--- - attributes: ~ caption: 'Social determinants of health interact with the three elements of vulnerability. The left side boxes provide examples of social determinants of health associated with each of the elements of vulnerability. Increased exposure, increased sensitivity and reduced adaptive capacity all affect vulnerability at different points in the causal chain from climate drivers to health outcomes (middle boxes). Adaptive capacity can influence exposure and sensitivity and also can influence the resilience of individuals or populations experiencing health impacts by influencing access to care and preventive services. The right side boxes provide illustrative examples of the implications of social determinants on increased exposure, increased sensitivity, and reduced adaptive capacity.' chapter: display_name: 'Chapter 9: Climate-Health Risk Factors and Populations of Concern' chapter_identifier: populations-of-concern create_dt: 2015-10-19T08:49:00 description: 'Social determinants of health interact with the three elements of vulnerability. The left side boxes provide examples of social determinants of health associated with each of the elements of vulnerability. Increased exposure, increased sensitivity and reduced adaptive capacity all affect vulnerability at different points in the causal chain from climate drivers to health outcomes (middle boxes). Adaptive capacity can influence exposure and sensitivity and also can influence the resilience of individuals or populations experiencing health impacts by influencing access to care and preventive services. The right side boxes provide illustrative examples of the implications of social determinants on increased exposure, increased sensitivity, and reduced adaptive capacity.' display_name: '9.2: Intersection of Social Determinants of Health and Vulnerability' identifier: intersection-of-social-determinants-of-health-and-vulnerability lat_max: N/A lat_min: N/A lon_max: N/A lon_min: N/A ordinal: 2 report: display_name: 'The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment' report_identifier: usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Intersection of Social Determinants of Health and Vulnerability type: figure uri: /report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/populations-of-concern/figure/intersection-of-social-determinants-of-health-and-vulnerability url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: Examples of sources of uncertainty in projecting impacts of climate change on human health. The left column illustrates the exposure pathway through which climate change can affect human health. The right column lists examples of key sources of uncertainty surrounding effects of climate change at each stage along the exposure pathway. chapter: display_name: 'Appendix 1: Technical Support Document' chapter_identifier: appendix-1--technical-support-document create_dt: 2015-08-24T11:20:00 description: Examples of sources of uncertainty in projecting impacts of climate change on human health. The left column illustrates the exposure pathway through which climate change can affect human health. The right column lists examples of key sources of uncertainty surrounding effects of climate change at each stage along the exposure pathway. display_name: '4: Sources of Uncertainty' identifier: tsd-sources-of-uncertainty lat_max: N/A lat_min: N/A lon_max: N/A lon_min: N/A ordinal: 4 report: display_name: 'The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment' report_identifier: usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Sources of Uncertainty type: figure uri: /report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/appendix-1--technical-support-document/figure/tsd-sources-of-uncertainty url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: 'The diagram shows specific examples of how climate change has already affected or will continue to affect human health in the United States. The examples listed in the first column are those described in each underlying chapter’s Exposure Pathway diagram (see Guide to the Report). Moving from left to right along one health impact row, the three middle columns show how climate drivers affect an individual or a community’s exposure to a health threat and the resulting change in health outcome. The overall climate impact is summarized in the final gray column. For a more comprehensive look at how climate change affects health, and to see the environmental, institutional, social, and behavioral factors that play an interactive role in determining health outcomes, see chapters 2–8.' chapter: display_name: Executive Summary chapter_identifier: executive-summary create_dt: 2015-09-09T10:00:00 description: 'The diagram shows specific examples of how climate change has already affected or will continue to affect human health in the United States. The examples listed in the first column are those described in each underlying chapter’s Exposure Pathway diagram (see Guide to the Report). Moving from left to right along one health impact row, the three middle columns show how climate drivers affect an individual or a community’s exposure to a health threat and the resulting change in health outcome. The overall climate impact is summarized in the final gray column. For a more comprehensive look at how climate change affects health, and to see the environmental, institutional, social, and behavioral factors that play an interactive role in determining health outcomes, see chapters 2–8.' display_name: '1: Examples of Climate Impacts on Human Health' identifier: examples-of-climate-impacts-on-human-health lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 1 report: display_name: 'The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment' report_identifier: usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Examples of Climate Impacts on Human Health type: figure uri: /report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/executive-summary/figure/examples-of-climate-impacts-on-human-health url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: 'Conceptual diagram illustrating the exposure pathways by which climate change affects human health. Here, the center boxes list some selected examples of the kinds of changes in climate drivers, exposure, and health outcomes explored in this report. Exposure pathways exist within the context of other factors that positively or negatively influence health outcomes (gray side boxes). Some of the key factors that influence vulnerability for individuals are shown in the right box, and include social determinants of health and behavioral choices. Some key factors that influence vulnerability at larger scales, such as natural and built environments, governance and management, and institutions, are shown in the left box. All of these influencing factors can affect an individual’s or a community’s vulnerability through changes in exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity and may also be affected by climate change.' chapter: display_name: Executive Summary chapter_identifier: executive-summary create_dt: 2014-10-10T10:00:00 description: 'Conceptual diagram illustrating the exposure pathways by which climate change affects human health. Here, the center boxes list some selected examples of the kinds of changes in climate drivers, exposure, and health outcomes explored in this report. Exposure pathways exist within the context of other factors that positively or negatively influence health outcomes (gray side boxes). Some of the key factors that influence vulnerability for individuals are shown in the right box, and include social determinants of health and behavioral choices. Some key factors that influence vulnerability at larger scales, such as natural and built environments, governance and management, and institutions, are shown in the left box. All of these influencing factors can affect an individual’s or a community’s vulnerability through changes in exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity and may also be affected by climate change.' display_name: '2: Climate Change and Health' identifier: es-climate-change-and-health lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 2 report: display_name: 'The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment' report_identifier: usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Climate Change and Health type: figure uri: /report/usgcrp-climate-human-health-assessment-2016/chapter/executive-summary/figure/es-climate-change-and-health url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source.