Equity and Justice
Climate change affects communities differently. Climate health equity focuses on addressing these disparities to ensure all populations can achieve better health outcomes.
Learn the Basics:
Climate and Health - What is Climate Health Equity?
Americares Associate Director of Climate and Disaster Resilience Nate Matthews-Trigg explains climate health equity and how we can all work together to build climate justice.
The guide includes overviews of climate science, health impacts of climate change and how health equity fits into the equation. It discusses what local health departments can do to include climate change and health equity into assessment and surveillance, intersectoral collaboration, community engagement and education, climate and health communications, preparedness and more.
This brief provides an overview of the impact of climate and climate change on health, identifies who is at increased risk for negative health impacts associated with climate and climate change, explains why there is a growing focus on climate change and health, and reviews recent federal efforts to address climate change and health equity.
