J4 Community Engagement in Climate Change and Health Adaptation Research

Monday, 13 January 2025: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
214 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Chair:

The health risks of climate change affect us inequitably.  Occupationally exposed workers, under-resourced communities, BIPOC, and populations in low- and moderate-income countries are some of the groups expected to suffer more of the adverse health impacts of climate change. The causes of these differential risks are varied, but often point to socio-historical and structural factors that have led to greater exposure to hazards, greater pre-existing disease burden, and lower adaptive capacity in certain populations than others. Researchers have an important role to play in building evidence for solutions to build climate resilience that can achieve equitable outcomes, but meaningful engagement in partnership with communities is key to the success of these efforts. In this session, we invite abstracts from community-engaged research teams working with climate-vulnerable populations (including, but not limited to, those living in environmental justice communities and/or in low- and middle-income countries) to examine climate-related health impacts, and those working with affected communities to develop and evaluate locally-adapted solutions to build health resilience to climate risks.

Papers:
4:30 PM
J4.1
Community Heat Mapping for Mitigation in Houston/Harris County
Stephanie Piper, Houston Advanced Research Center, The Woodlands, TX; and R. Bare and M. K. Jennings

4:45 PM
J4.2
Crowdsourcing New Orleans community experiences on heat: an analysis of user posts on the ISeeChange platform
Ramya Chari, RAND, Boston, MA; and L. Easton-Calabria, T. Ruder, J. K. Drapkin, C. Reed, J. Mychal, J. Scazzosi, and J. Madrigano

5:00 PM
J4.3
Community-Engaged Research to Address Climate-Related Health Impacts in Predominantly Black Neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, PA
Linnea Warren May, RAND, PITTSBURGH, PA; and T. Dubowitz, J. Ohwobete, D. J. Bain, S. J. Haig, L. Wagner, A. Lyon, M. Daniels, T. L. Davis, J. Malloy, and R. Robinson

5:15 PM
J4.4
Community Perspectives: Extreme Heat Perceptions, Preparedness, and Solutions in Chicago, Illinois
Paige Neri, Elevate, Chicago, IL; and S. Morse, J. Nash, and R. Scheu

Handout (552.6 kB)

5:30 PM
J4.5
Enhancing Heat Resilience in Southern Arizona through Codesign and Academic Public Health Partnerships
Mona Arora, University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ; and I. Mithu, J. Robinson, F. Luna, M. Roy, and L. Keith

Handout (1.2 MB)

5:45 PM
J4.6
Qualitative Methods and Community Engagement as a Means of Understanding Social-Ecological Systems: Insights from a Flood Communication Study
Lakelyn E. Taylor, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; and S. DeBree, J. Brown, B. Luukinen, E. Doran, C. Johns, A. J. Jefferson, G. Van Houtven, B. G. Southwell, and K. van Werkhoven

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