title: Adapting to Health Impacts of Climate Change in the Department of Defense.
abstract: 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 assessment--a first step toward a comprehensive DoD climate change adaptation plan for health--this 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.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chrétien
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057231:Climate Change; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D004199:Disease Vectors; D062489:Health Impact Assessment; D018883:Heat Stroke / Q000628:therapy; D008889:Military Personnel; D014481:United States; D059030:United States Department of Defense