Health

There is a growing number of resources that aim to address the effects of climate change on health. This page lists tribal and government resources and programs that focus on health-related issues and climate change. This page includes numerous resources from tribal climate change adaptation plans, as well as the recent Tribal Climate Health Project. Additional Programs and Resources can be found at Tribal Climate Health, a site hosted by the Pala Band of Mission Indians through the project Building the Capacity of Tribes to Address the Health Impacts of Climate Change.

Title Organization Category Geography Website
Fourth National Climate Assessment NCA assessment, climate, impacts, communities, reduction, agriculture National Link
Global Climate Action Summit GCAS climate action, decarbonization, global economy, policies National/Global Link
Climate Change, Health, and Equity: A Guide for Local Health Departments American Public Health Association climate change impacts, public health, equality, community health, transportation, land use, agriculture National Link
Essential Actions for Climate Resilience in Local Health Departments National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) climate change, public health, climate change adaptation, environmental justice, intervention National Link
Climate change and women's health: Impacts and policy directions Plos Medicine climate change, public health, women's health, climate justice, gender inequality Link
Tribal Climate Champions: Spotlight on Blackfeet Nation National Indian Health Board climate ready tribes, climate health efforts, physical and mental health, climate change, water, drought, extreme weather, water contamination Montana, Glacier National Park Link
Community Engagement in Public Health CCHS community participation, public health, CDC, disease, health, engagement California Link
Guide to Equitable Community-Driven Climate Preparedness Urband Sustainability Directors Network community, equitable, equality, climate change, tribal, immigrants, refugees National Link
Community Organizing Handbook- 3rd Edition CCESL community-engagement, students, faculty, issues, organizing, handbook National Link
Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Teachers (Admin Supp) DHHS, NIEHS environmental health, education, training, research experience National Link
Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21) DHHS, NIH environmental health, research, disaster preparedness, environmental exposure, public health National Link
The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future The Lancet health and climate change, monitoring, adaptation, planning, resilience, mitigation, public health National Link
Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate; Proceedings of a Workshop The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine health and medicine, public health, prevention, environment, environment health and safety, climate change Link
Request for Applications: Climate and Health Demonstration Sites (2022-2023) NACCHO, CDC health effects, health, climate change impacts, adaptation, community health, community preparedness National Link
Multsoving at the Intersection of Climate and Health; Lessons from Success Stories Climate Interactive health, climate change, climate change adaptation, community health International Link
Climate Change in Port Heiden, Alaska Strategies for Community Health Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium health, climate change, climate change impacts, traditional knowledge, climate science Alaska Link
Assessment of the Potential Health Impacts of Climate Change in Alaska The State of Alaska Epidemiology Health, climate change, extreme events impacts, food safety, information, mental health, well-being, Native American communties, traditional knowledge, vector borne disease Alaska Link
Health Departments are on Climate Change's Front Lines ensia health, climate change, extreme weather events, public health, adaptation National Link
Health and climate change toolkit for project managers World Health Organization health, climate change, planning, adaptation, vulnerability assessments International Link
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment U.S. Global Change Research Program Health, climate change, temperature-related, air quality impacts, extreme events, vector-borne diseases, water quality, food safety National Link
Realistic Ways You Can Combat Climate Change, Today Public Health Online health, climate change, tools, information National Link
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Funding Opportunities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation health, health equity, climate change, climate change impacts, racial equity National Link
Chemşhúun Pe'ícháachuqeli (When our Hearts are Happy); A Tribal Psychosocial Climate Resilience Framework Pala Band of Mission Indians, Tribal Climate Health Project health, resilience, mental health, climate change impacts, framework, adaptation plan Link
Office of Tribal Self-Governance Negotiation Cooperative Agreement DHHS, IHS health, self-governance, planning, collaboration National Link
Northwest Climate and Health Network health, tribal health, professionals, Northwest, climate impacts Northwest Link
Inclusive Public Engagement ILG local, governments, public, engagement, planning, land use, economic California Link
Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) pesticide management, policy, education, training, communication, EPA, health National Link
Community Based Adaptation to a Changing Climate EPA Public Health, adaptation, preparedness, air quality, climate change, extreme events National Link
The Insidious Threat of Wildfire - Not What You Might Think The Progressive Public Health, air quality, climate change, extreme events, information California Link
Protecting health from climate change: vulnerability and adaptation assessment World Health Organization Public Health, assessment, climate change National, International Link

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
Questions about this Guide should be directed to kathy@uoregon.edu.

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