Climate Solutions at Home
Climate change is already impacting the health of people across the nation. You can take action to protect your family's health today.
Be Prepared
1. Learn about your local climate risks.
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Stay up to date on local news and forecasts. ​​​​​​​​​​​​
2. Create an emergency plan.
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The Red Cross offers templates for family emergency plans and emergency kits as well as disaster-specific guidance.​
3. Coordinate with your family and neighbors.
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Strategies include: sharing information that you've learned, coordinating resources within your community, and/or donating to mutual aid funds.
Improve your
Resilience
1. Improve your personal and family health. ​
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If you have an existing health condition or a disability, talk to your health care provider about how to best manage your condition and reduce future risks.​
2. Improve the resiliency of your home.
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If you own your home, ensure that your home is well-insulated, that the roof is in good condition, that the drainage works properly, and consider replacing gas-burning appliances like stoves, water-heaters, or furnaces with cleaner, more efficient ones to not only make your home safer, but also save money.​
3. Extend your circle of resilience.
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Talk within your community to find ways to make shared spaces safer and healthier. Sharing climate concern alleviates anxiety, gives permission to others to recognize their own concerns, and builds belonging.
Mind your
Climate Impact
1. Start with win-win solutions.
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Start with climate solutions that have immediate benefits to you and your family's health, finances, and lives.​​​​​​
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2. Look for more ambitious actions.
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Seek ways that you can take greater action to reduce your climate impact; build on your progress in a way that works for you and your family.
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3. Engage in policy and systemic action.
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Look for existing climate action groups that are working on the issues you care about.
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Contact your elected officials to share how climate change affects health and why it matters to you. ​
Climate Solutions You Can Act On Today
We can all be part of the solution to climate change, every day – no matter our abilities, resources or location. Learn some of the many ways you can act on climate with these quick-start guides from Climate for Health. Hint: you can also SHARE these as hand outs with friends, family, neighbors and colleagues.
