Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness: Proceedings of a Workshop

by Health and Medicine Division, Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, Roundtable on Environmental Health Services Research and Medicine, et al.

California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends to continue and quite likely to worsen in coming years. Wildfires and other disasters can be particularly devastating for vulnerable communities. Members of these communities tend to experience worse health outcomes from disasters, have fewer resources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309499879
• ISBN13: 9780309499873
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 160 Pages