Victor S. Edgerton, MPH, MEM, No Affiliation, 21 Avon St, New Haven, CT 06511, 203-787-1030, vic.edgerton@aya.yale.edu

Climate change will be the most pressing health issue of our time. Health effects in the US will be numerous. Examples range from increased frequency of inversion layers which traps air pollution in the lower atmosphere to shifting ecotones (changing habitat location or elevation) bringing established infectious diseases into previously unexposed populations. Populations at the margins will be disproportionately affected. In order for health professionals to manage, prevent and possibly help advocate policies to reduce climate change impacts, it is imperative to understand the health implications. This presentation will outline the health effects of climate change and provide examples in New Haven, Connecticut.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to

• Understand the major potential health impacts of unmitigated global warming and based on this understanding,
• the participant will be able to assess the participant’s local and regional health prevention needs.

Keywords: Climate Change, Environmental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.