>>Read the 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate: HERE
Climate change is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. The health impacts of climate change will affect us all, but will have a greater impact on disadvantaged communities and threaten the systems on which human life depends – our air, water, food, shelter and security. In response to this pressing public health issue, in 2010 the San Francisco Department of Public Health created its Climate and Health Program. Our Climate and Health Program is working to develop solutions to support healthy and climate-ready communities.
The Products of our Climate and Health Program are summarized below
Education and Outreach Materials
Clinician Climate Change and Health Training Modules, 2019
Heat Training Presentation, 2019
Public Information for Heat Events (Multilingual), 2016
Health Impacts of Flooding/Mold, 2017
Flood/Extreme Storm Training Presentation, 2018
Public Information for Extreme Storms/Flooding, 2016
Health Impacts of Flooding and Extreme Storms, 2016
Children’s Environmental Health Promotion: ‘Take Action Against Mold’ Info Sheets, 2018: English, Spanish, Chinese
Open Data and Indicators
DataSF – Community Resilience Indicators
DataSF – Flood Vulnerability Data
DataSF- Extreme Heat Data (Coming Soon!)
Media, Press and Articles
KQED, “Extreme Heat Killed 14 People in the Bay Area Last Year. 11 Takeaways From Our Investigation”
Press Release – Climate and Health Adaptation
Podcast – Visualizing Climate and Health from the National to the Local Level
White House Press Release on Climate and Health
Press Release – Health, flooding and extreme storms
San Franciscans!
Become climate ready!
Get to know your neighbors
Get to know the facts
Help tackle climate change
We are all in this together
