California Air Resources Board

The Public Health Workgroup of the California Climate Action Team (CAT-PHWG) addresses cross-cutting issues related to climate change and health, and provides a forum for communication, coordination, and education across agencies and with stakeholders, particularly local health departments. Workgroup meetings are open to the public, and co-hosted by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

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Questions? Please email climatechange@cdph.ca.gov.

Next Meeting

Spring 2025 (Date TBD)

Past Meetings:

California’s 5^th Climate Change Assessment: Public Health

November 7, 2024 1:00 P.M – 3:00 P.M PT

• Meeting Agenda  
• Agenda en Español
• Meeting Recording 
• Additional Resources 

Welcome & Introduction
• Kevin Barajas, Climate Changed & Health Equity (CCHE) Branch, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Overview of California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment
• Emely Anico, Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI)
Fifth Climate Change Assessment – Public Health Report
• Dan Woo & Kris Vaculik, CCHE Branch, CDPH
Wildfires, Forestry, and Public Health
• Alan Talhelm, CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Community and Nature Based Solutions for Climate Resilience and Health
• Dustin Herrmann, Mary Hillemeier, and Hannah Searles, TreePeople

Extreme Heat and Health Equity

May 29, 2024 1:30 P.M – 3:30 P.M PT        

• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Agenda in Spanish (en español)
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Resources

Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
• Rohan Radhakrishna, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Opening Remarks & Community Solutions
• Natalie Hernandez, Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG)
CARB Heat-Related Research
• Bonnie Holmes-Gen, California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Quantifying Health Damages from Climate Change
• Maithili Ramachandran, Climate Change & Health Equity (CCHE) Branch, CDPH
CDPH Heat Guidance & Resources
• Dan Woo & Elizabeth Rhoades, CCHE Branch, CDPH
Worker HEAT (Health Effects and Tracking) Program Overview
• Debbie Shrem, Occupational Health Branch (OHB), CDPH
Extreme Heat Guidance for People with Access and Functional Needs
• Vance Taylor, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES)
Heat Ready California – Statewide Public Awareness & Outreach Campaign
• Aubrie Fong & Lori Hanley, Office of Community Partnerships & Strategic Communications (OCPSC), California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
Heat Protections for Workers
• David Hornung, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
Extreme Heat & Resilient Communities Program Overview
• Braden Kay, OPR
CalHeatScore / AB 2238 Extreme Heat Ranking System
• Walker Wieland, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
 

LGBTQ+ Health and Climate Justice

December 5, 2023 10:00 A.M – 11:30 A.M PT

• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Recording

Introduction, Housekeeping, & Land Acknowledgement    

• Climate Change & Health Equity Branch, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) 

Opening Comments  

• Rohan Radhakrishna, Deputy Director, Office of Health Equity; Tribal Liaison, CDPH 

Climate and Health Impacts on 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities    

• Leo Goldsmith, PhD Student, Yale School of the Environment; Board Member, Out for Sustainability; Technical Contributor, Fifth National Climate Assessment 

QReady: Resilience Preparedness by and for LGBTQ+ Communities

• Vanessa Raditz, Project Director, QReady, Out for Sustainability; Filmmaker, “Fire & Flood” and “Can’t Stop Change”; PhD Student, Educational Theory and Practice; MA Student in Geography; University of Georgia 

Marriage Equality Inspiring Hope for Climate Action 

• Kenna Lee, Local Health Department Climate Change Program and Policy Specialist, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Branch 

Mental Health and Climate Change: Community-Led Solutions

February 8, 2023 10:00 A.M – 12:00 P.M PT

• Meeting Agenda  
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Slides
• Additional Resources

Introduction 

• CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section 

 Opening Comments

• Stephanie Welch, Deputy Secretary of Behavioral Health, California Health and Human Services Agency

 Climate Change Impacts on Mental Health Overview

• Dan Woo, Team Lead, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section 

 Community Trusted Youth Center & Resilience Hubs

• Kanwarpal Dhaliwal, Associate Director & Co-Founder, RYSE Center

  Community Perspective: Sweet Potato Project

• Patrick Hamilton, Program Manager; Andre Smith, Aleks Rodas, Ben Britton, Essienia Porter, Program Assistants, West Fresno Family Resource Center

Tribal Health and Climate Planning

 September 22, 2022  1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. PT 

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Resources 
• Additional Resource: CA Energy Commission Tribal Program Resource List

 Introduction 

• CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section 

 Opening Comments& Tribal Health and Climate Impact Vignette

• Rohan Radhakrishna, Deputy Director, Office of Health Equity / Chief Equity Officer & Tribal Liaison, CDPH 
• Eric Coles, Tribal Public Health Officer, Tule River Health Clinic, Inc., Tule River Tribe of California 
• Kerri Vera, Director, Department of Environmental Protection, Tule River Tribe of California 

 Tribal Health & Climate Planning Overview 

• Osamu Kumasaka, Tribal Climate Change Policy & Program Specialist, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section 

 State Programs: Tribal Climate Action Resources & Lessons Learned

• Katrina Leni-Konig, Deputy Public Advisor and Tribal Liaison, California Energy Commission 
• Dan Woo, Team Lead, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section 

 Tribal Health & Climate Planning: Data and Technical Assistance

• Shasta Gaughen, Director & Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Pala Environmental Department, Pala Band of Mission Indians 

 Tribal Climate Planning Experience & Perspective 

Panel Discussion with: 

