michelle Koh, Juliana Gibson, Penelope Komiti, Angela Jackson, Henry Judd, Fiona Comparative Study Journal Article England Aging Ment Health. 2013;17(8):992-1002. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2013.799119. Epub 2013 May 28.' Pages: 992-1002 Title: A prospective study of the impact of floods on the mental and physical health of older adults Volume: 17 Year: 2013 _record_number: 18058 _uuid: c3776534-f010-44e8-ae2f-6d069cfaba37 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1080/13607863.2013.799119 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c3776534-f010-44e8-ae2f-6d069cfaba37.yaml identifier: c3776534-f010-44e8-ae2f-6d069cfaba37 uri: /reference/c3776534-f010-44e8-ae2f-6d069cfaba37 - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: "Ziska, L.H.\rTeasdale, J.R.\rBunce, J.A." ISSN: 0043-1745 Issue: 5 Journal: Weed Science Pages: 608-615 Title: Future atmospheric carbon dioxide may increase tolerance to glyphosate Volume: 47 Year: 1999 _chapter: '["Ch. 16: Northeast FINAL","Ch. 6: Agriculture FINAL"]' _record_number: 3555 _uuid: c37a868d-ab73-4775-988e-1ad89e14f20e reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/future-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-may-increase-tolerance-to-glyphosate href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c37a868d-ab73-4775-988e-1ad89e14f20e.yaml identifier: c37a868d-ab73-4775-988e-1ad89e14f20e uri: /reference/c37a868d-ab73-4775-988e-1ad89e14f20e - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: DOD Pages: 64 Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense Title: Quadrennial Defense Review URL: http://archive.defense.gov/pubs/2014_quadrennial_defense_review.pdf Year: 2014 _record_number: 18839 _uuid: c384aa7b-c81d-4295-895b-429a985d376c reftype: Report child_publication: /report/dod-qdr-2014 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c384aa7b-c81d-4295-895b-429a985d376c.yaml identifier: c384aa7b-c81d-4295-895b-429a985d376c uri: /reference/c384aa7b-c81d-4295-895b-429a985d376c - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: IPCC Pages: 1132 Place Published: 'Cambridge, UK and New York, NY' Publisher: Cambridge University Press Secondary Author: 'Field, C.B.; Barros, V.R.; Dokken, D. J.; Mach,K.J.; Mastrandrea, M.D.; Bilir, T. E.; Chatterjee, M.; Ebi,K.L.; Estrada,Y.O.; Genova, R. C.; Girma,B.; Kissel, E. S.; Levy, A. N.; MacCracken, S.; Mastrandrea, P. R.; White, L. L.' Title: 'Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change' URL: http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg2/ Year: 2014 _record_number: 17681 _uuid: c390e13f-8517-40a9-a236-ac4dede3a7a0 reftype: Report child_publication: /report/ipcc-ar5-wg2-parta href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c390e13f-8517-40a9-a236-ac4dede3a7a0.yaml identifier: c390e13f-8517-40a9-a236-ac4dede3a7a0 uri: /reference/c390e13f-8517-40a9-a236-ac4dede3a7a0 - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Abstract: 'BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of effective treatment, minority children continue to experience disproportionate morbidity from asthma. Our objective was to identify and characterize racial and ethnic disparities in health-care utilization and medication usage among US children with asthma in a large multistate asthma survey. METHODS: We analyzed questions from the 2003-2004 four-state sample of the National Asthma Survey to assess symptom control, medication use, and health-care utilization among white, black, and Hispanic children < 18 years old with current asthma who were residing in Alabama, California, Illinois, or Texas. RESULTS: Of the 1,485 children surveyed, 55% were white, 25% were Hispanic, and 20% were black. Twice as many black children had asthma-related ED visits (39% vs 18%, respectively; p < 0.001) and hospitalizations (12% vs 5%, respectively; p = 0.02) compared with white children. Significantly fewer black and Hispanic children reported using inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) in the past 3 months (21% and 22%, respectively) compared to white children (33%; p = 0.001). Additionally, 26% of black children and 19% of Hispanic children reported receiving a daily dose of a short-acting beta-agonist compared with 12% of white children (p = 0.001). ED visits were positively correlated with short-acting beta-agonist use and were negatively correlated with ICS use when stratified by race/ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS: Children with asthma in this large, multistate survey showed a dramatic underuse of ICSs. Black and Hispanic children compared with white children had more indicators of poorly controlled asthma, including increased emergency health-care utilization, more daily rescue medication use, and lower use of ICSs, regardless of symptom control.' Author: 'Crocker, D.; Brown, C.; Moolenaar, R.; Moorman, J.; Bailey, C.; Mannino, D.; Holguin, F.' DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0013 Date: Oct ISSN: 1931-3543 Issue: 4 Journal: Chest Keywords: 'Administration, Inhalation; Adolescent; Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage/therapeutic use; Adrenergic beta-Agonists/therapeutic use; African Continental Ancestry Group; Alabama; Anti-Asthmatic Agents/*therapeutic use; Asthma/*therapy; California; Child; Continental Population Groups; Emergency Service, Hospital/utilization; Ethnic Groups; European Continental Ancestry Group; Health Services/*utilization; Health Surveys; Hispanic Americans; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data; Humans; Illinois; Interviews as Topic' Language: eng Notes: "1931-3543 Crocker, Deidre Brown, Clive Moolenaar, Ronald Moorman, Jeanne Bailey, Cathy Mannino, David Holguin, Fernando Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. United States Chest. 