Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative

The Oregon Health Authority is one of five agencies across the country that received a grant from the CDC as part of the Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative. This program is intended to help agencies address the public health effects of climate change related events.

Capacity-building projects differ from state to state and city to city and may include:

• Developing and improving climate change data through selected SEHIC Climate Change Indicators
• Developing programs and workshops to educate state agencies about climate change
• Improving partnerships between agencies

In Oregon, public health officials have:

• Conducted workshops
• Created presentations on preparing for climate change-related events in a public health context
• Established a mini-grant process for counties to implement their own climate change preparedness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more information on the Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative.