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Climate Change and Variability Impacting Public Health in the Caribbean

Climate Change and Variability Impacting Public Health in the Caribbean. LaVerne E. Ragster, Ph.D. 5 th Annual Health Disparities Institute Caribbean Exploratory Research (NIMHD) Center University of the Virgin Islands . Climate Change - our new world Environment. Climate change :

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Climate Change and Variability Impacting Public Health in the Caribbean

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  1. Climate Change and Variability Impacting Public Health in the Caribbean LaVerne E. Ragster, Ph.D. 5th Annual Health Disparities Institute Caribbean Exploratory Research (NIMHD) Center University of the Virgin Islands

  2. Climate Change - our new world Environment Climate change : A long-term shift in the average weather • of a location, region or planet • measured by features such as temperature, wind patterns and precipitation • includes a change in the variability of climate Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  3. Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  4. Climate Change Effects in the Caribbean • Increased Temperatures • Droughts and Flooding • Sea Level Rise • More Severe Storms and Hurricanes • Ocean Acidification Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  5. Everything is connected to climate Transportation Society Water Energy Ecosystems Agriculture Health Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  6. Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  7. Climate Change could be Hazardous to your Health Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  8. Threats to Human Health in the CaribbeanDroughts and Higher Temperatures • Loss of food production malnutrition • Increased incidence of Dengue Fever & DHF • Respiratory illnesses, asthma • Heat related illnesses (stroke, heat rash) • Ciguatera Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  9. Threats to Human Health in the CaribbeanIntense Rainfall Events & Higher Temperatures • Malaria • Respiratory Tract Infections • Leptospirosis • Diarrheal disease Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  10. Threats to Human Health in the CaribbeanIncreased Storm Severity • Injuries and loss of life • Increased risk of water-borne and rodent borne diseases (e.g., typhoid and leptospirosis) Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  11. Next Steps Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

  12. As the world becomes sicker - What will you do? Thank you for Listening. Caribbean Exploratory Research Center 5th Annual Institute

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