?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F31589%2F&rft.title=Climate+change%2C+king+tides+and+Kiribati&rft.creator=Werner%2C+Laura+Jean&rft.description=The+Pacific+Region+is+particularly+susceptible+to+prolonged+natural+disasters%2C+including+droughts+and+now%2C+more+recently%2C+the+combined+effects+of+monthly+wave+surges+known+as+%E2%80%9Cking+tides.%E2%80%9D+++These+long-term+natural+disasters+constantly+chip+away+at+communities%2C+straining+traditional+social+support+networks+and+exacerbating+vulnerabilities+of+those+who+are+already+considered+most+vulnerable.++Equipping+individuals+with+the+skills%2C+knowledge+and+power+to+adapt+to+these+imminent+changes+will+strengthen+their+resiliency+through+change+and+improve+their+overall+health.+By+highlighting+the+ways+in+which+climate+change+is+impacting+the+daily+lives+of+individuals%2C+we+begin+to+understand+the+need+for+adaptation+to+occur+at+all+levels+of+society%2C+especially+for+extremely+vulnerable+populations%2C+including+the+disabled%2C+young+children+and+the+elderly.+This+paper+looks+at+the+impacts+of+climate+change+on+health.+Utilizing+a+Social+Ecological+Framework%2C+the+author+will+identify+the+public+health+significance+of+working+within+this+model+to+inform+adaptation+policies%2C+projects+and+plans+can+bring+about+positive+changes+in+public+health.+Kiribati%2C+a+low-lying+island+nation+in+the+Pacific+Region%2C+will+be+utilized+as+an+example+to+show+how+targeting+the+different+levels+of+the+framework+can+improve+health%2C+which+will+require+a+systematic+shift+in+adaptation+implementation+programs+from+being+more+infrastructure-based+to+being+person-centered+and+rights+based.&rft.date=2017-06-29&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F31589%2F1%2FWernerLaura_MPH_April_2017.pdf&rft.identifier=++Werner%2C+Laura+Jean++(2017)+Climate+change%2C+king+tides+and+Kiribati.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++