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  "abstract": "To examine self-reported experience with extreme weather events (EWEs) among US adults and its association with social needs and healthcare use. Using the 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 7; March-September 2024; N = 6860), multivariable logistic and multinomial logistic models examined sociodemographic associations with EWE experience and association among EWE experience, social needs, and healthcare use. Overall, 71% of US adults reported being affected by EWEs in the past 12 months (32.7% a little, 29.9% some, 8.8% a lot). Adults with chronic conditions (a lot RRR: 2.24 [95%CI: 1.43,3.50]; some: 1.45 [1.12,1.88]; a little: 1.36 [1.01,1.83]), and poorer health status (a lot RRR: 1.78 [1.15,2.77]; some: 1.51 [1.12,2.04]) were more likely to experience EWEs. In turn, any EWE experience was associated with higher likelihood of having social needs. Adults reporting EWE experience were also more likely to report healthcare visits, telemedicine use, and patient portal use. Nearly three-quarters of US adults reported EWE experience in 2024. Reported EWE experience was associated with poorer health, chronic conditions, and social needs while associated with healthcare use differed by care type. Climate resilience efforts should address both care continuity and underlying material and structural needs.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Advocate Aurora Research Institute, Advocate Health, Milwaukee, WI, USA.",
    "Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.",
    "Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA.",
    "Center for Climate and Health and Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA."
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      "name": "Eva Chang"
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      "name": "Anne Getzin"
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      "name": "Gregory A Wellenius"
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  "doi": "10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103687",
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  "published": "2026-10-27",
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  "title": "Self-reported extreme weather event experiences, social needs, and healthcare use among US adults in 2024.",
  "title_text": "Self-reported extreme weather event experiences, social needs, and healthcare use among US adults in 2024.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-09T15:20:34Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9wts4vf54n6mc",
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