| Climate determinants of health | - Can residents counsel a patient who must work outside during extreme heat (eg, construction, agriculture, landscaping, or package delivery workers)?
- Can residents identify and counsel patients with moderately severe chronic illnesses regarding access to air conditioners or cooling stations?
- Can residents use the electronic medical record to identify patients at risk for climate-related health effects?
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| Vector-borne conditions | - Can residents diagnose and treat new or emerging infectious diseases in their region?
- Can residents describe how climate change-related occurrences, such as rising temperatures, storms, fires, flooding, and power outages, produce different vector-borne conditions?
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| Climate-related disasters | - Can residents identify which patients live in flood-prone or wildfire risk areas?
- Can residents counsel patients with chronic illnesses on how to plan for leaving home suddenly?
- Can residents identify which clinical conditions are most at risk for decompensation in situations of severe weather (eg, heat, cold)?
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| Health center power loss | - What preparations, such as simulations, have residency programs put in place for extended brownouts or blackouts?
- How will residents and faculty access the health center during flooding and other extreme events?
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