• Dean Tonenna, Tribal Member, Mono Lake Kootzadika’a Tribe
• Kerri Vera, Director, Department of Environmental Protection

Protecting Worker Health in a Changing Climate

  May 10, 2022 1:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. PT 

• Meeting Agenda (English)
• Agenda de la Reunión (Español) 
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Resources

Introduction

• Linda Helland, Manager, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section

Opening / Framing

• Secretary Natalie Palugyai, California Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA)

Health Impacts: Occupational Heat Illness

• Amy Heinzerling, Public Health Medical Officer, CDPH Occupational Health Branch

Worker Experiences & Community-Based Perspectives

Presentations from:

• Claudia Quezada, Organizer, and Yazmin Alvarado, Farmworker & Volunteer, Lideres Campesinas
• Eulalia Mendoza, Environmental Emergencies Organizer, and Josefino Cervantes, Farmworker & Volunteer, Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
• Isadora Nogueira, Research Associate, Tracking California
• Tim Shadix, Legal Director, Warehouse Worker Resource Center

Regulatory, Policy and Planning & Community Research Perspectives 

Presentations from:

• David Hornung, Heat and Agriculture Program Coordinator, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA)
• Kris Eclarino, Technical Project Manager, and Natalie Delgado, Community Resilience Fellow, Climate Resolve
• Edward Orozco Flores, Associate Professor and Faculty Director – Community and Labor Center, University of California, Merced

State Action: California Climate Adaptation Strategy

• Sloane Viola, Council Program Manager – Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)

COVID Lessons for the Climate Crisis

November 30, 2021, 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. PT 

• Meeting Agenda (English)
• Agenda de la Reunión (Español)
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Resources

Introduction

• Abigail Ramirez, Health Program Specialist, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section
• Trinity Smyth, Policy and Program Specialist, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section
• Linda Helland, Chief, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section
• Dan Woo, Team Lead, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section

CARB Research Update

• Bonnie Holmes-Gen, Chief, CARB Health Exposure & Assessment Branch / Research Division

 Presentations

COVID-19 & Climate Change: No Health or Climate Justice without Racial Justice

• Rohan Radhakrishna, Deputy Director, Office of Health Equity / Chief Equity Officer, CDPH

Treating Worker’s Rights as Public Health issue: Collaboration between CAUSE and SBCPHD

• Hazel Davalos, Organizing Director, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy

Lessons from Community Climate Resilience and COVID Responses

• Hoi-Fei Mok, Sustainability Manager, City of San Leandro

Protecting Tribal Health in Crisis: Translating COVID Lessons into Climate Preparation in Indian Country

• Shasta Gaughen, Environmental Director & Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Pala Band of Mission Indians

• Angie Hacker, Principal Consultant & CEO, Prosper Sustainability

Learning From the COVID Crisis: Lessons for a Health Equity Response to Climate Change

• Savannah North, Climate and Health Manager, Public Health Alliance of Southern CA
• Matt Vander Sluis, Director of Policy and Planning, Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative

Contra Costa Health Services: A Focus on Climate Change

• Dan Peddycord, Climate and Health Policy Officer, Contra Costa Health Services

Announcements / Closing

• Daniel Woo, Team Lead, CDPH Climate Change & Health Equity Section

California Transportation Infrastructure Investments: Aligning with State Climate, Health, and Equity Goals 
April 22, 2021

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Resources

Opening Remarks

• Mark Starr, Deputy Director, Center for Environmental Health / State Environmental Health Director, CDPH 
• Introduction of Rohan Radhakrishna, Deputy Director, Office of Health Equity, CDPH

CA Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) – Overview

• Darwin Moosavi, Deputy Secretary, Environmental Policy & Housing Coordination, California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)

Presenters

• Nailah Pope-Harden, Policy Manager, ClimatePlan
• Jennifer Gress, Chief, Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division, CARB
• Amar Cid, Program Manager, Office on Race and Equity, Caltrans
• Jeffery Rosenhall, Chief, Policy and Program Section, and Victoria Custodio, Health Education Consultant, Active Transportation Safety Program, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch, CDPH

Healthy Mobility Options Tool (HMOT) – Overview / Demonstration

• Meredith Milet, Epidemiologist, Climate Change & Health Equity Section, CDPH
  • Access tool here

Protecting Communities from Wildfire Smoke
November 6, 2020

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Recording
• Wildfire Smoke Resources Document

Introduction

• Amanda Hooker, Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator, Office of Health Equity, CDPH
• Linda Helland, Chief, Health Equity Policy & Planning Unit, Office of Health Equity, CDPH

Welcome / Opening Comments

•  Mark Starr, Deputy Director for Environmental Health / Acting Deputy Director, Office of Health Equity, CDPH
•  John Balmes, Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco / Physician Member of the California Air Resources Board

Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

• Barbara Weller, Manager, Population Studies Section, Health & Exposure Assessment Branch, CARB
• Brian Malig, Research Scientist, Air and Climate Epidemiology Section, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

New Research on Children's Exposure to Wildfire Smoke

• Stephanie Holm, Co-Director, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California San Francisco

Guidance, Tools, and Actions for Protecting Communities from Wildfire Smoke

• Ambarish (Rish) Vaidyanathan, Health Scientist, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Amy MacPherson, Public Information Officer, CARB / Smoke Communications Group
• Margo Robbins, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Cultural Fire Management Council; Member of Yurok Tribe

