Climate Models and the Use of Climate Projections: A Brief Overview for Health Departments

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This document provides a definition for climate outlooks and climate models and describes particular outlooks and models that may be useful in anticipating the human health effects of climate change.

It also includes a topic overview and some suggested initial methods for state and local health departments. This guidance is in accordance with Step 1 of CDC's Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework.