Climate change |
a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period (decades or longer)8
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Vulnerability |
the propensity to be adversely affected by climate-related health effects and is a function of three key elements--exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity8
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Hospital Preparedness |
the ability of the health care system to prepare, respond, and recover from incidents that impact the public’s health or medical community in the short and long-term108
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Health System Resilience |
the ability to create foresight, to recognize, to anticipate, and to defend against the changing shape of risk before adverse consequences occur.51
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Medical Surge Capacity |
the ability to provide adequate medical evaluation and care for an increased volume of patients during incidents that exceed the normal operating capacity109
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