Assessing the Health Benefits of California's Air Quality and Climate Change Programs
August 19, 2020, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT 

• Meeting agenda
• Meeting Recording
• Resources:
  • Guidance and Resources for COVID-19, Climate Change, and Health Equity
  • BenMAP - Community Edition
  • Integrated Transport and Health Impact Model (ITHIM) California
  • APEN Report: Mapping Resilience - A Blueprint for Thriving in the Face of Climate Disasters

Introduction

• Dan Woo, Health Program & Policy Specialist, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, CDPH
• Linda Helland, Chief, Health Equity Policy & Planning Unit, Office of Health Equity, CDPH

Welcome / Opening Comments

•  Mark Starr, Deputy Director for Environmental Health / Acting Deputy Director, Office of Health Equity, CDPH
•  John Balmes, Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco / Physician Member of the California Air Resources Board

Assessing the Health Benefits of California’s Air Quality and Climate Change Programs

• John Balmes, UCSF / CARB
• Linda Helland, CDPH
• Bonnie Holmes-Gen, Chief, Health Exposure and Assessment Branch, Research Division, CARB

Quantifying the Health Impacts of Human Exposure to Air Pollution in the Built Environment

• Joshua Apte, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering / School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley

Estimating the Benefits to Health of Improving Air Quality Using the BenMAP-Community Edition Tool

• Ken Davidson, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Transportation and Air Quality / Region 9 Air and Radiation Division, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Neal Fann, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Air Planning and Standards, US EPA

Integrated Transport and Health Impact Model (ITHIM): Health Benefits of Carbon Mitigation in Transportation

• Neil Maizlish, Epidemiologist

Centering Equity in Climate Adaptation and Resilience

• Amee Raval, Senior Policy Researcher, Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)

Mobilizing California's Public Health Sector

October 31, 2019 Meeting

• Agenda
• Video
• Resources

Presentations

• CDPH Presentation slides
• Presentation Slides - American Lung Association

Welcome & Introductions

• Calfornia Department of Public Health (CDPH) - Climate Change & Health Equity Program

Mobilizing the Public Health Sector to Address the Climate Emergency

• Linda Helland, Team Lead, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, CDPH

• Solange Gould, Chief, Health Equity Policy and Planning Unit, Office of Health Equity, CDPH

Health Departments Advocating for Climate Action

• Linda Rudolph, Director, Center for Climate Change and Health, Public Health Institute (PHI)

Building the Partnerships with Health and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)-Lessons from Health Equity Advocates and Partners

• Opening/Framing-Solange Gould, CDPH
• Martha Dina-Arguello, Executive Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles
• Jenny Bard, Director, Health Partnerships, Advocacy and Public Policy, American Lung Association in Califoria

Discussion: California Local Health Departments - Mobilizing Climate Action

• Rohan Radhakrishna, Deputy Health Officer and Improvement Advisor, Contra Costa Health Services, County of Contra Costa
• Linda Rudolph, Public Health Institute

Wildfires, Climate Change, and Public Health
June 10, 2019 Meeting

• Agenda
• Resources
• Video

Presentations

• Welcome and Introductions
  Linda Helland and Dan Woo, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, CDPH
• Opening Remarks - Amanda Hansen, Deputy Secretary for Climate and Energy, CA Natural Resources Agency
• Wildfires, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Overview and Framing  - Solange Gould, Chief, Health Equity Policy & Planning Unit, Office of Health Equity, CDPH 
• Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke Exposure - Sumi Hoshiko, Research Scientist, Environmental Health Investigations Branch, CDPH
• Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials: 2019 Update - Susan Stone, Senior Environmental Health Scientist, US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
• Brief Overview of the Cal/OSHA Proposed Emergency Regulation to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke - Amalia Neidhardt, Senior Safety Engineer, CA Dept. of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)
• How Healthier Forests Can Mean Less Smoke - Leland (Lee) Tarnay, Ecologist, US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
• Working with Tribal Communities in Response to Wildfires - Denise Shemenski, Tribal Advisor, CA Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES)
• San Mateo County Health CSTE Climatic Exposures & Respiratory Health Outcomes Pilot - Karen Pfister, Supervising Epidemiologist, San Mateo County Health Department
• Fire Recovery in Sonoma County (Sonoma Complex Fires, October-November, 2017) - Lucinda (Cinda) Gardner, Epidemiologist, Sonoma County Department of Health Services
• The North Bay Fires and Equitable Recovery - Will Dominie, Policy Manager of Housing and Equitable Development, Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII)

Preparing for the Health Effects of Drought: A Workshop for Public Health Professionals and Partners
February 4, 2019 Meeting

• Agenda and Resources
• Video
• Drought and Health Vulnerability Assessment Worksheet 1 | Worksheet 2

