Draft Final Climate Change and Health Impacts Point ... - ANTHC
Draft Final Climate Change and Health Impacts Point ... - ANTHC
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Safe, <strong>Health</strong>y, Sustainable Communities<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Summary 2<br />
Preface 3<br />
Introduction 3<br />
Limitations 6<br />
Method 6<br />
Community Profile 7<br />
General <strong>Health</strong> Status 8<br />
<strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> <strong>and</strong> Patterns of Illness 10<br />
Observations <strong>and</strong> Findings 13<br />
· Temperature <strong>and</strong> Precipitation 14<br />
· Sea Level <strong>Change</strong> 18<br />
· Erosion 20<br />
· Permafrost 21<br />
· Snow <strong>and</strong> Ice 22<br />
· Water <strong>and</strong> Sanitation 24<br />
· Food Safety <strong>and</strong> Security 26<br />
Recommendations <strong>and</strong> Conclusions 27<br />
Figures<br />
1. Map of Maniilaq Service Area 4<br />
2. Map of <strong>Point</strong> Hope Area 5<br />
3. Aerial Photograph of <strong>Point</strong> Hope Community 9<br />
4. Leading Causes of Death, Age Adjusted Mortality Rate per 100,000 (1993‐2003) 10<br />
5. Top 15 Hospital Discharges by ICD Code, All Ages, FY 2005 11<br />
6. Kotzebue Average Temperature (°F) 15<br />
7. Kotzebue Total Annual Precipitation (inches) 15<br />
8. Mean Monthly Temperature, <strong>Point</strong> Hope, Alaska 17<br />
9. Projected Temperature, <strong>Point</strong> Hope, Alaska 17<br />
10. Potentially Submerged Areas Due to Sea Level Rise at Pt. Hope 19<br />
11. Potentially Submerged Areas Due to Storm Surge at Pt. Hope 19<br />
12. Mean Monthly Snow Depth for the Period 1971‐2000 23<br />
13. Mean Monthly Wind Speeds for the Period 1990‐2009 23<br />
14. Filter <strong>Change</strong>s/Day – July 2007 <strong>and</strong> July 2008 25<br />
15. Daily Mean Air Temperature <strong>and</strong> Wind Velocity for July 2008 25<br />
16. <strong>Point</strong> Hope <strong>Health</strong> Impact Severity/Vulnerability Table 28<br />
Appendices 32<br />
A Archived (1971– 2000) <strong>and</strong> Projected Precipitation Data 33<br />
B <strong>Point</strong> Hope Participants/Project Collaborators 34<br />
C <strong>Point</strong> Hope <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Web Resources 35<br />
D Photos 36<br />
References 38
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