Climate Action Team Public Health Workgroup

This page last reviewed April 9, 2018

The Public Health Working Group of the California Climate Action Team addresses cross-cutting issues related to climate change and health, including issues specific to AB 32 implementation. The purpose of the workgroup is to provide a forum for communication, coordination, and education across agencies and with stakeholders.

Public meetings of the Climate Action Team Public Health (CAT PH) Workgroup will be held quarterly or more frequently if needed. Air Resources Board and California Department of Public Health will co-host the workgroup meetings. Effort will be made to host meetings at sites where webcast facilities are available. Meeting materials and notes will be electronically distributed to the Climate Change and Public Health e-mail list.

Meeting Schedule

• Current and Past Meetings

Documents

• Preparing California for Extreme Heat: Guidance and Recommendations
• Climate Action for Health: Integrating Public Health into Climate Action Planning
• Health Co-Benefits and Transportation-Related Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Technical Report
• CDPH HIA of a Cap-and-Trade Framework
• 2010 Work Plan
• 2010 Climate Change as a Public Health Issue: Communication Workshops:
  
  In November, 2010, CDPH’s Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the California Conference of Local Health Officers (CCLHO) co-sponsored two workshops in Los Angeles and Oakland on Climate Change as a Public Health Issue: Communication Lessons and Strategies for Local Health Departments. The workshops featured Dr. Edward Maibach, a leading US researcher on public attitudes on climate change, public health communication and social marketing.
  
  Below are slides from key presentations: 
  • Overview of the Public Health Impacts of Climate Change
       For more information about the workshops contact Daniel Woo
    • Dr. Linda Rudolph, Former Deputy Director, CCDPHP, CDPH
  • Public Attitudes and Perceptions on Climate Change as a Public Health Issue
    • Dr. Edward Maibach, Director, Center for Climate Change Communications, George Mason University
• Proposed Screening Method for Low-Income Communities Highly Impacted by Air Pollution for AB 32 Assessments   (Please send all questions to cvaradar@arb.ca.gov)
• A Guide for Health Impact Assessment (Rajiv Bhatia, SF DPH)
• Draft Charter

Resources

• CDPH

• ARB Cap & Trade Program
• California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 - AB 32
• Climate Action Team (CAT)
• California Climate Adaptation Strategy
• Public Health and Climate Change Adaptation
• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• ARB's Community Health Programs
• ARB's Public Participation Guidebook
• OEHHA - Cumulative Impacts and Precautionary Approach Work Group

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