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
Public Health Functions APHA public health, assessment, diagnosis, climate change, LHDs, surveillance, vulnerability, tribes National Link
Preparing for the Health Effects of Drought; A Resource Guide for Public Health Professionals CDC public health, climate change impacts, drought, vector-borne diseases and infections, air quality, infrastructure, preparedness National Link
Public Health Working Group for the Climate Action Team State of California Public Health, climate change, adaptation, planning, mitigation California Link
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Public Health Practice: Using Adaptive Management to... Environmental Health Perspectives Public Health, climate change, adaptation, planning, mitigation National Link
An Evidence-Based Public Health Approach to Climate Change Adaptation Environmental Health Perspectives Public Health, climate change, adaptation, planning, mitigation, integration National Link
San Francisco Climate and Health Program San Francisco Department of Public Health Public Health, climate change, air, water, food, shelter security, adaptation San Francisco Link
Report: Medical Alert! Climate Change is Harming Our Health The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Public Health, Climate Change, assessment National Link
Climate Change and Human Health European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Public Health, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions International Link
Climate Change and Human Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health, climate change, resources, information National Link
Climate Change and Public Health - Training Modules nextGenU.org Public Health, climate change, training, adaptation, National Link
Health Impacts of Climate Change (Training Webinars) United Nations UNCC Public Health, climate change, training, adaptation, resilience International Link
Climate Change Webinars American Public Health Association Public Health, community health, climate change, adaptation National Link
Healthy Planet, Healthy People TEDx Talks Public Health, environmental health, climate change Canada, National Link
Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research University of Arizona public health, environmental health, research, health inequity, community resilience, policy development Arizona Link
Climate Change is Affecting Our Health. Is There a Cure? TEDx Talks Public Health, infectious disease transmissions, water, malnutrition, air pollution, mitigation, healthcare costs Link
Ready for Change; Preparing Public Health Agencies for the Impacts of Climate Change Climate Leadership Initiative and The Oregon Coalition of Local Health Officials Public Health, preparedness, climate change, planning, adaptation, community health National Link
Public Health Disaster Research in U.S. Territories, Tribal Areas, and Rural Communities Natural Hazards Center, CDC, National Science Foundation public health, resilience, disaster preparedness, research National, International (US Territories) Link
Public Health Insider Public Health Seattle and King County public health, risks, hazards, food safety, healthy living Washington Link
Public Health and Climate Change; A Guide for Increasing the Capacity of Local Health Departments The Resource Innovation Group, Northwest Health Foundation, CDC, Biositu, LLC Public Health, Tribal Health, climate change, adaptation, planning, capacity building National Link
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: A Different Perspective on Environmental Health Environmental Health Perspectives Public Health, Tribal Health, TK, Environmental Health, Climate Change National Link
Indigenous Health Indicators Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Public health, Tribal Health, TK, Environmental Health, Climate Change, data Washington, Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest Link
The Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit Americares, Harvard Chan C-CHANGE toolkit, wildfire, heat, hurricane, flooding, health care providers, patients, health care administrators National Link
Tribal Public Health Law Resources CDC Tribal Health National Link
Indian Health Service (IHS) Regional Contact List IHS Tribal Health Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, Northeast, Alaska Link
Climate Change and Health - Training Modules World Health Organization Tribal Health, capacity building, disaster preparedness, training National, International Link
Tribal Climate Health Pala Band of Mission Indians Tribal Health, capacity building, environmental health, public health, community National Link
Oregon Climate and Health Network Oregon Health Authority Tribal Health, Climate Adaptation, Environmental Health, Emergency Preparedness, Chronic Disease, Social Services Pacific Northwest, Oregon Link
Climate Ready Tribes National Indian Health Board Tribal Health, climate change, capacity building, assessment, data sharing National Link
Climate Resilience Planning Toolkit Oregon Health Authority Tribal Health, Climate Change, resilience, planning Northwest Link
Climate Change in Point Hope, Alaska: Strategies for Community Health ANTHC Tribal Health, climate change, strategies, adaptation Alaska 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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