Water and the public health connection in Philadelphia

The relationship between urban infrastructure, climate, and public health is being studied through a review of medical case histories (principally microbial illnesses and asthma) that have been strongly correlated with climatic conditions. Specifically, we are investigating the relationships between varying levels of climatically impacted infrastructure performance and key indicators of public health. Such relationships will then be associated with forecasted climate change, and future potential for outbreak of disease assessed.

Investigators: Elizabeth DeVilbiss, Franco Montalto, Amy Auchincloss, Charles Haas