Climate Health and Resilience Member Section
Member Sections serve as professional units of the Maine Public Health Association and conduct activities that promote our mission and goals. Member Sections provide opportunities for members to develop scientific/educational program content; develop policy papers in areas of interest or fields of practice; provide professional and social networking, career development, and mentoring.
The Climate Health & Resilience Member Section focuses on topics impacting climate and public health. The work of the section is grounded in evidence and focused on public health initiatives. Their work aims to take an Environment in All Policies approach.
Specific topics and projects are chosen based on group members’ interests, knowledge, and skillsets, along with available data, evidence, and priorities for Maine and MPHA. The topics include, but are not limited to: Climate change; vector-borne diseases; transportation and emissions; bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure; and climate justice and equity. The most recent project the section completed was the climate resilience materials.
Get Involved
Involvement in the Member Sections is highly encouraged. Member Sections provide opportunities for professional development and networking, along with opportunities to play a role in informing current public health policy and education of other public health colleagues, lawmakers and Maine residents. Member Section participants range from those who are new to public health to those with over 20 years of experience. Participants are required to be active member of the Maine Public Health Association and can join the Member Section at any time.
The Climate Health & Resilience Member Section meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday from 10am-11am via Zoom.
Please contact info@mainepublichealth.org to join today.
Resources developed by the Member Section
Climate Resilience Materials
In Maine, we are facing more extreme weather events and a changing climate that have impacts on our health. Here are resources from Maine Public Health Association people can use to make their homes and communities more resilient to extreme heat, drought, flooding and storms, bad air quality days, and diseases spread by insects like ticks and mosquitoes.