Presentations

• Welcome and Presenter Introductions - Solange Gould, DrPH, MPH, Chief, Health Equity Policy & Planning Unit, Office of Health Equity, CDPH 
  Linda Helland, MPH, CPH, Team Lead, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, CDPH
• The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) - Amanda Sheffield, PhD, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NIDIS / Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
• An Overview of Drought and California - Michael Anderson, PhD, State Climatologist, California Department of Water Resources (DWR) 
• Drought and Health Impacts - Jesse Bell, PhD, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment, University of Nebraska Medical Center 
• Assessing Drought Impacts Using Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) - Jason Wilken, PhD, MPH, CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer Assigned to CDPH Environmental and Occupational Emergency Preparedness Team 
• Drought Impacts - Jeanine Jones, Interstate Resources Manager, DWR 
• Water Quality Changes Due to Drought Conditions (and Human Right to Water Concerns) - Betsy Lichti, PE, Chief, Quality Assurance Section, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board 
• Health and Economic Impacts of the 2012-2016 California Drought: Lessons Learned - Josue Medellin-Azuara, PhD, Associate Director, UC Agricultural Issues Center, UC Merced 
• Impacts of Extreme Weather Events and Water Policy on Birthweights and Psychological Distress in California - Kurt Schwabe, PhD, Associate Dean and Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy, UC Riverside, and Maithili Ramanchandran, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher in Health & Public Policy, UC Riverside 
• Impact of Climate Change on Vector-Borne Diseases [No slides] - Robbie Snyder, PhD, MPH, Epidemiologist, Vector-Borne Disease Section, CDPH 
• Cal-Adapt: Linking Climate Science with Practitioner Need [https://cal-adapt.org/] - Nancy Thomas, MA, Executive Director, Geospatial Innovation Facility, UC Berkeley / Cal-Adapt Project Lead 
• Climate Change and Health Vulnerability Indicators for California - Jason Vargo, PhD, MPH, MCRP, Lead Research Scientist, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, CDPH 
• Drought & Health Engagement - Nicole Wall, MS, Research and Outreach Specialist, National Drought Mitigation Center 
• Impacts of Drought on Mariposa County - Eric Sergienko, MD, MPH, County Health Officer, Mariposa County Health and Human Services Agency
• Tulare County Drought Response [No slides]- Andrew Lockman, Emergency Services Manager, County of Tulare 
• Tooleville Community Vulnerability Assessment - Pedro Hernandez, Policy Advocate, Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability 
• Overview of "Preparing for the Health Effects of Drought: A Resource Guide for Public Health Professionals" - Tesfaye Bayleyegn, MD, Senior Service Fellow, Disaster Epidemiology and Response Team Lead, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
• California Grant & Funding Resources Relevant to Drought - Linda Helland, MPH, CPH, Team Lead, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, CDPH

Integrating Health into the Global Climate Action Summit
July 17, 2018 Meeting

• Agenda
• Video

Presentations

• Introduction and Opening Remarks: Integrating Health into the Global Climate Action Summit
  CDPH Climate Change and Health Equity Program 
• Health Care Without Harm: Events and Activities around the Global Climate Action Summit
  Jessica Wolff, MBA, MSN, Health Care Without Harm 
• Global Climate Action Summit: Summit Overview and General Health Updates
  Elizabeth Baca, MD, MPA, Governor's Office of Planning and Research 
• Global Climate and Health Forum
  Linda Rudolph, MD, MPH, Public Health Institute. Center for Climate Change and Health 
• Kids, Climate, and Health: Opportunities to protect our children today and the planet's future
  Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University 
• Managing Lands to Improve Agriculture Resiliency, Food Security, and Reduce Disease Outbreaks
  David Bunn, PhD, MS, California Department of Conservation 
• GCAS Challenge Area 1: Healthy Energy Systems
  Mark Wenzel, PhD, California Environmental Protection Agency 
• GCAS Challenge Area 3: Sustainable Communities and Demo of New CDPH CCHVIz Tool
  Jason Vargo, PhD, MCRP, MPH, CDPH Climate Change and Health Equity Program 

Healthy Soils, Human Health, and Climate Change
February 7, 2018 Meeting

• Agenda 
• Video

Presentations

• Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities: Connnecting agroecology and environmental health - Annie Shattuck, PhD Candidate Department of Geography UC Berkeley Fellow, Institute for Food and Development Policy.
• Dust to Dust: Soil and Human Communities in the San Joaquin Valley - Jannaki Jagannath, Former Coordinator, Community Alliance for Agroecology / Law Student, UC Davis School of Law 
• Carbon Farming - Increasing Carbon Capture on California's Working Lands -Torri Estrada, Executive Director, Carbon Cycle Institute, Jeff Creque, Director of Rangeland and Agroecosystem Management, Carbon Cycle Institute / Co-Founder of the Marin Carbon Project
• Healthy Soils = Healthy Lives - Amrith Gunasekara, Science Advisor to the Secretary, CA Department of Food and Agriculture
• Natural and Working Lands Climate Strategy - Emma Johnston, Climate Change Policy Analyst, California Natural Resources Agency 
• Organic Farming and Soil Health - Javier Zamora, Owner, JSM Organic Farms
• Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities: Opportunities to Bridge Environmental Justice and Soil Carbon Sequestration - Annie Shattuck, Nikki Silvestri, Torri Estrada, and Eric Holt-Gimenez

October 17, 2017

• Agenda
• Video

"Tree Health, Human Health, and Climate Change"

• Opening Comments - Linda Helland, Program Analist, Team Lead, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

Presentations

Health Threats of Tree Mortality

• Public Health and Safety Impacts from the Tree Mortality Emergency - Kristen Merrill, Program Analist, Tree Mortality Task Froce Manager, CAL FIRE
• A Brief Overview of the California Forest Carbon Plan - Russ Henly, Assistant Secretary of Forest Resources Management, CA Natural Resources Agency

