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Volume 29, 2024 - Issue sup1: Climate Communication Challenges: Hazards, Health, Preparedness
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Does Climate Change Affect Health? Beliefs from the Health Information National Trends Survey

Daniel M. Walker1 The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio, USA;2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-3162View further author information
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Christine M. Swoboda1 The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew N. Garman3 Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA;4 Geneva Sustainability Centre, International Hospital Federation, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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MATTHEW J. DePUCCIO3 Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Elizabeth Mayers1 The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio, USA;5 College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Anneliese Sinclair1 The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio, USAView further author information
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ANN SCHECK McALEARNEY1 The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio, USA;2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio, USA;5 College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Pages 11-17 | Published online: 29 May 2024

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