Climate & Health Program
The Climate & Health Program addresses the disproportionate health effects of climate change on Latiné families through education, engagement, and community organizing. The program aims to deepen community knowledge about climate change so that participants can care for their health, their families, and their communities in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
Program Offerings
Clima, Salud y Resiliencia
This 20-hour training is intended for community health workers. Certification is not required to participate. It is hosted in person over four days and entirely in Spanish. Together, we learn about climate change, its impact on health, an introduction to emergency preparedness planning, policy and advocacy, personal action steps, and so much more!
This training offers up to 20 hours of CEUs, for FREE. Registration is required.
Emergency Preparedness Workshops
The Climate & Health Program offers three emergency preparedness workshops focused on the most common climate emergencies in Oregon:
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heatwaves
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wildfires and smoke
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winter storms
In each workshop we discuss the basics of climate change and its causes. We explore the connection between climate change and these extreme events and the impacts on our physical and mental health. We introduce how to prepare for these events, create an emergency plan for your family, and connect to emergency alert systems.
All workshops are hosted virtually via Zoom, in Spanish, with two sessions of two hours each (four hours total).
Participants receive an emergency preparedness kit delivered to their home - one per household regardless of how many family members participate or how many workshops an individual or family attends.
Workshops are limited to 25 participants. Registration is required.
Workshop participants are invited to attend small group follow up sessions. Registration for small groups is offered at the end of each workshop. The small group setting offers a chance to ask questions about the material presented during the workshop and have more time with the facilitators. It is also an opportunity to ask questions about preparing your unique family for a climate emergency.
Climate Cafés
Climate cafés are spaces for sharing and discussion rather than formal learning. In the cafés, we aim to foster a sense of the connection between our health, the natural world, and climate change. We also create a space for Latiné community members to share their concerns and ask questions about climate change and its impacts. There is no need to present solutions in a climate café. Rather, it is a space simply to connect with other Latiné community members who share these concerns and whenever possible, experience joy in the natural world.