Research on Urban Forestry and Benefits to Health and Equity

• Tree Prescription:  Recent Research on Urban Forests and Human Health - Cindy Blain, Executive Director, California ReLeaf
• Greening and Health Equity Direct Benefits - Jason Vargo, Lead Research Scientist, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, CDPH

State Actions and Activities

• CAL FIRE Resource Management Grant Programs Overview - John Melvin, Staff Chief, Research Protection and Improvement, CAL FIRE
• Urban Greening Grant Program - Brief Overview - Dan Woo, Health Program and Policy Specialist, Climate Change & Health Equity Program, CDPH
• Health in All Policies (HiAP) Task Force - Parks and Greening Action Plan - Lianne Dillon, Deputy Program Director, HiAP Task Force, Strategic Growth Council

July 18, 2017

• Agenda
• Video

"Active Transportation, Climate Change, and Health Equity"

Presentations

• Toward an Active California: State Bicycle + Pedestrian Plan - Chris Schmidt, Division Chief, Transportation Planning, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
• Integrated Land Use and Transportaton Planning - Lezlie Kimura Szeto, Air Resources Board (ARB)
• Health and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Benefits of Ambitious Expansion of Cycling, Walking, and Transit in California - Neil Maizlish, Epidemiologist, Senior Research Scientist, Public Health Institute
  Announcement: Webinar Series, Summer 2017 – “Communicating Climate Change as a Public Health Issue”

SB 1 (2017) - California Transportation Funding

• SB 1 Summary - Kate White, Deputy Secretary, Environmental Policy and Housing Coordination, California Sate Transportatioin Agency (CalSTA)
• Community Benefits and Opportunities for Active Transportation - Jeanie Ward Waller, Policy Director, CA Bicycle Coalition

Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)

• Automated Vehicles and VMT: Environment, Health, Livability, Climate - Chris Ganson, Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
• Public Health and Health Equity Considerations of AVs in California - Ryan Snyder, Principal, Transpo Group

May 23, 2017

• Agenda
• Video

"Public Health Dimensions of Oil and Gas Production in California"

Presentations

Part One: Oil and Gas Production: Health Research and Lived Experiences

• The Public Health Dimensions of Oil and Gas Development in California - Seth Shonkoff, PSE Healthy Energy, UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
• Examining the Health and Equity Implications of Oil and Gas Extraction (Not included:  See Speaker Contacts below) - Rachel Morello-Frosch, UC Berkeley
• All is Not Well – Urban Drilling in Los Angeles - Martha Arguello, Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles
• Fence-line Communities to Oil and Gas Production and the Real Struggle of Daily Exposure - Gustavo Aguirre, Jr., Central California Environmental Justice Network

Part Two: Current Actions and Regulations

• DOGGR Response to Aliso Canyon Gas Leak - Al Walker, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), CA Department of Conservation
• Air Monitoring for Oil and Gas Emissions: During Well Stimulation Treatment Operations and in Nearby Communities - Carolyn Lozo and Ken Stroud, CA Air Resources Board (ARB)
• ARB’s Recently Adopted Oil & Gas Methane Regulation - Jim Nyarady, ARB

Speaker Contacts

Speaker Resources

Community air quality monitoring graphs from Kern County (Presenter: Gustavo Aguirre Jr)

Aliso Canyon Updates and Resources  (Presenter: Alan Walker)

Oil & Natural Gas Production, Processing, and Storage (Presenter: Jim Nyarady)

February 1, 2017

• Agenda
• Video
• All presentations

"Climate Change and Health Equity: 2016 Activities and Looking Ahead"

Climate Change Mitigation and Health Equity

• 2030 Target Scoping Plan Update – Public Health - Dan Woo, Climate Change and Health Equity Program, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

Climate Change Adaption and Health Equity

• Safeguarding California in 2017: Public Health Chapter - Frank Molina, CDC PHAP Associate, Climate Change and Health Equity Program, CDPH
• Executive Order B-30-15 Implementation – Guidance for State Agencies on Assuring Health Equity as they Take Climate Change into Account in Infrastructure and Investment Plans - Linda Helland,Climate Change and Health Equity Program, CDPH
• Collaborations with Climate Justice Communities - Linda Helland,Climate Change and Health Equity Program, CDPH

CalBRACE

• New Funding Cycle (2016-2021) Proposed Major Activities on Extreme Heat Workgroup and Local Health Department Partnerships - Dorette English, CalBRACE Program Manager, Climate Change and Health Equity Program, CDPH - Rickie Cleere, CivicSpark Fellow, CalBRACE, Climate Change and Health Equity Program, CDPH

October 18, 2016

• Agenda
• Video

"Climate Change and Mental Health"

Presentations

Overview of Mental Health Challenges Posed by Climate Change

• The Mental Health Impacts of Global Climate Change: Linking Impact Frames with Sources of Motivation for Climate Action - Thomas Doherty, Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling
• Overview of Mental Health Impacts and Specific Vulnerable Populations - Lise Van Susteren, General and Forensic Psychiatrist
• The Social and Racial Inequities of Climate Change in the US (Population Mental  Health) - Christie Manning, Maclester College

• Mental Health and Addressing Climate Change from State Agency Perspective (slides: none available) - Abe Doherty, California Ocean Protection Council
• Climate Change and Mental Health - Case Stories and Exeriences - Lynn Keune and Robert Edmondson, La Familia Counseling Center

