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Scalable, Coordinated Strategies Leveraging Community Health Workers in Addressing the Adverse and Inequitable Health Effects of Climate Change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2024

Massoud Agahi ,
Erika Bartlett ,
Betsy Lawton  and
Cameron Salehi
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Abstract

Effective climate change resilience in local communities must center each community’s unique challenges and essential role in developing climate resilience strategies. This article will discuss recent developments by the federal government that align with a community-centered approach, and how Community Health Workers can influence the outcomes.

Keywords

Climate ChangeResilienceCommunity Health WorkersCommunity-Centered Law and PolicyEquity
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Symposium Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 52 , Issue S1: 2023 Public Health Law Conference: People. Policy. Progress , Spring 2024 , pp. 62 - 65
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

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