Forum Summary

Joan Aron suggested a few different topics for future forums:

  • How to generate more interaction on climate issues by public health and environment groups in the Americas.
  • Comparing the strengths and weaknesses of different methods of assessing the impact of climate on vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue.
  • How the use of climate information can help to control malaria without dispersing the insecticide DDT.

Martin Ruzek suggested a discussion on how Earth system processes affect human health and how to communicate that to educators.

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Diagnostics and prediction of climate variability and human health impacts in the tropical Americas