Strategies to Address Climate Change and Mental Health

• The Urgent Need for Comprehensive Preventive Human Resilience Building Initiates for Climate Change - Bob Doppelt, The Resource Innovation Group/International Transformational Resilience Coalition
• Nothing Wrong with Misery: The Climate Challenge Through a Transformational Lens - Susanne Moser, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
• Addressing Climate Change and Mental Health:  Community Engagement Strategies - Kimberly Knifong, Community Development and Engagement Unit, Office of Health Equity, CDPH

April 19, 2016

• Agenda
• Video

"Climate Change and Extreme Heat"

Presentations

Overview of Extreme Heat Projections and Vulnerability in California

• Preparing California for Extreme Heat: Guidance and Recommendations - Brooke Sommerfeldt, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
• Overview of New Extreme Heat Projections in California - Guido Franco and Susan Wilhelm, Research Division, California Energy Commission
• Using CalBRACE Data and Reports to Identify Populations Vulnerable to Heat - Jacqueline Chan and Eva Weinstein, CDPH

Urban Heat Islands

• Creating and Mapping an Urban Heat Island Index for California
     -Bill Dean, CalEPA
• Urban Heat Island Reduction for Los Angeles County
     -Elizabeth Rhoades, Los Angeles Department of Public Health

Urban and Community Greening

• Proposed Green Infrastructure Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Program - Julie Alvis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
• CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry: California Climate Investiment Grants - John Melvin, State Urban Forester, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
• Connecting Health Outcomes and Urban Forestry - Ray Tretheway, Executive Director, Sacramento Tree Foundation

Local Level Response and Planning

• 2006 Callifornia Heat Wave Mortality Patterns: Examining Vulnerable Subgroups - Lauren Joe and Sumi  Hoshiko, CDPH
• Callifornia 4th Climate Change Assessment Project 5A: Preparing Public Health Officials for Climate Change - A Decision Suport Tool - Emillie Mazzacurati, Four Twenty Seven

January 19, 2016

• Agenda
• Video

“California Climate Action: Local Health Department and Community Stakeholder Engagement in Climate Policy"

Presentations

• Overview of California State Framework for Climate Action - Brooke Summerfeldt, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
• State Climate Policy: 2030 Target Scoping Plan - Trish Johnson, Climate Change Policy Section, Air Resources Board
• Community/Nonprofit Group Presentations--Engagement on Climate & Health Equitey at State Level
• Opportunities to Advance Climate Health at the State and Local Level - American Lung Association in California
  • Bonnie Holmes-Gen, Senior Director, Air Quality and Climate
  • William Barrett, Senior Policy Analyst
  • Jenny Bard, Director, Partner Engagement and Media Advocacy
• Community Engagement in State Climate Policy - Martha Dina Arguello, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles (PSR-LA)
• Local Health Department Involvement in State Climate Planning And Activities - Overview (Linda Helland, CDPH)

October 13, 2015

• Agenda
• Video

“Climate Adaptation Planning with Regional Collaboratives and Local Health Departments"

Presentations

• California Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (CalBRACE) (Supplemental Materials) - Robert Lipton, PhD (Principal Investigator), Dorette English, MA and Jacqueline Chan, MPH, CalBRACE Project, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
• Regional collaboration on health-related climate adaptation – Introduction
• Building Resilience through Collaboration - Sacramento County - Judy Robinson, Prinipal Planner/Sustainability Manager, County of Sacramento
• Climate Change and Health in the Bay Area - Michael Kent, MEn, Ombudsman, Hazardous Material Program, Contra Costa County - Bruce Riordan, Program Director, Climate Readiness Institute
• Climate Change and Public Health in the Sierra Nevada (no slides) - Diana Madson, Manager, Sierra CAMP (Climate Adaption & Mitigation Partnership) - Robert Ryder, MD, MSc, Health Officer, County of Mariposa
• Collaboration for Resiliency and Public Health in the Los Angeles Region - Krista Kline, JD, MELP, Managing Director, Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC) - Elizabeth Rhoades, PhD, Climate Change Policy & Programming, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health 
• Future 2016 quarterly meetings, planning/formatting, plus notification of suryey soliciting stakholder's imput and CDPH announcements - Linda Helland, MPH, CPH and Dan Woo, MS, MPH, Climate and Health Team, CDPH

February 24, 2015

• Agenda
• Video

“Climate Change and Health Equity in California"

Presentations

• Overview of health equity in California and the burden of chronic disease and injury - Neil Maizlish, Climate and Health Team, OHE, CDPH
• Climate change and health equity - Linda Rudolph, Public Health Institute, Center for Climate Change and Health
• NAACP: Climate Justice Initiative - Jacqueline Patterson, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• Climate change and environmental justice in California (no slides) - Arsenio Mataka, California Environmental Protection Agency
• Incorporating Health Equity in Climate Action Planning: Multnomah County Equity and Empowerment Lens - Kari Lyons-Eubanks, Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon
• CPEHN: Cultivating health equity in climate change - Sarah de Guia, California Pan Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN)
• Health equity implications of climate change strategies around land-use and transit oriented development - Vikrant Sood, Metropolitan Transportation Commission

October 8, 2014

• Agenda
• Video

"Promoting Active Transportation (AT):  The Health and Climate Benefits"

