A summary of climate change impacts and preparedness opportunities for the public health sector in New Jersey

This report provides an assessment of public health based perspectives on the topic of adaptation planning for climate change in New Jersey, including a description of health care facilities and services in the state, existing emergency response capacities and communications systems, and other applicable descriptive information. Current New Jersey efforts as well as current and planned adaptation practices and strategies in other states are presented as the basis for a series of recommendations to address additional needs as a starting point for discussion and prioritization of comprehensive adaptation planning for New Jersey.This report updates a prior version from January 2013, but the more recent date is not explicitly stated