Webinar: The health equity impacts of a changing climate part 1: From assessment to action
This event took place in English.
This is the first webinar of a two-part series on climate change. Click here to access the second webinar in the series.
Climate change is increasing risks to the health of Canadians, but not all populations and communities will be affected by climate change equally. Existing health inequities are exacerbated by climate change impacts. What’s more, adaptations may inadvertently perpetuate health inequities in the absence of effective planning.
This webinar, presented in partnership with Health Canada, explores the opportunities for public health staff to assess and report on the health equity impacts of a changing climate. Participants will also receive practical guidance on how to centre equity in climate adaptation and community resilience policies and programs. Here, climate resilience refers to the ability of communities who are most impacted to adapt and thrive in the face of climate change.
Equity in the face of climate change
Rebekka Schnitter, policy analyst with the Climate Change and Innovation Bureau at Health Canada, will explore what health equity means in the face of climate change. She will discuss opportunities to centre health equity in climate change and health activities, such as climate change and health vulnerability assessments, as well as adaptation measures.
Schnitter’s presentation will share highlights from the health equity chapter of the upcoming national climate change and health assessment, to be published by Health Canada in 2021.
Advancing equitable climate resilience
Sona Mohnot, environmental equity senior program manager / policy analyst with the Greenlining Institute, will share recommendations on how climate and health equity policy-makers, planners and advocates can advance equitable climate resilience. This work includes supporting historically marginalized communities that are hit hardest by climate impacts.
Drawing from the 2019 Greenlining Institute report Making equity real in climate adaptation and community resilience grant programs and policies: A guidebook, Mohnot’s presentation will offer a step-by-step roadmap on how to operationalize social equity in climate adaptation and resilience policies and programs.
Who should attend this webinar?
- Those working on climate change and health vulnerability assessments
- Health equity focused staff
- Policy analysts
- Public health staff at all levels who are interested in contributing to a just and sustainable future
Presenters
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| Pemma Muzumdar, Knowledge Translation Specialist, NCCDH | Rebekka Schnitter, Policy Analyst, Climate Change and Innovation Bureau, Health Canada | Sona Mohnot, Environmental Equity Senior Program Manager/Policy Analyst, Greenlining Institute |
Related resources
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| Making equity real in climate adaptation and community resilience policies and programs (2019) | Commentary: "Centring equity in emerging public health responses to climate change" (2020) |
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Spécialiste du transfert des connaissances
Pemma Muzumdar carbure à l’idée d’améliorer le mieux-être et la santé sur la Terre, en particulier chez les personnes qui, en raison des relations causales entre différents facteurs, subissent la marginalisation et l’exclusion.
Pemma travaille à divers projets avec les six Centres de collaboration nationale (CCN) en santé publique depuis 2011. Elle s’occupe d’enrichir et de diffuser les connaissances ainsi que de créer des réseaux et des ressources afin d’améliorer les démarches des acteurs du domaine de la santé publique. Pemma détient une maîtrise en santé publique de l’Université de Waterloo depuis 2010, et elle cumule une longue expérience des communications scientifiques, de présentation de conférences, d’animation de groupes, d’apprentissage en équipe et de développement organisationnel. Avant d’entrer au service des CCN, Pemma avait contribué positivement aux équipes dynamiques du Centre des sciences de l’Ontario, de Canal D (Canada), du Centre de formation et de consultation de la Stratégie Ontario sans fumée, de TakingITGlobal et du Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute du St Michael’s Hospital.
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