Presentations

• Overview of transportation related greenhouse gas emissions and strategies for AT and land use  - Susan Handy, Ph.D., Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, University of California, Davis
• Vancouver’s active transportation experience - David Rawsthorne, City of Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Caltrans’ AT policies and efforts that addresses both GHG emissions and health - Alyssa Begley, Office of Community Planning, California Department of Transportation
• Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC): Active transportation and SB 375 - Sean Co, Active Transportation Coordinator, MTC
• Local public health department perspectives on active transportation Presentations: | 1 | 2
    -Megan Wier, M.P.H., San Francisco Department of Public Health
    -Jean Armbruster, M.A., Los Angeles Department of Public Health

July 22, 2014

• Agenda
• Video

“Wildfire and Health in a Changing Climate"

Presentations

• Wildfire Risk Projections for California: examples from recent work and outstanding issues - Anthony LeRoy Westerling, Ph.D., CNAP (California-Nevada Climate Applications Program), University of California, Merced
• International Consensus Guidelines for Public Health Decision Making During Wildfire Smoke Events - Paul English, Ph.D., CDPH
• Wildfire Smoke Exposure and Population Health - Colleen Reid, M.P.H., (Ph.D. Candidate), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
• Climate Action Team-Public Health Work GroupHealth and Wildfire in a Changing Climate - Jana Luis, Division Chief, Predictive Services, CAL FIRE
• Smoke Emergencies - Charles B. Mosher, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer, Mariposa County Health Department
• Firestorm 2007 - Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., Public Health Officer, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

May 1, 2014 

• Agenda
• Video (MP4)

“Climate Change and Health:  Finding Opportunities for Action with Local Health Departments"

Presentations

• Public Health Institute’s Framework for Climate and Health:  Identifying Opportunities for Action - Linda Rudolph, Ph.D., Public Health Institute
• Santa Clara County Public Health Department Climate Change Plan - Susan Stuart, M.A., M.P.H., Santa Clara County  Department of Public Health
• Climate Change as it Relates to the Mission of Local Health Departments - Charlene Contreras, Los Angeles County 

Documents

• Climate Change and Health: A Framework for Action (DRAFT) - Public Health Institute
• Climate Change Action Plan (DRAFT) - Santa Clara County  Department of Public Health
• Cal EMA's Heat Plan

February 27, 2014

• Agenda
• Video

Presentations

• California Drought: Current Conditions and Future Possibilities in a Changing Climate
  Michael L. Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., State Climatologist California, Department Water Resources Division
• Safeguarding California: Reducing Climate Risk An Update to the 2009 Climate Adaptation Strategy
  Kathy Dervin, M.P.H., California Department of Public Health
• CDPH Climate Change and Health Adaptation grant program (Building Resilience Against Climate Effects)
  Neil Maizlish, Ph.D., California Department of Public Health

Agenda

• When Every Drop Counts: Protecting Public Health During Drought Conditions- A guide for Public Health Professionals
• Safeguarding California: Reducing Climate Risk - An Update to the 2009 California Adaptation Strategy

In this meeting CDPH will facilitate an open discussion for participants to share their comments on the Public Health Chapter of Safeguarding California, focused on the chapter’s priority action areas.  Written comments were due to the California Natural Resources Agency by 5 pm on Feb 28, 2014.

• Building Resilience Against Climate Effects:  Climate and Health Profile Report, Contra Costa County (Example)

November 20, 2013 at 1:00 pm

• Agenda
• Video

Presentations

• Health Practitioners and Climate Change - Robert Gould, MD, President, San Francisco Bary Area PSR, Incoming President, National PSR
• Nursing, Environmental Health, and Climate Change - Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN, Professor, University of San Francisco
• Kaiser Permanente - Cathy Dycaico, MD, GSAA-Hayward/Fremont, Kaiser Permanente
• HIA of Biomass Energy Facility in Placer County - Rick Kreutzer, MD, Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control, CDPH
• Exploring Community Health Leaders’ Knowledge & Attitudes on Climate Change as a Public Health Issue - Kathy Dervin, MPH, and Brooke Sommerfeldt, MPH, Climate and Health Team, OHE, CDPH
• Placer County’s Bio-energy Project: Health Impact & other Excellent Adventures - Brett Storey, Placer County Biomass Program Manager

September 26, 2013

• Agenda
• CNRA Climate Adaptation workshops and listening sessions
• Video

Presentations

• "Assessing Public Health Knowledge of Climate Change and Role in Climate Action"
  Solange Gould, Senior Research Associate, Public Health Institute Presentation
• "Creating and Mapping an Urban Heat Island Index for California" 
  Bill Dean, California Environmental Protection Agency Presentation
• "Urban Greening for Sustainable Communities Grant Program"
  Polly Escovedo, Program Manager, California Natural Resources Agency Presentation
• "Bay Area Climate and Energy Resilience Project"
  Bruce Riordan, The Joint Policy Committee Presentation
• "Resilient Sacramento: Regional Adaptation Collaborative"
  Kate Meis, Associate Director, Local Government Commission Presentation
• "State Climate Change Programs"
  Michael McCormick, Seminor Planner, Governor's Office of Planning & Research Presentation

June 4, 2013

• Agenda
• Video

Presentations

• University of California, Office of the President - John Kendle, Director of Operations Presentation
• St. John’s Medical Center, Stockton, Dignity Healthcare Network - John Kendle, Director of Operations Presentation
• San Francisco Physicians for Social Responsibility and Healthy Food in Health Care Campaign and Food Matters Program/Health Care Without Harm.  Lucia Sucre, Co-Director Presentation
• http://www.noharm.org/lib/downloads/climate/Addressing_Climate_Change.pdf
• Kathy Dervin and Dr. Neil Maizlish, CDPH, OHE, Climate and Health team Presentation

