UNASSIGNED: The American @entity1514 Society (ATS), in collaboration with George Mason University, surveyed a random sample of ATS members to assess their perceptions of, clinical experiences with, and preferred policy responses to climate change. An e-mail containing an invitation from the ATS President and a link to an online survey was sent to 5,500 randomly selected U.S. members; up to four reminder e-mails were sent to nonrespondents. Responses were received from members in 49 states and the District of Columbia (n   =   915); the response rate was 17%. Geographic distribution of respondents mirrored that of the sample. Survey estimates' confidence intervals were   3.5% or smaller. Results indicate that a large majority of ATS members have concluded that climate change is happening (89%), that it is driven by @entity1 activity (68%), and that it is relevant to @entity1 care ("a great deal"/"a moderate amount") (65%). A majority of respondents indicated they were already observing health impacts of climate change among their @entity1 , most commonly as increases in chronic disease severity from air pollution (77%), allergic symptoms from exposure to plants or mold (58%), and severe @entity130 (57%). A larger majority anticipated seeing these climate-related health impacts in the next 2 decades. Respondents indicated that physicians and physician organizations should play an active role in educating @entity1 , the public, and policy makers on the @entity1 health effects of climate change. Overall, ATS members are observing that @entity1 health is already adversely affected by climate change and support responses to address this situation.

American XXXX Society Member Survey on Climate Change and Health.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['human', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity1514 :: ('MESH:D013896', 'Disease') :: ['Thoracic'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['weather injuries']
@entity1514 :: (MESH:D013896,Disease) :: ['Thoracic']
