Health Policy
Climate Change, Environmental Challenges, and Vulnerable Communities
May 9, 2012
The report Climate Change, Environmental Challenges, and Vulnerable Communities: Assessing Legacies of the Past, Building Opportunities for the Future brings together demographic, health, and environmental data and research for Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. It delves into state and local initiatives for mitigation and adaptation, assessing the progress for communities of color and concluding that some communities of color face a “perfect storm” of poor health, socioeconomic barriers, and climate-related challenges.
Download the executive summary below, or the full report and appendices.
Joint Center Climate Change, Environmental Challenges, and Vulnerable Communities Report.pdf
