Primary Convener:
Yun Hang, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Convener:
Ryan Harp, University of Minnesota
Beth Haley, Boston University School of Public Health
Ismail Nabeel, Department of Environmental Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Early Career Convener:
Yiqun Ma, Yale University

Chair:
Ryan Harp, University of Colorado Boulder
Yun Hang, University of Wisconsin Madison

Research at the intersection of climate, weather and health is a rapidly growing field. While this research enables creative methodologies to address unique problems, effectively combining data from disparate fields remains challenging. This session aims to explore effective strategies for using environmental data in health applications. Potential topics include evaluating datasets and metrics designed for health-related analyses; applying and optimizing downscaling and bias correction methods; integrating environmental and health data across varying spatial and temporal scales; operationalizing real-time data sources such as weather forecasts for health applications; improving healthcare planning and response through environmental data insights; enhancing disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts; and broadly sharing best practices for leveraging environmental information within the health sector. We warmly invite researchers and practitioners from atmospheric science, environmental health, epidemiology, veterinary science, healthcare, disaster management, and other fields interested in advancing the interdisciplinary potential of climate/weather and health data integration.

Index Terms
0345 Pollution: urban and regional
0230 Impacts of climate change: human health
0240 Public health
0245 Vector-borne diseases

Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
A - Atmospheric Sciences
H - Hydrology
GC - Global Environmental Change

Neighborhoods:
1. Science Nexus