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Because of historic and ongoing discriminatory policies and practices, certain populations - namely people of color, Indigenous people, and low-income communities - disproportionately suffer from the adverse impacts of extreme weather and other disasters that are exacerbated by climate change. To examine actions that could help improve climate-related health outcomes in disproportionately impacted communities, the Environmental Health Matters Initiative, a program spanning all major units of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, convened a two-day workshop Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity - State-Level Implementation on May 24 and 26, 2022. The workshop brought together representatives from state and federal agencies, universities, community-based organizations, state and national advocacy organizations, foundations, and private sector organizations. This publication highlights the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
12 pages
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8.5 x 11
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ISBN Ebook: 0-309-69293-8
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17226/26693
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity—State-Level Implementation: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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