NCDP study linking climate change to public health decline featured in Science Times August 19, 2015 Researchers at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness and the University of Washington have published a new study that shows the public health implications of climate change. Their research explores climate change impacts on human health in coastal regions, especially in the U.S. Gulf Coast. The findings of their study are a warning signal for the implications of climate change on coastal regions particularly vulnerable. The study was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Study Links Climate Change To Public Health Decline