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This tab includes all resources relevant to adaptation in the public health sector. Apply filters to view resources for a particular region, state, resource category, or jurisdictional focus. 

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Resilience Hub Planning and Design Compendium 2025

2025

Published in 2025, the Resilience Hub Planning and Design Compendium provides a comprehensive guide to assist local governments and interested community groups in establishing resilience hubs.

Related Organizations: Rebuild by Design, One Architecture & Urbanism (One), Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design

Author or Affiliated User: Joyce Coffee

Resource Category: Planning

 

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Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33 (2025), Sections 19-20: Water Supply and Infrastructure

June 10, 2025

Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33, signed by the Governor on June 10, 2025, is a wide-reaching environmental and climate adaptation law that creates new standards and requirements for state and local government as well as the private sector. Sections 19-20 direct state agencies and the Water Planning Council to systematically incorporate climate change projections into Connecticut's water supply planning, water supply regulation, and sewage disposal permitting.

Related Organizations: State of Connecticut

Resource Category: Law and Governance

 

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Arizona Executive Order 2025-09: Protecting Arizonans from Heat Risk in the Workplace

May 22, 2025

Following back-to-back record breaking heat in 2023 and 2024, the Executive Department of Arizona under Governor Katie Hobbs issued Executive Order 2025-09 to address extreme heat as a recognized occupational hazard and require stronger workplace protections.

Related Organizations: State of Arizona

Resource Category: Law and Governance

 

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Washington State Climate Resilience Strategy

September 2024

In September 2024, the Washington State Department of Ecology and partner agencies released an update to the state’s Climate Resilience Strategy.

Related Organizations: Washington State Department of Ecology

Resource Category: Planning

 

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Maryland Next Generation Adaptation Plan (NextGen)

August 23, 2024

Maryland’s Next Generation Adaptation Plan (NextGen), developed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, presents a comprehensive 10-year roadmap to enhance Maryland’s resilience to climate change. 

Related Organizations: Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Resource Category: Planning

 

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Arizona’s Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan

March 1, 2024

In March 2024, the State of Arizona published its Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan, recognizing the increasing impacts of extreme heat on the state, outlining how state agencies are preparing for heat events, and making recommendations for future actions to prepare for extreme heat. The plan builds on a 2023 executive order on extreme heat planning and preparedness.

Related Organizations: State of Arizona

Resource Category: Planning

 

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Extreme Heat Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

March 1, 2024

Published in 2024, the Extreme Heat Social and Behavioral Science Research study was developed for the National Weather Service (NWS) to inform how the agency messages to the public, particularly at-risk populations, about heat impacts on human health.

Related Organizations: National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Abt Associates

Authors or Affiliated Users: Joyce Coffee, Alexis St. Juliana

Resource Category: Education and Outreach

 

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EPA Community Change Equitable Resilience Technical Assistance Program

February 6, 2024

The Community Change Grant Equitable Resilience technical assistance program, an initiative spearheaded by the U.S. the Environmental Protection Agency, will provide free assistance to entities applying for Community Change Grants. EPA plans to offer this technical assistance to up to 50 Community Change Grants applicants. The program will provide free project development assistance, community engagement, and partnership development workshops. 

Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Resource Category: Data and tools

 

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Nature-Based Solutions Resource Guide 2.0

December 9, 2023

The Nature-Based Solutions Resource Guide 2. 0, released by the White House in December of 2023, aims to encourage implementation and awareness of nature-based solutions employed by federal agencies and partners. The Guide defines nature-based solutions as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges, simultaneously providing benefits for people and the environment. ” Nature-based solutions can be used to provide a wide range of benefits, such as supporting wildlife, reducing heat stress, reducing future disaster risk, and overcoming environmental injustices.

Related Organizations: White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

Resource Category: Data and tools

 

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EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (Community Change Grants)

November 21, 2023

The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants) funds community-driven projects that increase community climate resilience, reduce pollution, and strengthen communities. This grant operates under the framework of the broader Environmental and Climate Justice Program (ECJP), which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act and is now contained in Section 138 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U. S. C. § 7438. The ECJP allocates $2. 8 billion to the U.

Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Resource Category: Funding

 

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