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Reports and publications - Climate change
Report from the Medical Officer of Health on Protecting Vulnerable People form Health Impacts of Extreme Heat (July 2011)
In this report the Medical Officer of Health for Toronto, considers how Toronto Public Health, other City divisions and provincial agencies should identify ways to better support vulnerable groups and to ensure the City plans for the possibility of an extended heat emergency.
Full Report: Protecting Vulnerable People from Health Impacts of Extreme Heat (July 2011) (PDF)
This report provides information on various extreme heat research activities including an evaluation of Toronto's Heat Alert and Response System, research on access to cooling and mapping to identify vulnerable people in Toronto.
Heat Vulnerability Maps for Toronto
Toronto Public Health developed heat vulnerability maps to characterize the geographic patterns of vulnerability to heat in the City. These maps are intended to support community agencies in hot weather planning/response.
Climate Change Adaptation and Health Equity Workshop
Climate Change Adaptation and Health Equity Workshop Summary Report (PDF)
Summarizes presentations and discussions from a workshop held in May 2011 to explore climate change and health equity concerns and how to ensure that health equity is considered in climate change adaptation planning.
Climate Change Adaptation and Health Equity Background Report (PDF)
This report explores information on climate change adaptation and health equity to ensure that Toronto’s adaptation efforts do not further widen the health inequality gap. This report focuses primarily on research that is relevant to a first-world, urban city.
Climate Change Reports
Report on the Feasibility of Implementing Interactive, Online Mapping for Toronto Public Health Heat Vulnerability Products (PDF)
This report looks at the feasibility of implementing a tool that maps heat vulnerability.
Implementation of a Map-Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment and Decision Support System: Final Project Report and Maps Series (PDF)
This is a comprehensive final report of the implementation of a Map-Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment and Decision Support System.
Development of a Toronto-Specific, Spatially Explicit Heat Vulnerability Assessment: Phase I (July 2009) (PDF)
Anatomy of Heat Waves and Mortality in Toronto: Lessons for Public Health Protection (September 2007) (PDF)
Reproduced with permission of the Canadian Public Health Association. Originally published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, Volume 98, No.5, September/October 2007, pp.364-368.
Hot Weather Response Plan - Update (February 2006)
Weather and air pollution research (June 2005)
Global Climate Change (June 1997) (PDF)
Climate change and health frequently asked questions
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