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Resources

Climate Care Consulting, LLC has identified a selection of hard-to-find or archived federal resources related to climate change and human health that may help you on your journey.

This toolkit, developed by the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE), aims to help healthcare organizations consider the impacts of climate change for emergency preparedness and resilience planning. 

The Climate Resilience for Healthcare Toolkit

OCCHE developed a resource guide for healthcare practitioners to help care for populations most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Protecting  
Vulnerable  
Populations from  
Climate Hazards: 
A Referral Guide

These case studies were created by OCCHE to highlight hospitals that have successfully taken advantage of federal funding for clean energy investments created by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Inflation Reduction Act Health Sector Case Studies

OCCHE developed this roadmap to provide guidance to healthcare organizations looking to reduce their Scope 3 GHG emissions.

Scope 3 Emissions Reduction Roadmap

HHS and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) colleagues collaborated to create this guidance on how health sector organizations can use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to track building energy use and GHG emissions

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Guidance for the Health Sector

This primer was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and aims to help guide healthcare organizations who are just beginning their journey to reduce their GHG emissions.

AHRQ Primer on Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions

Participating agencies of the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) created this 6-year strategy to build extreme heat resilience and planning across the federal government and the U.S.

The NIHHIS National Heat Strategy

This how-to guide was created by OCCHE as a framework for communities to develop their own monthly and seasonal climate forecasting tools modeled after OCCHE's Climate and Health Outlook.

How-To Guide: Seasonal Forecast for Health

The Climate and Health Outlook was published monthly by OCCHE and included climate hazard forecasts across U.S. states and HHS regions along with information about the health impacts of each hazard and actions and resources to stay safe.

Samples of the OCCHE Climate and Health Outlook

This white paper was developed by the Office of Management and Budget to assess the financial risk of climate change across the federal government, including impacts to HHS.

OMB White Paper on Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change 

Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Climate Resilience Game Changers Working Group identified these innovative solutions to increase climate resilience.

The White House Climate Resilience Game Changers Assessment
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