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Self-reported extreme weather event experiences, social needs, and healthcare use among US adults in 2024.

  • Eva Chang1,2
  • Anne Getzin3
  • Gregory A Wellenius4
4 affiliations
  1. 1Advocate Aurora Research Institute, Advocate Health, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
  2. 2Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
  3. 3Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA.
  4. 4Center for Climate and Health and Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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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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@article{chang2026selfreported,
  title = {{Self-reported extreme weather event experiences, social needs, and healthcare use among US adults in 2024.}},
  author = {Eva Chang and Anne Getzin and Gregory A Wellenius},
  journal = {Preventive medicine reports},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103687},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42997046},
  note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Self-reported extreme weather event experiences, social needs, and healthcare use among US adults in 2024.
AU  - Eva Chang
AU  - Anne Getzin
AU  - Gregory A Wellenius
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/27
JO  - Preventive medicine reports
DO  - 10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103687
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42997046
AB  - 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.
SN  - 2211-3355
ER  -