The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes climate change as a threat to its mission and recently issued policy to implement climate change adaptation measures. However, the DoD has not conducted a comprehensive assessment of health-related climate change effects. To catalyze the needed assessmenta first step toward a comprehensive DoD climate change adaptation plan for healththis article discusses the DoD relevance of 3 selected climate change impacts: heat injuries, vector-borne diseases, and extreme weather that could lead to natural disasters. The author uses these examples to propose a comprehensive approach to planning for health-related climate change impacts in the DoD.
Chrétien, JP
ADAPTING TO HEALTH IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Health Security