• The
readiness of the nation to predict and avoid public and occupational health problems caused by heat waves and severe storms • Characterization and quantification of relationships between climate variability, health outcomes, and the main determinants of vulnerability within and between populations • Development of reliable methods to connect climate -
related changes in food systems and water supplies to health under different conditions • Prediction of future risks in response to climate
change scenarios and of reductions in the baseline level of morbidity, mortality, or vulnerability • Identification of the available resources, limitations of, and potential actions by the current U.S. health care system to prevent, prepare
for, and respond to climate -
related health hazards and to build adaptive capacity among vulnerable segments of the U.S. population
Climate
change and associated impacts on U.S. military and other national security -
related missions and operations could adversely affect
readiness, negatively affect military facilities and training, increase demands
for Federal support to non-federal civil authorities, and increase response requirements to support international stability and humanitarian assistance needs.