Climate Justice and Public Health

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National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Climate Justice and Public Health

John Balbus, MD, MH

Senior !dvisor for ublic Health

Director, NI"HS#$H% &ollaboratin' &entre for "nvironmental Health SciencesNational Institute of "nvironmental Health Sciences

National "nvironmental Justice &onference and (rainin' ro'ram

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National Institutes of HealthU.S. Department of Health and Human Services

In a warming world, if youre cold, someone else is hot

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Opening thought: Great threat, great opportunity


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Climate justice through a public health lens.

%vervie0 of climate pro5ections for the US

Health impacts of climate chan'e and the role of socialdeterminants

$hat does climate 5ustice throu'h a public health lensmean6

Ho0 the federal 'overnment is respondin'


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Projected Temperature Change ofHottest Days


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Projected Change in HeavyPrecipitation Events


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!treme e"ents trend upwards in #$ since %&'(


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)eat: mortality in *+C lined to lac of air conditioning

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-ace, $ocial Capital, and the )ealth Impacts of atrina

=Si'nificant racial differences persist in specific :atrina#induced health s7mptoms 0ith !frican !mericans>

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/ulnerability of *+C neighborhoods to chemical

ha0ards and e!treme e"ents


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1 public health lens on climate justice can mean

-educing healthdisparities is a climate

justice imperati"e


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n"ironmental regulations are part of the answer

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$ustainable, healthy

communities are thefoundation of

transformation


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2ransformation is coming e3uity must be part of it


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Green 4obs, $ustainable Communities


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$pecial attention to

those most at ris


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Outdoor worers and heat stress5 perfect heat storm6

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$ustainable and Climate -esilient )ealth Care acilities Initiati"e

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- "lement ?rame0or1 for Healthcare ?acilit7 ;esilience

Dia'ram and Descriptions

&ompendium of ;esources

Matri3 and 8uide to &ase Studies

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Report on impacts of observed and projected climate changeon human health in the United States !ith a strong focus onimpact "uanti#cation !here possible$

%uilds upon the current &C' and ())* US CCSP climate andhealth+focused report ,S'P -$./$

The US0CRP Climate and Health 'ssessment is a Highly

1n2uential Scienti#c 'ssessment$

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Draft 3utline

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Draft 3utline

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Draft Timeline

Second

3rder

Draft

Second 3rder Draft of all chapters to steering

committeeDecember ()4-

Draft delivered to US0CRP for S0CR Principals

Revie!Banuary ()4:

Peer

Revie!

Draft

Public Comment ,arch >ay ()4:

&RC Peer Revie! >arch + Bune ()4:

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Climate and Data Tools Initiative


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Resources and activities for protecting health in a context of climatechange

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$ummary

&limate 5ustice, health disparities, sustainablecommunities are all ti'htl7 lin1ed

&limate chan'e brin's si'nificant threats but can also

force transformative positive chan'e for health Ne0 tools, assessments, and data resources can help

communities protect and promote health


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