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CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE HEALTH SECTOR IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBAY

Maria Bernardita A. Palacio, Celerino S. Palacio


This study intended to highlight gaps between likely challenges to public health posed by climate change and Philippine public health system’s current state of preparedness. Understanding and addressing gaps in preparedness is critical to protecting the Philippine population against health risks of climate change. The study aimed to determine local health department personnel’s perceptions of climate change and its potential public health effects; illnesses/diseases that can be attributed to climate ch