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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Overcoming Barriers to Successful Climate and Health Adaptation Practice: Notes from the Field.

Evan Mallen, Heather A Joseph, Megan McLaughlin, Dorette Quintana English, Carmen Olmedo, Matt Roach, Carmen Tirdea, Jason Vargo, Matt Wolff, Emily York

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Progress of Local Health Department Planning Actions for Climate Change: Perspectives from California, USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Evan MallenClimate and Health Program, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6151-752X
Heather A JosephClimate and Health Program, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0470-6759
Megan McLaughlinClimate and Health Program, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Dorette Quintana EnglishClimate Change & Health Equity Section, Office of Health Equity, California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA.
Carmen OlmedoPopulation Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA.
Matt RoachClimate and Health Program, Office of Environmental Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ 85007, USA.
Carmen TirdeaClimate and Health Program, Office of Environmental Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ 85007, USA.
Jason VargoClimate Change & Health Equity Section, Office of Health Equity, California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4785-6936
Matt WolffPopulation Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA.
Emily YorkOregon Climate and Health Program, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority, Portland, OR 97232, USA.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USArizona Department of Health Services · USCalifornia Department of Public Health · USSan Francisco Department of Public Health · USOregon Health Authority · US

Funding

NCEH CDC HHS UE1 EH001045
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

State and local public health agencies are at the forefront of planning and responding to the health challenges of climate hazards but face substantial barriers to effective climate and health adaptation amidst concurrent environmental and public health crises. To ensure successful adaptation, it is necessary to understand and overcome these barriers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative (CRSCI) provides funding to state and local health departments to anticipate and respond to health impacts from climate change using the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework. This paper explores the barriers to and enablers of successful adaptation projects among BRACE West CRSCI grantees, including Arizona, California, Oregon, and the city and county of San Francisco. The barriers included competing demands such as the COVID-19 pandemic, dependence on partners with similar challenges, staff and leadership turnover, uncertain and complex impacts on at-risk populations, and inadequate resources. The enablers included effective partnerships, leadership support, dedicated and skilled internal staff, and policy windows enabling institutional change and reprioritization. These findings highlight effective strategies in the field that state and local health departments may use to anticipate potential barriers and establish their work in an environment conducive to successful adaptation.

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COVID-19PandemicsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Climate ChangeHumansPublic HealthUnited Statesadaptive capacityclimate change adaptationevaluationresilience

Identifiers

PMID35742418
PMCPMC9222828
OpenAlexW4282825836

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