🌍🚀 Exciting developments in public health! NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene is integrating climate action into their core activities. By forming a Climate Health Task Force, they've empowered every division to take concrete steps towards sustainability and resilience. From climate-focused social media campaigns to building robust disease surveillance systems, NYC Health is leading by example. Let's learn from their approach to tackle the health impacts of climate change! 🌱💼 Read more here: Embedding Climate Action into Local Health Department Activities #ClimateAction #PublicHealth #Sustainability #HealthEquity #ClimateHealth
A climate-ready #localpublichealth system is essential. Our workgroup spent the past year documenting how local health officials build Climate and Health Programs, shaping a new practical guide from LHD field experience: https://lnkd.in/e7Ba-i-w #ClimateChangesHealth