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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  

1

 

  

BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW

  

2
   

 Greenhouse Warming,

  

5
   

 Ozone Depletion,

  

6

 

  

POTENTIAL HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

  

7
   

 Infectious Disease,

  

8
   

 Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases,

  

8
   

 Non-Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases,

  

9
   

 Direct Effects on Human Health,

  

9
   

 Heat Stress,

  

9
   

 Skin Cancer, Cataracts, and Immune Suppression,

  

12
   

 Indirect Effects on Human Health,

  

13
   

 Food Production and Nutritional Health,

  

13
   

 Fresh Water Quality and Quantity,

  

13
   

 Air Pollution and Allergens,

  

13
   

 Weather Disasters and Rising Sea Level,

  

14
   

 Social and Demographic Dislocations,

  

14

 

  

POLICY IMPLICATIONS

  

15
   

 Panel Reports,

  

15
   

 Global Surveillance and Response,

  

16
   

 Disease Prevention,

  

17
   

 Education for the Medical and Public Health Communities,

  

19
   

 International Cooperation,

  

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 Research and Development Needs,

  

23
   

 Public Outreach and Risk Communication,

  

24

 

  

SUMMARY OF PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES

  

26

 

  

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

  

28

 

  

APPENDIXES

  

 A

  

National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Sponsoring Members, Interagency Working Group, Institute of Medicine (IOM) Steering Committee, and Staff,

  

31

 B

  

Conference Agenda,

  

35

 C

  

Speakers, Authors, Chairs, and Conference Registrants,

  

41

 D

  

Abstracts of Conference Presentations,

  

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