December 5, 2012

• Agenda

Presentations

• Extreme Heat Adaptation Interim Guidance: Public Review and Comment Period-Update. Presentation: Climate Change and Heat Vulnerability Assessment: Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan to Protect Health in San Francisco - Cynthia Comerford Scully, San Francisco Department of Public Health/Environmental Health
• Resources for Climate Adaptation and Health Planning: CDPH's new CDC grant Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (CALBRACE) Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (CALBRACE) - Neil Maizlish, Epidemiologist and Kathy Dervin, CDPH, Office of Health Equity

September 10, 2012

• Agenda
• Video

Presentation

• Presentation of the Extreme Health Adaptation Interim Guidance and Recommendations
  • Extreme Heat Adaptation Interim Guidance Document

July 9, 2012

• Agenda
• Video
• Overview of 2012 Update of the State Climate Adaptation Strategy (CAS)
  Kurt Malchow, Natural Resources Agency, Climate Adaptation Program
• Review Public Health Adaptation Chapter
  Kathy Dervin and Neil Maizlish, CDPH
• Short Reports and Announcements
  • Release of local Climate Adaptation Policy Guide (Cal-EMA/Natural Resources publication)

April 30, 2012

• Agenda
• Video
• Presentations
  • Climate Change and California Agriculture
  • Sustainable Farming

November 28, 2011

• Agenda
• Video
• Presentations
  • Climate Vulnerability Assessment Pilot Project
    • Part I
    • Part II
  • Active Transportation study: Assessing the Health Benefits of Increased active transformation using MTC scenarios

July 14, 2011

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Climate Change Communication and Health
  • Sample Health Language for Climate Action Plans
• Background Material
  • Ed Maibach’s Primer on Communicating the Human Implications of Climate Change

December 1, 2010

• Agenda
• CDPH HIA Presentation

September 13, 2010

• Presentations
  • HIA Phase 2
  • Public Health Benefits of Active Transportation Woodcock Model
• Background Materials
  • Lancet's Series in Health and Climate Change, Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: urban land transport

April 20, 2010

• Agenda
• List of Attendees 4/20/10
• Presentations
  • Public Health Impacts of Heat, Surveillance and Climate Change Challenges, Paul English
  • Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effects, Neelam-R Patel
  • California’s Heat Contingency Plan, Moustafa Abou-Taleb
  • Review Work Plan, Aimee Sisson
• Background Documents
  • Priorities Matrix
  • Expanded Work Plan
  • Cal EMA's Heat Plan
  • USEPA Heat Islands Website

February 8, 2010
CAT Public Health Workgroup Ceeting

• Agenda
• HIA Priorities
• List of Attendees for 2/8/10

January 27, 2010
HIA Cap-and-Trade Brainstorming Meeting

• Revised Agenda
• HIA Framework (Revised 2/4/10)
• HIA Pathways (Revised 2/8/10)
• List of Attendees for 1/27/10
• Comments:
  • Rajiv Bhatia (SF DPH)
  • Alice Kaswan (U of SF Law)
  • Neil Maizlish, PhD (Berkeley PHD)
  • ALA, NRDC and Coalition for Clean Air
  • Coalition for Clean Air, EPA Report
  • CCEEB
  • Christopher Brown Mendocino County
  • AB 32 Implementation Group

December 17, 2009
Climate Action Team Public Health Workgroup

• Proposed Agenda
• Meeting Handouts from the December 14th Public Meeting to Discuss a California Cap-and-Trade Program
• Preliminary Draft Cap-and-Trade Regulation (PDR)
• Cap-and-Trade Health Impact Assessment Overview
• List of Attendees for 12/17/09
• Presentations:
  • Cap-and-Trade Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Overview (ARB)
• Proposed Pathways for the Cap-and-Trade HIA (DPH)
• Proposed Pathways for the Cap-and-Trade HIA (DPH) (Revised)

September 14, 2009
Climate Action Team Public Health Workgroup

• Proposed Agenda
• Working Draft: A Guide for Health Impact Assessment (Rajiv Bhatia)
• Accepting Comments Through September 28, 2009
  Please send all Comments to Linda Rudolph
• List of Attendees for 9/14/09
• Presentations:
  • HIA guidelines (Rajiv Bhatia – UCSF & SF DPH)
  • Cap-and-trade (CARB)
  • Adaptation strategy (CDPH)
    • Overview of California Adaptation Strategy
    • Public Health Sector
  • Water and drought impacts (DWR & CDPH)
    • Water Impacts
    • Drought Impacts
    • Climate Change, Water & Health

July 6, 2009
Climate Action Team Public Health Workgroup

• Revised Agenda
• Draft Charter & Work Plan
• Meeting Notes
• List of Attendees 07/06/09
• Presentations:
  • ARB work on Identification of Impacted Communities
  • Consideration of Climate Change in SIP Air Quality Modeling

June 18, 2009
Climate Action Team Public Health Workgroup

• Agenda
• Draft Charter
• Draft Work Plan
• Meeting Notes
• List of Attendees 06/18/09
• Presentations:
  • Brief overview of Public Health and Climate Change
  • Schedule for development of AB 32 Scoping Plan Measures
• Process and tools to identify impacted communities as required by
  AB 32 Part I and Part II
• Video