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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Reimagining the Role of Health Departments and Their Partners in Addressing Climate Change: Revising the Building Resilience against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework.

Stephenie C Lemon, Heather A Joseph, Samantha Williams, Claudia Brown, Semra Aytur, Katherine Catalano, Stacey Chacker, Karin V Goins, Linda Rudolph, Sandra Whitehead and 2 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. A Flexible Framework for Urgent Public Health Climate Action.American journal of public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Stephenie C LemonPrevention Research Center, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Heather A JosephClimate and Health Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Samantha WilliamsClimate and Health Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Claudia BrownClimate and Health Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6776-1566
Semra AyturDepartment of Health Management and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA.
Katherine CatalanoCenter for Climate, Health and Equity, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC 20001, USA.
Stacey ChackerHealth Resources in Action, Boston, MA 02116, USA.
Karin V GoinsPrevention Research Center, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Linda RudolphCenter for Climate Change and Health, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA 94607, USA.
Sandra WhiteheadCollege of Professional Studies, Sustainable Urban Planning Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
Sara ZimmermanClimate Equity Policy Center, Berkeley, CA 94702, USA.
Paul J SchrammClimate and Health Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USAmerican Public Health Association · USCenter for Health and Gender Equity · USGeorge Washington University · USHealth Resources in Action · USPublic Health Institute · USUniversity of New Hampshire · US

Funding

UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center - COVID 19 SupplementU48DP006381 · DP · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LEMON, STEPHENIE C., ROSAL, MILAGROS C · 2018 to 2023
$6.5M
ACL HHS U48DP006381NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006381
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Public health departments have important roles to play in addressing the local health impacts of climate change, yet are often not well prepared to do so. The Climate and Health Program (CHP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework in 2012 as a five-step planning framework to support public health departments and their partners to respond to the health impacts of climate change. CHP has initiated a process to revise the framework to address learnings from a decade of experience with BRACE and advances in the science and practice of addressing climate and health. The aim of this manuscript is to describe the methodology for revising the BRACE framework and the expected outputs of this process. Development of the revised framework and associated guidance and tools will be guided by a multi-sector expert panel, and finalization will be informed by usability testing. Planned revisions to BRACE will (1) be consistent with the vision of Public Health 3.0 and position health departments as "chief health strategists" in their communities, who are responsible for facilitating the establishment and maintenance of cross-sector collaborations with community organizations, other partners, and other government agencies to address local climate impacts and prevent further harm to historically underserved communities; (2) place health equity as a central, guiding tenet; (3) incorporate greenhouse gas mitigation strategies, in addition to its previous focus on climate adaptation; and (4) feature a new set of tools to support BRACE implementation among a diverse set of users. The revised BRACE framework and the associated tools will support public health departments and their partners as they strive to prevent and reduce the negative health impacts of climate change for everyone, while focusing on improving health equity.

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Climate ChangeHealth EquityCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Health PromotionHumansPublic HealthUnited Statesadaptationclimatecommunity engagementequityhealth departmentsmitigation

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PMID37568988
PMCPMC10419192
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