Department Releases Climate and Health Adaptation Planning Guide

Liz Gullett

Department Releases Climate and Health Adaptation Planning Guide

Oct 09, 2020

As part of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s MI Healthy Climate Plan, the Department of Health and Human Services released their Climate and Health Adaptation Planning Guide for Michigan Communities. The guide was created to be accessible and flexible for the unique situations of communities across the state.

As communities are unique in their makeup, systems and needs, planning for climate and health adaptation can be complex. The guide focuses on core principles upon which each community can building, including:

- Centering on health and equity

- Engaging diverse partners reflective of the community, especially vulnerable and marginalized populations, along with technical stakeholders and decision makers.
- Incorporating locally relevant climate and health data in decision making.
- Establishing a shared vision for what successful climate adaptation means to the community.

To view the full report, please click here.

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