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A Multi-Centre Approach to Investigating the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat and Cold Events Due to Climate Change and Climate Variation (2004-05)
Administrative health databases maintained by five centres across Canada were used to assess the health implications of extreme heat and cold periods, to identify vulnerable population groups and to develop surveillance systems and protective measures.
In Nova Scotia, this project was led by Dr. Judy Guernsey of the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University. Physician billings and hospital discharge records from PHRU were summarized for selected diseases on a daily basis and were compared to climate data from Environment Canada collected at local weather stations.
http://www.phru.dal.ca/research/projects.htm
| Timeline | 2004-05 |
| Team | Principal Investigator: Yang Mao, et al Population Health Research Unit Faculty of Medicine Dalhousie University
Dr. Judy Guernsey
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