Barriers and facilitators to state public health agency climate and health action: a qualitative assessment

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 145 - 9
• Main Authors: Hartwell, Cat, Lovell, Sam, Hess, Jeremy J., Dolan, Kathleen, Vickery, Jamie, Errett, Nicole A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 21.01.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adaptation; Analysis; Climate adaptation; Climate Change; Climate change adaptation; Climate effects; Codes; Data collection; Disease; Environmental aspects; Environmental impact; Focus groups; Global temperature changes; Government Agencies; Government finance; Health aspects; Health policy; Health Promotion; Health services; Human subjects; Humans; Management; Medical policy; Policy; Public health; Public Health - methods; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative Research; Resilience; United States; United States; United States > US; Policy; Climate change adaptation; Public health

As the health implications of climate change become more apparent, agencies and institutions across the United States are developing recommendations for state and territorial health agencies (S/THAs) to implement evidence-informed climate and health adaptation strategies. The CDC established the Bui...