Table 5. Climate change adaptation activities of local health departments.

	Is this a current activity in your health department?			Do you currently or are you planning to incorporate climate change adaptation into your planning?
Health issue:	Yes	No	DK	Currently	Planning	No	DK
Heat waves and heat-related illnesses	57.1 (76)	42.1 (56)	0.8 (1)	21.8 (29)	17.3 (23)	58.6 (78)	2.3 (3)
Storms (including hurricanes) and floods	76.7 (102)	23.3 (31)	0.0 (0)	36.1 (48)	20.3 (27)	40.6 (54)	3.0 (4)
Droughts, forest fires, or brush fires	37.6 (50)	62.4 (83)	0.0 (0)	13.5 (18)	10.5 (14)	72.2 (96)	3.8 (5)
Vector-borne infectious diseases	94.7 (126)	4.5 (6)	0.8 (1)	39.8 (53)	13.5 (18)	43.6 (58)	3.0 (4)
Water- and food-borne diseases	97.0 (129)	2.3 (3)	0.8 (1)	35.3 (47)	14.3 (19)	45.9 (61)	3.8 (5)*
Anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions	30.8 (41)	68.4 (91)	0.8 (1)	7.5 (10)	7.5 (10)	80.5 (107)	4.5 (6)
Quality or quantity of fresh water available to your jurisdiction	66.9 (89)	33.1 (44)	0.0 (0)	16.5 (22)	19.5 (26)	57.9 (77)	6.0 (8)
Quality of the air, including air pollution, in your jurisdiction	50.4 (67)	48.9 (65)	0.8 (1)	20.3 (27)	12.0 (16)	64.7 (86)	3.0 (4)
Unsafe or ineffective sewage and septic system operation	78.9 (105)	20.3 (27)	0.8 (1)	30.1 (40)	7.5 (10)	57.9 (77)	4.5 (6)
Food safety and security	89.5 (119)	10.5 (14)	0.0 (0)	33.1 (44)	13.5 (18)	48.9 (65)	4.5 (6)
Housing for residents displaced by extreme weather events	37.6 (50)	60.2 (80)	1.5 (2)	18.8 (25)	12.8 (17)	64.7 (86)	3.8 (5)
Health care services for people with chronic conditions during service disruptions, such as extreme weather events	57.1 (76)	41.4 (55)	1.5 (2)	26.3 (35)	15.0 (20)	54.9 (73)	3.8 (5)
Emergency preparedness for the above issues				56.4 (75)	14.3 (19)	25.6 (34)	3.8 (5)

The first entry in each cell is the percent of respondents; second is the actual number of respondents. DK = Don't Know.

^*One respondent did not answer this question.