PREPARING FOR THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF

CLIMATE CHANGE IN MARQUETTE COUNTYMarquette Climate Action Task Force - September 7, 2017

Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP)

Michigan Dept. Health & Human Services (MDHHS)

Lorri Cameron, Aaron Ferguson, Yonathan Kefelegn

Michigan State UniversityBrad Neumann, MSU Extension

Pat Crawford and Wayne Beyea, MSU School of Planning, Design, and Construction

Acknowledgments

Photo: MSU SPDC

Outline

Project Overview

Climate and Health Priorities

The Response

Next Steps

Photo: MSU SPDC

Project Overview

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Who: Project Team (MICHAP, MSU, MCHD)

Advisors & Stakeholders (CATF, Community, Vulnerable Pop.)

What: Build community capacity to address and interrupt climate change from impacting health.

When: ‘16-’17 Planning & Engagement/‘17-’18 Developing & Feedback/’18-tbd Rollout & Implementation

Brief Summary

Where: Multiple sites across Marquette County

Why: Significant existing adaptive capacity. Climate driven events have impacted health and quality of life, particularly for vulnerable groups.

How: Climate and Health Adaptation Guidebook

• FEEDBACK on our process and product (Advisory group)

• SUPPORT for implementing our intervention

• COORDINATION with other CATF activities

What we need from CATF

Marquette’s Climate and Health Priorities

Stakeholders

Climate Change Local Government

• Superior Watershed Partnership• Climate Reality Project• MSU Extension – Greening MI Institute• CATF

• Marquette County• City of Marquette• Marquette Twp.• Chocolay Twp.• Humboldt Twp.• Sawyer• Area Chambers of Commerce• Public Utilities

Health Vulnerable Populations

• Marquette County Health Dept. • MSU College of Human Medicine – UPHS• MSU Extension – Health & Nutrition Inst.• NMU – Community Health Education• Area Physicians• Emergency Response Officials

• Alger-Marq. Community Action• Aging Services• Veterans Affairs• Homeless & Shelter Services• Continuum of Care

Climate Change

• Things changing are upsetting to many – mental health is also a concern.

• Wildfires and floods can prevent food from being trucked in.

Local Government

• Sands Township aquifer has been depleting rapidly.

• Communities are vulnerable to flooding due to aging infrastructure. Still have wood water lines.

Health

• There were a lot of respiratory illnesses in ER and clinic last spring and summer. People were sicker and stayed longer.

• Big storm surges increase runoff and contamination of runoff.

Vulnerable Populations

• A lot of elderly don’t want to leave their homes during evacuations.

• Those in isolation can easily be cut off from services during an extreme weather event.

What We Heard

Identified Concern Discussion Sessions

Climate Health

Issues

Climate

Change

Public

Health

Emergency

Preparedness/

Undeserved

Local

Government

Wildfires X X

Mental Health X X

Vector Borne

Diseases

X X X

Social Conflict X

Flooding X X X X

Energy X X X

Economic Impact X

Resource

Allocation

X

Water Shortage X X X

Air Quality X X

Ticks X X X

Lake

Contamination

X

Extreme Weather X X

Food Access X

Extreme Heat X X

Water Issues

Water Quality

Flooding

Water Shortage

Primary Priorities

Secondary Priorities

Ticks

Wildfires

Stakeholder Input on Priorities

What is your reaction to the Stakeholder Input?

Does this reflect your concerns?

Anything missing?

Your Thoughts

The Response: Phase 2 – Process for Moving Forward

Summer

2017

• Stakeholder Input• Identify key stakeholders and potential partner communities

• Plan and convene advisory groups for input and feedback sessions

Fall

2017

• Meeting One- Visioning Kick-Off • Feedback from key stakeholders and prioritized concerns

• Identify metrics for climate change assessment

• Key themes for intervention design, vulnerability assessment tools

Winter

2017

• Meeting Two- Preliminary Recommendations• Collect, tabulate and analyze information

• Prioritize interventions and metrics for Guidebook

• Present preliminary design and planning recommendations

Spring

2018

• Meeting Three- Present Final Report• Develop evidence-based evaluation techniques

• Draft Guidebook including feedback from stakeholders

Summer/Fall 2018

• Implementation• Present Guidebook to community stakeholders

• Determine next steps for piloting at least one aspect of the Guidebook

Next Steps

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Summarize stakeholder input, priorities and potential evaluation techniques.

Identify and invite stakeholders and community partners

Convene the Kickoff meeting

__________________________________________If you have any questions, contact:

Wayne Beyea, beyea@msu.edu; 517-432-7600