More Information and References for Climate Change: Extreme Weather Events
References and Community Resources
Citations: 1. G. Dingman, Predictive Services, February 15, 2012, personal communication with staff. 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Emergency preparedness and response: Wildfires. Retrieved March 7, 2012 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires. 3. National Park Service (n.d.). Fire Classifications. Retrieved on April 8, 2015 from http://www.nps.gov/fire/wildland-fire/learning-center/fire-in-depth/classifications.cfm 4. Barjenbruch, K., McInerney, B., Watanabe, J., & Siebeneck, L. (2008). Utah natural hazard handbook: Floods/flash floods. Retrieved March 7, 2012 from Be Ready Utah: http://beready.utah.gov. 5. Environmental Protection Agency (2011). Climate change - Science, temperature changes. Retrieved March 13, 2012 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/recenttc.html. 6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011). Emergency preparedness and response: Floods. Retrieved March 7, 2012 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods. 7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (2010). Definitions of flood and flash flood. Retrieved on April 8, 2015 from http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mrx/hydro/flooddef.php. 8. National Weather Service (2009). Glossary: Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory. Retrieved on April 8, 2015 from http://w1.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?word=urban+and+small+stream+flood+advisory.More Resources and Links
Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these Websites:
- CDC Prevention Status Reports for all 50 states
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts.org
- CDC WONDER DATA2010, the Healthy People 2010 Database.
Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.


