FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2008
12:12 PM
CONTACT: Environmental Defense Fund
Jennifer Dickson, Environmental Defense Fund, (202) 572-3401 or (202) 520-1221
Becky Wexler, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), (301) 652-1558
Tara Laskowski, George Mason University, (703) 993-8815
First Nationwide Climate Change Survey of Public Health Departments
Shows Lack of Resources for Dealing with Health Challenge
WASHINGTON, DC – April 24 – Climate change is a concern to most local public health directors but few have resources to tackle the problem, according to a national survey conducted by National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and George Mason University.
The survey, included in the report Are We Ready? Preparing for the Public Health Challenges of Climate Change, is the first national one of its kind that assesses the perceptions and activities of local public health directors regarding climate change and public health.