Workshop
Climate Change, Health, and Justice
A Workshop on Community-Engaged Research to Promote Health Equity
Virtual workshop conducted July 29 and 30, 2024
The Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023), the U.S. government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses, outlined three key conclusions related to climate change and health:
- Climate change is harming human health.
- Systemic racism and discrimination exacerbate climate impacts on human health.
- Timely, effective, and culturally appropriate adaptation and mitigation actions to protect human health are needed.
With this clear roadmap, it is critical to stimulate intervention research to help people and communities from U.S. populations experiencing health disparities adapt to climate change.
This workshop examines the state of the science to stimulate community-engaged, multi-level intervention research on this topic. The event convenes researchers, clinicians, and community partners for a series of presentations, panel discussions, and flash talks to:
- Hear varied perspectives on innovations to decrease health disparities associated with climate change.
- Identify mechanisms and processes required for successful multi-level interventions that strengthen resilience and adaptation to health effects from climate change.
- Identify research gaps and opportunities to promote climate justice through community-engaged research.
- Strategize future research directions.
Day 1: Monday, July 29
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| Workshop Welcome | |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Workshop Overview Welcome Remarks and NIMHD Perspective |
| Keynote Session Moderator: Arielle Gillman, Ph.D., M.P.H. NIMHD |
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| 12:50 p.m. |
Conceptualizing the Links Between Climate Change and Health Inequities: Implications for Research and Action Promoting Climate Justice: Promotores de Salud, Farmworkers and Latinx Populations Looking at Climate and Health Adaptation Through an Equity Lens: What Do You See? |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break |
| Session #1: Protecting Farm Workers From the Health Effects of Extreme Heat in Occupational and Community Health Settings Moderator: Julie Postma, Ph.D., RN, Washington State University College of Nursing |
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| 2:05 p.m. |
Heat and Health Equity: Protecting Immigrant and Migrant Agricultural Workers Partner-Engaged Development & Evaluation of Farmworker Heat Prevention Awareness & Decision Support Tools Heat Protection Interventions Among Farmworkers Overview of Policies Protecting Outdoor Workers From Heat Stress Irene Ruiz, M.A., Idaho Organization of Resource Councils Maria Blancas, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Washington |
| 3:05 p.m. | Break |
| Session #2: Preparing Rural and Tribal Communities for Sustained Wildfire Smoke Moderator: Ashlinn K. Quinn, Ph.D., NIEHS |
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| 3:10 p.m. |
Approaches to Building Smoke-Readiness in Rural North Central Washington Wildfires and the Changing Landscape of Air Pollution-Related Health Burden in California
Summers of Smoke: Towards Infrastructure That Facilitates Community-Based Research, Policy and Advocacy in Service of Planetary Health Gillian Mittelstaedt, Dr.P.H., M.P.A., Partnership for Air Matters and the Tribal Healthy Homes Network Ashley Schmidt, M.S.N., RN, Tulalip Tribes Health System |
| 4:10 p.m. | Break |
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Session #3: The Role of Sovereignty in Indigenous and Planetary Health in the Context of Climate Change
Moderator: Angela Fernandez, Ph.D., M.P.H., LCSW, NIMHD |
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| 4:20 p.m. |
Indigenous Planetary Health
Justice For All Kin: Indigenous Sovereignty in Land and Water Management to Nurture a Changing Mother Earth
Fanhasso Inafa’maolek ginen Guåhan: Remembering Reciprocity on Guam Kyle X. Hill, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Minnesota School of Public Health Melissa Vera, Ph.D., Washington State University College of Nursing |
| 5:20 p.m. |
Day 1 Summary and Wrap-Up |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
Day 2: Tuesday, July 30
Times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Day 2 Welcome |
| Session #4: Increasing Household and Community Energy Resilience to Protect the Health of Minoritized Populations Living in Underserved Areas Moderator: Vanessa Marshall, Ph.D., NIMHD |
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| 1:10 p.m. |
Characterizing Power Outage Exposure and Identifying Vulnerable Populations
Solar Power, Health, and Community in Puerto Rico: A Visual Reflection on Opportunities and Challenges
Community Health Center Solar Micro-grids: Access to Primary Care and Resilience in Justice 40 Communities
Advancing Energy Resilience in Housing to Mitigate Climate Risk Claire Richards, Ph.D., RN, Washington State University |
| 2:10 p.m. | Break |
| Session #5: Intervention Needs for Natural Disasters Caused by Climate Change Among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities Moderator: Arundhati Gogineni, Ph.D., LCSW-C, NIMHD |
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| 2:15 p.m. |
Understanding and Reducing the Compounding Climate and Health Risks in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Region
Building Resilient Communities
Adaptation Activities as Interventions for Indigenous Communities Exposed to Climate Change Lauren Clay, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Maryland—Baltimore County Douglas Kowalewski, Ph.D., National Science Foundation |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| Session #6: Panel Discussion on Methodological Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Karen Marie McNamara, Ph.D., NINR |
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| 3:25 p.m. |
Panelists Gila Neta, Ph.D., M.P.P., National Cancer Institute Lisa M. Thompson, Ph.D., M.S., RN, FNP, FAAN, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Jamie Donatuto, Ph.D., Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Sacoby Wilson, Ph.D., M.S., University of Maryland School of Public Health |
| Workshop Wrap-Up and Conclusion Moderators: Workshop Planning Committee |
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| 4:25 p.m. |
Workshop Summary and Group Discussion on Recommendations and Future Directions |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Workshop Planning Committee
- Co-Chair: Arielle Gillman, Ph.D., M.P.H.
- Co-Chair: Julie Postma, Ph.D., R.N. (NIMHD Climate and Health Scholar, Washington State University)
- Angela Fernandez, Ph.D., M.P.H., LCSW (NIMHD)
- Vanessa Marshall, Ph.D. (NIMHD)
- Crystal Barksdale, Ph.D., M.P.H. (NIMHD)
- Ashlinn Quinn, Ph.D. (NIEHS)
- Shilpa Amin, M.D., M.BSc., M.J., CAQ, FFAFP (NIMHD)
- Karen Marie McNamara, Ph.D. (NINR)
- Arundhati Gogineni, Ph.D. LCSW-C (NIMHD)
NIH Institutes represented:
- NIMHD: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- NIEHS: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- NINR: National Institute of Nursing Research
Page updated Oct. 23, 2024 | published June 18, 2024
