An Approach to Developing Local Climate Change Environmental Public Health Indicators in a Rural District

Table 2

High vulnerability by climate hazard in Green River District counties.

County	Indicators with high vulnerability	Extreme heat	Drought	Flooding
Daviess	Children	✓	✓	✓
	Elderly	✓	✓	✓
	Homeless	✓
	Mental health		✓	✓
	Long-term care			✓
	FEMA floodplain			✓
Hancock	Children	✓	✓	✓
	Elderly	✓	✓	✓
	Outdoor workers	✓
	Diabetes	✓	✓	✓
	Heart disease	✓
	CLRD		✓
	Long-term care			✓
	FEMA floodplain			✓
Henderson	Children	✓	✓	✓
	Elderly	✓	✓	✓
	Diabetes	✓	✓	✓
	CLRD		✓
	Asthma	✓	✓
	Cerebrovascular disease	✓
	FEMA floodplain			✓
	Stressed housing	✓	✓	✓
McLean	Children	✓	✓	✓
	Elderly	✓	✓	✓
	Outdoor workers	✓
	Diabetes	✓	✓	✓
	Heart disease	✓
	Cerebrovascular disease	✓
	Long-term care			✓
	FEMA floodplain			✓
Ohio	Children	✓	✓	✓
	Elderly	✓	✓	✓
	Poverty	✓	✓	✓
	Outdoor workers	✓
	Diabetes	✓	✓	✓
	Heart disease	✓
	Long-term care			✓
	FEMA floodplain			✓
Union	Elderly	✓	✓	✓
	Outdoor workers	✓
	Obesity	✓
	Heart disease	✓
	Cerebrovascular disease	✓
	FEMA floodplain			✓
Webster	Elderly	✓	✓	✓
	Outdoor workers	✓
	Obesity	✓
	Diabetes	✓	✓	✓
	Heart disease	✓
	CLRD		✓
	Asthma	✓	✓
	Cerebrovascular disease	✓