Climate Change and the Health of Older Adults
Endnotes
1 U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Population 60 Years and Over in the United States. American Community Survey. Retrieved 10/18/2024.
2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Older adults and air quality. Retrieved 3/11/22.
3 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 258.
4 Ibid, p. 257.
5 Ibid, p. 258.
6 Ibid, p. 258.
7 Bell, J.E., et al. (2016). Ch. 4: Impacts of extreme events on human health. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 104.
8 U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). Older people projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. Retrieved 3/11/2022.
9 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2024). Chronic disease indicators: older adults. Retrieved 9/25/2024.
10 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 252.
11 Ibid, p. 257.
12 Crimmins, A., et al. (2016). Executive summary. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 8.
13 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The Impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 257.
14 Ibid, p. 258.
15 Chu, E.K. et al. (2023). Ch. 12: Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities. Fifth National Climate Assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 12-12.
16 EPA. (2021). Climate change indicators: Heat-related illnesses. Retrieved 3/11/2022.
17 West, J.J. et al. (2023). Ch. 14: Air Quality. Fifth National Climate Assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 14-5.
18 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 257.
19 Ibid, p. 257.
20 West, J.J. et al. (2023). Ch. 14: Air Quality. Fifth National Climate Assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 14-5.
21 Nolte, C.G., et al. (2018). Ch. 13: Air quality. In: Impacts, risks, and adaptation in the United States: Fourth national climate assessment, volume II. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 526.
22 West, J.J. et al. (2023). Ch. 14: Air Quality. Fifth National Climate Assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 14-14.
23 Ibid, p. 14-14.
24 CDC. (2021). Most recent national asthma data. Retrieved 10/31/2024.
25 Hayden, M.H. et al. (2023). Ch. 15: Human Health. Fifth National Climate Assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 15-8.
26 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 258.
27 CDC. (2021). West Nile virus. Retrieved 3/11/2021.
28 Hayden, M.H. et al. (2023). Ch. 15: Human Health. Fifth National Climate Assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 15-8.
29 CDC. (2024). Lyme disease surveillance data. Retrieved 7/16/2024.
30 CDC. (2024). Signs and symptoms of untreated Lyme disease. Retrieved 7/16/2024.
31 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 258.
32 Bell, J.E., et al. (2016). Ch. 4: Impacts of extreme events on human health. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 105.
33 Louisiana Department of Health. (2021). Hurricane Ida storm-related death toll rises to 26. Retrieved 3/11/2022.
34 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 258.
35 Dodgen, D., et al., (2016). Ch. 8: Mental health and well-being. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 225.
36 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 258.
37 Crimmins, A., et al. (2016). Executive summary. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 6.
38 Gamble, J.L., et al. (2016). Ch. 9: Populations of concern. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 258.
39 Ibid, p. 258.
40 Trtanj, J., et al. (2016). Ch. 6: Climate impacts on water-related illness. In: The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, p. 160-169.
41Ibid, p. 165.
42 Ibid, p. 165.
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