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Climate & Health in the Mountain West Summary Report
Published: March 5th, 2025
The aim of the Climate and Health in the Mountain West report is to provide insights into climate and health in the western United States (U.S.).
Executive Summary
Literature Review
Climate Health Survey Report
Secondary Data Sources Final Report
The Executive Summary provides a high-level overview of the three sections: 1) a literature review focused on climate stressors and physical and mental health outcomes, including a summary of governmental policies and programs and community interventions to improve health; 2) a summary of data collected in Colorado as part of a module in The Attitudes and Behaviors Surveys (TABS) on Health that focused on climate attitudes and perceptions; and 3) a summary of available national, state, and local climate-health data sources that are publicly available
The Literature Review 1) provides an overview of what is known about the impacts of climate stressors on human health, including physical and mental health outcomes, and 2) provides an overview of current community adaptive actions and interventions to address these hazards.
The Climate Health Survey Report provides results from The Attitudes and Behaviors Survey (TABS) on Health.
The Secondary Data Sources Report provides information on available climate-health data in the Mountain West.