U.S. National Academy of Science will study Climate Change and Public Health

In response to a request from the US Environmental Protection Agency contained in EPA Solicitation No. PR-NC-09-10228, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences is conducting a study that evaluates the state of scientific understanding of the effects of climate change on indoor air quality and public health. General topics may include the likely impacts of climate change in the U.S. on the indoor environment, how these impacts may influence human exposure to chemical and biological agents and environmental stressors, possible public health consequences arising from these exposures, and priority issues for research and action. The committee constituted to accomplish these tasks will perform a literature review and seek additional information through a public workshop. Its efforts will culminate in the release of a report explicating its research approach and containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations on the topics addressed. The study is to be of 18 months duration.

The announcement of the study can be found on the National Academies’ web site, at http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=IOM-BSP-09-06

More information is available from the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

Phone: 202-334-2383, Fax: 202-334-2939; E-mail: BPH@nas.edu

Mailing Address: Keck Center, 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001