Creating climate resilience plans for unique community needs

Learn from two health systems as they share their experiences developing climate and community resilience plans in this conversation moderated by a representative from the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity.

• Learn about resources to support health systems in resilience planning and meeting HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge requirements.
• Draw concrete takeaways from two health systems’ experiences creating climate and community resilience plans.
• Discuss tools for considering unique regional vulnerabilities in the resilience planning process.
• Understand how to integrate community needs into resilience planning.

Climate action requires both decreasing GHG emissions and establishing robust community and climate resilience plans, which are shaped by the unique location, size, and culture of a health system and community. In this session, moderated by staff from the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, learn from two health systems’ approaches to building and implementing community and climate resilience plans that integrate community needs and consider unique regional vulnerabilities. Learn about resources to support health systems in resilience planning and meeting HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge requirements.