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Question: Is the Interval 12 Years or 12 Months?

Answer At the End…. Question: Is the Interval 12 Years or 12 Months?. Public Health Preparedness: Climate (Change) and Public Health. George T. DiFerdinando, Jr., MD, MPH Director, NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) at UMDNJ

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Question: Is the Interval 12 Years or 12 Months?

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  1. Answer At the End… Question: Is the Interval 12 Years or 12 Months?

  2. Public Health Preparedness: Climate (Change) and Public Health George T. DiFerdinando, Jr., MD, MPH Director, NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) at UMDNJ Co-PI, NY-NJ Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC)

  3. Looking North on Rt. 23 - McDonald’s Beach on left 8-29-11

  4. Pompton Lakes Flood Gates Maroon Kia CVS 8-29-11

  5. Looking North on Rt. 23 at Jackson Ave Virginia Plaza 8-29-11

  6. Looking Southeast over Virginia Plaza at Rt 23 & Jackson Ave. Intersection 8-29-11

  7. A&P on Rt. 23 North 8-29-11

  8. Extreme Heat Extreme Heat Events An extreme heat event is characterized by weather that is substantially hotter and/or more humid for a particular location at a particular time

  9. Extreme Heat • Extreme heat events can cause: • Heat tetany (hyperventilation) • Heat rash • Heat cramps • Heat exhaustion • Heat edema (swelling) • Heat syncope (fainting) • Heat stroke • Death

  10. Extreme Heat • Risk Factors • Lack of air conditioning in home • Low socioeconomic status • Living in urban areas • Living in topmost floor of a dwelling • Living in nursing homes or being bedridden • Living alone or a lack of social or family ties • Prolonged sun exposure • Drinking alcohol • Exercising outside on warm days

  11. Extreme Heat • Vulnerable Populations • Everyone • Elderly persons 65 years and older • Especially those who live alone • Children • Persons with pre-existing disease conditions • Persons taking certain medications • Athletes • Outdoor workers • Homeless

  12. Urban Heat Islands • Higher temperatures in urban areas relative to surrounding suburban and rural areas can be caused by: • Reduced vegetation and green space • Heat-absorbing surfaces, such as pavement • Heat-reflecting surfaces, including many building materials • Skyscrapers obstructing free air flow Images from the Metropolitan Design Center Image Bank. Used with permission.

  13. The Competency Project • Mandated by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) • Partnership of Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) effort • Finished in Dec 2010 – “In Effect”

  14. 1:Model Leadership 1.1 Solve problems under emergency conditions. 1.2 Manage behaviors associated with emotional responses in self and others. 1.3 Facilitate collaboration with internal and external emergency response partners. 1.4 Maintain situational awareness. 1.5 Demonstrate respect for all persons and cultures. 1.6 Act within the scope of one's legal authority

  15. 2: Communicate and Manage Information 2.1 Manage information related to an emergency. 2.2 Use principles of crisis and risk communication. 2.3 Report information potentially relevant to the identification and control of an emergency through the chain of command. 2.4 Collect data according to protocol. 2.5 Manage the recording and/or transcription of data according to protocol.

  16. 3: Plan for and Improve Practice 3.1 Contribute expertise to a community hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) 3.2 Contribute expertise to the development of emergency plans 3.3 Participate in improving the organization’s capacities (including, but not limited to programs, plans, policies, laws, and workforce training). 3.4 Refer matters outside of one's scope of legal authority through the chain of command.

  17. 4: Protect Worker Health and Safety 4.1 Maintain personal/family emergency preparedness plans. 4.2 Employ protective behaviors according to changing conditions, personal limitations, and threats. 4.3 Report unresolved threats to physical and mental health through the chain of command.

  18. Reports, Trainings, and Webinars resources

  19. Recall the 1999 (Andrew), 2011 (Irene), 2012 (Sandy), … Question: Is the Interval 12 Years or 12 Months?

  20. Questions diferdge@umdnj.edu 732-235-9039

  21. Best BasicsMinnesota Department of Health • Climate and Health Home - http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/climatechange/index.html • Climate Change 101 –Under Development http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/climatechange/climate101.html • Resources - http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/climatechange/resources.html

  22. National Efforts – CDC • Climate and Health Program - http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/ • Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework - http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/BRACE.htm • CDC Climate Ready States - http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/climate_ready.htm

  23. National Efforts - APHA • Climate Change Guide Book - http://www.apha-environment.org/pdf/APHA_ClimateChg_guidebook.pdf • Climate Change Webinar Series Part 1 - http://www.apha.org/advocacy/reports/webinars/climatewebinars.htm • Climate Change Webinar Series Part 2 - http://www.apha.org/advocacy/reports/webinars/series2.htm

  24. National Efforts – Other • NRDC - http://www.nrdc.org/health/climate/ • NIEHS – A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/climatereport2010.pdf • EPA - http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

  25. Regional/State Efforts • NYS DEC – Climate Change Assessment http://www.dec.ny.gov/60.html • PA - Climate Change Advisory Committee - http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/climate_change_advisory_committee/10412 • NYC - Climate Adaptation in NYC – NYAS - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.2010.1196.issue-1/issuetoc • NJ - Global Climate Change Site - http://www.state.nj.us/nj/green/global/ • NJ - NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance - http://climatechange.rutgers.edu/njadapt.html

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