2009 Oct;136(4):1063-71. doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0013. Epub 2009 Jun 30." Pages: 1063-1071 Title: 'Racial and ethnic disparities in asthma medication usage and health-care utilization: Data from the National Asthma Survey' Volume: 136 Year: 2009 _record_number: 18451 _uuid: c3bb3479-982f-4a2c-89e4-5278fa52490e reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1378/chest.09-0013 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c3bb3479-982f-4a2c-89e4-5278fa52490e.yaml identifier: c3bb3479-982f-4a2c-89e4-5278fa52490e uri: /reference/c3bb3479-982f-4a2c-89e4-5278fa52490e - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: 'Schwartz, Joel; Samet, Jonathan M.; Patz, Jonathan A.' DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000134875.15919.0f ISSN: 1531-5487 Issue: 6 Journal: Epidemiology Pages: 755-761 Title: 'Hospital admissions for heart disease: The effects of temperature and humidity' Volume: 15 Year: 2004 _chapter: Ch2 _record_number: 17618 _uuid: c3c2dea7-0420-4f9a-b18b-41ac5641255a reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1097/01.ede.0000134875.15919.0f href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c3c2dea7-0420-4f9a-b18b-41ac5641255a.yaml identifier: c3c2dea7-0420-4f9a-b18b-41ac5641255a uri: /reference/c3c2dea7-0420-4f9a-b18b-41ac5641255a - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Abstract: 'Temporal variation in the abundance of the encephalitis virus vector mosquito, Culex tarsalis Coquillet, was linked significantly with coincident and antecedent measures of regional climate, including temperature, precipitation, snow pack, and the El Nino/Southern Oscillation anomaly. Although variable among traps, historical records that spanned two to five decades revealed climate influences on spring and summer mosquito abundance as early as the previous fall through early summer. Correlations between winter and spring precipitation and snow pack and spring Cx. tarsalis abundance were stronger than correlations with summer abundance. Spring abundance was also correlated positively with winter and spring temperature, whereas summer abundance correlated negatively with spring temperature and not significantly with summer temperature. Correlations with antecedent climate provide the opportunity to forecast vector abundance and therefore encephalitis virus risk, a capability useful in intervention decision support systems at local and state levels.' Author: 'Reisen, W. K.; Cayan, D.; Tyree, M.; Barker, C. M.; Eldridge, B.; Dettinger, M.' DOI: '10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33[89:iocvom]2.0.co;2' Date: Jun ISSN: 1948-7134 Issue: 1 Journal: Journal of Vector Ecology Keywords: Animals; California; *Climate; Culex/*growth & development; Environmental Monitoring; Geography; Seasons; Temperature Notes: "Reisen, William K Cayan, Daniel Tyree, Mary Barker, Christopher M Eldridge, Bruce Dettinger, Michael eng AI55607/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2008/08/14 09:00 J Vector Ecol. 2008 Jun;33(1):89-98." Pages: 89-98 Title: Impact of climate variation on mosquito abundance in California Volume: 33 Year: 2008 _record_number: 18026 _uuid: c3fa0d45-e602-4539-b0d8-98516bcee406 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33%5B89:iocvom%5D2.0.co;2 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c3fa0d45-e602-4539-b0d8-98516bcee406.yaml identifier: c3fa0d45-e602-4539-b0d8-98516bcee406 uri: /reference/c3fa0d45-e602-4539-b0d8-98516bcee406 - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: 'McKinney, Nathan; Houser, Chris; Meyer-Arendt, Klaus' DOI: 10.1007/s00484-010-0370-9 ISSN: 1432-1254 Issue: 4 Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology Pages: 533-546 Title: Direct and indirect mortality in Florida during the 2004 hurricane season Volume: 55 Year: 2011 _chapter: Ch7 _record_number: 17786 _uuid: c43fa066-6d7b-481b-9a85-22da8c27243a reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1007/s00484-010-0370-9 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/c43fa066-6d7b-481b-9a85-22da8c27243a.yaml identifier: c43fa066-6d7b-481b-9a85-22da8c27243a uri: /reference/c43fa066-6d7b-481b-9a85-22da8c27243a - attrs: .publisher: Springer Netherlands .reference_type: 0 Abstract: 'National-scale health impact assessments (HIAs) have been conducted for many years and have become reasonably systematized. Recently, there has been growing interest in utilizing HIA methods at local scales, in the context of Environmental Public Health Tracking and in other settings. This paper investigates the data and analytical challenges to estimating the incidence of health effects associated with changes in air pollution concentrations at the local scale, focusing on ozone and fine particulate matter. Although it could be argued that the local-scale HIA is simply a more geographically discrete version of the national-scale assessment and, therefore, has similar challenges, in practice, many key inputs in national-scale assessments are assumed to be spatially uniform or vary only at coarse geographic resolution. For a national-scale assessment, this assumption may not contribute appreciable bias, but the bias could be significant for any individual location. Thus, local-scale assessments require more geographically resolved air quality data, concentration–response (C-R) functions, and baseline incidence rates than are often used. However, comprehensive local data may not be available, may be incomplete, or may be time-intensive and resource-intensive to develop, especially for C-R functions for which small-scale epidemiological studies will often be underpowered. Given this context, this paper considers how best to develop credible local-scale HIAs, identifying factors that contribute to variability across geographic areas, study designs, and time periods. This paper also describes which key sources of analytical uncertainty change as the scope shifts from the national to the local scale. These challenges notwithstanding, the paper concludes that a well-designed local-scale HIA, following key principles and recommendations, can be both informative and defensible.' 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