Pathways

Community adaptation is a process communities utilize to lessen the impacts of climate change locally. Community adaptation policies provide cooling and shade, reduce air and water pollution, mitigate the effects of flooding, and reduce health disparities. Implementing effective community adaptation policies that center health equity involves more than public health departments – it involves housing, energy, transportation, parks and recreation, and other agencies, with community engagement in each step of the process. Community adaptation will continue to be critical to ameliorating the health impacts of climate change and combatting environmental injustices.

by Overview Heat is the number one cause of weather-related death in the U.S., but not all communities are impacted the same. Historically…

About 36 percent of households in the U.S. rent their homes and nearly half spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent. This cost burden means many renters are unable to allocate resources for other important needs such as healthcare, education, and healthy food. Studies have shown that when families gain access to affordable housing, whether rented or owned, their health and quality of life improves. This resource outlines laws and policies, including investing in public housing, mortgage and homeownership assistance, and zoning law reforms that have shown a proven track record of success

by Overview Death by suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24. Certain youth populations, children and young…

by Overview Housing instability is a public health problem that both causes and exacerbates health problems, erodes communities, and drives health inequities. Eviction…

by Overview The United States continues to experience an epidemic of drug-related harm, most of which could be prevented by expanding existing interventions,…

This guide provides an at-a-glance overview of key law and policy measures to facilitate increased civic engagement in communities.

This guide provides an at-a-glance overview of key law and policy measures that can help alleviate these disparities and assure that conditions for optimal birth outcomes are present for all.