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Resolution of the Tennessee Public Health Association to Minimize the Public Health Effect of Climate Change WHEREAS, the mission of the Tennessee Public Health Association includes exercising leadership in health policy development and to promote, protect, and improve the health of those living in, working, in, and visiting Tennessee; WHEREAS, global climate change is linked to increased disease and premature deaths worldwide;1 WHEREAS, climate change may cause extreme weather events and changes in environmental conditions leading to an increased mortality risk in the United States population; 2,3,4 WHEREAS, in the Southeast Atlantic hurricanes and other weather events are expected to last longer and be more intense, producing increased damage to buildings and roads and contaminating water and food supplies;5,6 WHEREAS, the warmer, wetter climate projected for Tennessee as a result of climate change will likely create negative health impacts, including an increase in disease-carrying insects, potentially increasing incidences of malaria, Lyme disease, and dengue fever;7 WHEREAS, a warming climate threatens to shrink the nesting grounds of migratory birds, pushing the winter habitat of northward out of Tennessee, resulting in a 10% loss of hunting revenues and over $80 million annually in direct and indirect fiscal benefits; 7 WHEREAS, climate changes increase exposure to ground-level ozone and aeroallergens, exacerbating cardiovascular and lung disease 8 and leading to an additional $187 million in asthma-related healthcare costs assuming a 30% increase in asthma incidence alone;7 WHEREAS, densely populated urban areas and ecosystems (such as Nashville and Memphis) characterized by lack of green space and disproportionate paved areas will experience increased temperatures and heat stress;9,7 WHEREAS, poverty confers increased susceptibility to climate-related health effects;10 WHEREAS, children, the elderly, pregnant women, and individuals with pre-existing medical conditions or limited mobility and cognitive abilities are particularly vulnerable to climate change;11 WHEREAS, climate change will likely magnify health disparities12 due to a reduced ability to respond to environmental stressors; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Tennessee Public Health Association supports federal, state, or local policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and introduce potential health co-benefits including 1) transportation policies and improved community designs that reduce dependence on automobile transport and increase the use of walking, bicycling, and public transportation; as well as 2) agricultural policies and actions that support increased fruit and vegetable production and consumption. 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be provided to the members of the Tennessee General Assembly and that copies of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this association. _____________________________ Robert Stolarick, DDS President ______________________________ Doris Spain Executive Director ________________________________ Marian Levy, Dr. P.H. Chair, Resolutions Committee References 1. Confalonieri, U., B. Menne, R. Akhtar, K.L. Ebi, M. Hauengue, R.S. Kovats, B. Revich, and A. Woodward. 2007. Human health. In Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contributing of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden. and C.E. Hanson, eds. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 391-431. 2. U.S Climate Change Science Program. 2008. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6: Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems: Third Review Draft for CCSP and CENR Clearance, April 2008. Washington, DC: U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. 3. Ebi, K.L., D.M. Mills, J.B. Smith, and A. Grambsch. 2006. Climate change and health impacts in the United States: An update on the results of the U.S. National Assessment. 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UK: Cambridge University Press, 617-652. 9. U.S. Climate Change Science Program. 2008, see note 2. 10. U.S. Congress. 2006. Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared. U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Washington DC: 109th Congress, 2nd Session, S. Rept. 109-322 11. U.S. Climate Change Science Program. 2008, see note 2. 12. Patz, J.A., M.A. McGheehin, S.M. Bernard, K.L. Ebi, P.R. Epstein, A. Grambsch, D.J. Gubler, P. Reiter, I. Romieu, J.B. Rose, J.M. Samet, and J. Trtanj. 2000. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for human health in the United States. In Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, National Assessment Synthesis Team, eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 437-458. 13. American Public Health Association. Testimony of Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (Emeritus) Executive Director, American Public Health Association House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Gl obal Warming “Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Global Warming and Public Health” April 9, 2008.