In April 2008 The Database was originally categorized in five areas:
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Government Reports (16 summaries)
Peer-reviewed Scientific Journals (180 summaries)
Newspaper/magazine/other media articles (16 summaries)
Science-based NGO Advocacy Organizations (5 summaries)
Selected examples of scientists who are skeptical
about the link
between climate change
and adverse impacts on the environment or human health (4 summaries)
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Based on the high number of articles identified by Paridha Gupta and Kavitha Nutakki in May 2009 it was not feasible to continue a classification of more than 2000 sources into the categories above.
We used different software utility tools to prepare the data/documents to become suitable to assemble an index and to build an efficient web search engine.
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“Fragile Planet”
Video: http://www.gefweb.org/interior.aspx?id=20244:
A project of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Bank, Global Initiatives, and Artists’ Project Earth. Fuses musician Sting’s original “Fragile” vocal soundtrack with Latin sounds of Rhythms del Mundo and images of melting glaciers, forest fires and other visual reminders of climate change on our “Fragile Planet.”
Frequently Asked Questions: Sources:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007): http://www.gcrio.org/ipcc/ar4/wg1/faq/index.htm
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Global Warming: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center. Global Change Master Directory: http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/FAQs/glob_warmfaq.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Global Warming and our Changing Climate: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/fq/index.html; http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming; http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/UniqueKeyLookup/SHSU5BUN59/$File/gw_faq.pdf
U.S. Climate Change Science Program. http://www.climatescience.gov/
Hengeveld HG, Bush E, Edwards P: Climate Change Science. Meteorological Service of Canada. 2002: http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/saib/
Union of Concerned Scientists. Global Warming: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/global-warming-faq.html?print=t
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC):
http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/f101.asp
Selected Annotated Bibliography.
Note: This selected bibliography on global warming and public health was based on a Medline (OVID) search (from 1950-February 2008) on March 8, 2008. The search terms: “Global Warming/Greenhouse Effect) AND Public Health” produced 175 articles; the terms “Climate Change AND Public Health produced 145 articles.
Annotation was based on abstracted or paraphrased text from the original sources. Recurring acronyms: CC (climate change); GHG (greenhouse gases); GW (global warming); ID (Infectious Diseases); PH (public health); VBD (Vector-borne diseases). The references were identified and annotated by S.J. between March 5 and April 5, 2008.
The bibliography is grouped under general headings: Peer-reviewed scientific journal articles/editorials; U.S. Government Agency or Congressional Reports; NGO science based NGO reports; Newspapers/magazine articles; a separate section has selected papers by scientists and others who are highly critical of the premises of the majority of scientists regarding the links between global warming/climate change and degradation of the environment and human health.
presented at:
Indiana Mid-America Public Health Training Center (IN MAPHTC)
1st Annual National Public Health Week Conference
Sheraton City Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 8, 2008
