Documents related to to climate change impacts on health.

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• Overview documents
  
• Air quality
  
• Natural hazards and health

Overview documents
Documents related to the overall impacts of climate change on health:

• American Public Health Association
  • National Public Health Week. (2008). Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance – A Charge for Public Health and the Public. American Public Health Association.
• Canadian Journal of Public Health
  • Pengelly, L.D., M.E. Campbell, C. Cheng, C. Fu, S.E. Gingrich & R. Macfarlane. (2007). Anatomy of Heat Waves and Mortality in Toronto. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 98, 364-368.
• Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Schwartz., B., C. Parker, . Glass, & H. Hu. (2006). Global Environmental Change: What Can Health Care Providers and the Environmental Health Community Do About it Now? Environmental Health Perspectives, 114, 1807-1812.
• Health Canada
  • Health Canada. (2005). Adapting to the Health Impacts of Climate Change (Fact Sheet). Canada: Health Canada.
  • Health Canada. (2004). Your Health and a Changing Climate. Newsletter, Volume 1, January 2004. Canada: Health Canada.
  • Health Canada. (2004). Your Health and a Changing Climate. Newsletter, Volume 2, October 2004. Canada: Health Canada.
  • Health Canada. (2005). Your Health and a Changing Climate. Newsletter, Volume 3, October, 2005. Canada: Health Canada.
  • Health Canada. (2006). Your Health and a Changing Climate. Newsletter, Volume 5, December 2006. Canada: Health Canada.
  • Séguin, J. (ed.). (2008). Human Health in a Changing Climate: A Canadian Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacities. 524 pgs. Health Canada, Ottawa. Available from Health Canada.
• Pollution Probe
  • Nugent, O. & R. Holmes. (2004). Primer on Climate Change and Human Health. Toronto & Ottawa: Pollution Probe.
  • Chiotti, Q., I. Morton, K. Ogilvie, A. Maarouf & M. Kelleher. (2002). Towards and Adaptation Action Plan: Climate Change and Health in the Toronto-Niagara Region – Summary for Policy Makers. Toronto & Ottawa: Pollution Probe.
• U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee
  • CCSP, 2008: Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. [Gamble, J.L. (ed.), K.L. Ebi, F.G. Sussman, T.J. Wilbanks, (Authors)]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA.

Air quality
Documents related to impacts of climate change on air quality, and air quality impacts on health:

• Clean Air Partnership (CAP)
  • Mersereau, V. (2007). A Scan of Municipal Heat/Health Watch Warning Systems and Hot Weather Response Plans. Toronto: Clean Air Partnership.
• Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
  • Anderson, D., Barker, T., Foxon, T., Pan, H., Warren, R., & Winne, S. (2006). Linking Air Pollution with Climate Change. Norwich: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Technical Report 53.

Natural hazards and health
Documents related to impacts of natural hazards (e.g. flooding) on health:

• Calgary Health Region
  • Calgary Health Region. (2007). Flood Safety – Clean Up Guidelines. Calgary: Calgary Health Region.
  • Calgary Health Region. (2007). Preventing and Removing Mould Growth After a Flood. Calgary: Calgary Health Region.
• Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
  • Few, R., & Ahern, M. (2005). Health and Flood Risk: A Strategic Assessment of Adaptation Processes and Policies. Norwich: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.
• Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
  • Shrubsole, D. (1999). Natural Disasters and Public Health Issues: A Review of the Literature with a Focus on the Recovery Period. Toronto: Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Research Paper Series #4.