Resources

• Analysis of resilience tools (Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission)

• Climate change adaptation resource center (EPA)

• Climate Resilience for Health Care and Communities: Strategies and Case Studies (HCWH)

• Federal resources to support emissions reduction and climate resilience for healthcare stakeholders (HHS)

• Adaptation Clearinghouse & Adaptation Equity Portal (Georgetown Climate Center)

• Health Sector Resource Hub & Quickfinder for leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act for the Health Sector (OCCHE)

• Race to Resilience (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change)

• Sustainable and climate-resilient health care facilities toolkit (USGCRP)

• US Climate resilience toolkit regional resources (USGCRP) 

• Adaptation planning for Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (APHA)

• Build Healthy Places Network (Community Innovation for Racial Equity)

• BUILD Health Challenge (deBeaumont)

• Climate ready communities & Identifying reps of frontline communities (Geos Institute)

• Collaborating for equity and justice: Moving beyond collective impact (Nonprofit Quarterly)

• Community disaster resource tool (Healthcare Ready)

• Community driven climate resilience planning: A framework (National Association of Climate Resilience  Planners)

• Community engagement primer for health professionals (Emerald Cities Collaborative) 

• Anchored by health care: Strategies for health systems (HCWH)

• Partnering for resilience: A practical guide to Community-based disaster planning (HCWH)

• Resilience Matters: Collective Action for Healthier Communities (Island Press Urban Resilience Project ebook)

• Return on Investment Calculator for partnerships to address the social determinants of health (Commonwealth Fund)

• Social Vulnerability Index (CDC)

• Strengthening partnerships for healthy, climate resilient, and thriving communities (OASH, ASPE, Admin for Children and Families)

• Support Strategies for Socially Marginalized Neighborhoods Likely Impacted by Natural Hazards (University of NC at Chapel Hill) 

FULL HHS Sustainable and climate resilience health care facility initiative (SCRHCFI) checklist

• Climate and economic justice screening tool (Council on Environmental Quality)

• Climate mapping for resilience and adaptation & Assessment tool (CMRA, USGCRP)

• Climate risks and community vulnerabilities assessment and Documenting steps to resilience Excel spreadsheet (from U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit, USGCRP)

• Community health needs dashboard (Kaiser Permanente)

• Customizable RFP for assessing climate-related infrastructure risks (HCWH)

• Life at the fenceline - Understanding cumulative health hazards in environmental justice communities (Coming Clean)

• National Equity Atlas (PolicyLink)

• National Risk and Capability Assessment (FEMA)

• National risk index (FEMA)

• Surging Seas risk zone map (Climate Central)

• Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool - water (EPA) 

• Community resilience planning guide (National Institute of Standards & Technology) - also in Spanish

• Drought & Infrastructure: A planning guide (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency with the National Drought Resilience Partnership)

• Guidance for climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities and Operational framework for building climate resilient health systems (WHO)

• Leading practice in climate adaptation (Water Utility Climate Alliance)

• Measuring climate resilience: A virtual roundtable discussion (AHRQ)

• Planning for urban heat resilience (American Planning Association/NOAA)

• Resilient strategies guide for water utilities (EPA) 

• Climate resilience for health care for frontline clinics toolkit (Americares)

• County health rankings & roadmaps (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute)

• Preparing for regional health impacts (CDC)

• Protecting vulnerable patient populations from climate hazards: A referral guide for health professionals (OCCHE)

• Resilience Hubs (Urban Sustainability Directors Network) 

• Adaptation equity portal funding programs (Georgetown Climate Center)

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Building resilient infrastructure and communities, (with American Flood Coalition explainer of BRIC) ; Hazard mitigation grant program; Public assistance program

• Community resilience economic decision guide for buildings and infrastructure (NIST)

• Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (EPA)

• Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center (EPA)

• Climate Pollution Reduction Grants  with States/metro areas participating (EPA)

• Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (NOAA)

• Credits and Deductions Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRS)

• Environmental Justice Grants (EPA)

• Funding Announcements from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and IRA (EPA)

• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Implementation Framework  (EPA)

• IRS Elective Pay/Direct Pay webpage (IRS)

• Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loans (EPA)

• Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center (EPA)

• Safe haven in the storm: Protecting lives and margins with climate-smart health care (HCWH) 

• 4th National Climate Assessment (USGCRP); 5th National Climate Assessment - anticipated 2023 publication

• 6th National Risk Assessment: Hazardous heat (First Street Foundation)

• Preparing for regional health impacts (CDC)

• State climate summaries (NOAA) 

• Centering justice and community voices in climate solutions (recording & slides)

• Creating climate resilience plans for unique community needs (slides)

• Engaging patient and providers in equity-centered climate change planning (slides)