2020 Climate and Health in Oregon - Community Partner Survey

Thank you for reading the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) Climate and Health in Oregon 2020 report.

This survey is a way for you to provide feedback on the report.

Your comments will help to ensure that Oregon’s work on climate change and public health addresses issues that community partners care about. Feedback will help to inform an update to OHA's 2017 Climate and Health Resilience Plan and future climate and health reports.

All questions are optional and you will remain anonymous unless you choose to share your contact information at the end of the survey.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME - YOUR INPUT IS VALUED.

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* 1. We hope to hear from partners across Oregon who have different perspectives.

Which of these partner groups best describes you?

I work with a community-based organization

I work with a tribal government

I work at a local public health authority

I work at the Oregon Health Authority

I work in a government agency (not a health agency)

I work at an academic institution

I work in the healthcare sector

I am a student and/or youth

I am an interested community member

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Communities on the “front lines” of climate change include those listed below.

If you’d like, please indicate which of the following communities you work with, or identify with:

communities with lower income

communities of color

rural communities

tribal communities and/or indigenous peoples

immigrant or refugee communities

people w/ a disability

people w/ a chronic health condition (physical or mental)

youth (25 and under)

older people (65+)

outdoor workers (including farmworkers, fishers, foresters, construction workers, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. The first section of the report discusses racial inequity and climate justice.

Throughout the report we give examples of how Oregon’s public health system is working to achieve health equity.

Which of these strategies would you like to see us prioritize in the coming years?

Engaging with frontline communities to inform the Climate and Health Resilience Plan update for Oregon’s Public Health System.

Partnering with CBOs serving frontline communities to deliver culturally-relevant wildfire resilience and recovery efforts.

Building capacity of CBOs to engage in decision-making about land use planning and climate policy.

Building community awareness of toxic stress, its impact on health and the importance of social resilience as a protective factor.

Partnering with youth of color to identify strategies for addressing mental health effects of climate change.

Building capacity of tribal and local public health authorities to engage, partner and connect across communities and climate-related initiatives.

Supporting State agencies in implementing the new Climate Equity Blueprint of best practices for integrating equity into climate-related policy and programs

Other (please specify)

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* 4. The Climate Hazards section within the report includes data, summary of current events, and future projections on:

Storms, floods, landslides, and sea-level rise

Wildfire

Infectious disease

Drought and water quality

Extreme heat

Air quality and allergens

What kinds of information would you like to see in future reports (related to these or other climate hazards)?

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* 5. The report identifies and discusses some “Cross-Cutting Impacts”:
Economic Instability, Impacts to Workers, and Food Security
Mental Health, Substance Use and Violence
Housing, Displacement and Migration
How would you like Oregon’s public health system to engage on cross-cutting impacts like these?

Are there specific issues or strategies you would like us to prioritize?

Below, we list the types of actions OHA plans to advance in the months and years ahead.

Promoting climate mitigation that maximizes health co-benefits
Collaborating across all levels of local, state and tribal government, and with community partners, to advance equitable climate adaptation
Building environmental health capacity to identify and address emerging environmental health threats, including threats to workers
Increasing understanding of mental health effects on individuals and the role of social resilience in fostering a community’s capacity to adapt
Supporting climate-related strategies in OHA’s state health improvement plan, Healthier Together Oregon

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* 6. Are there specific strategies you would like us to consider within any of the action areas listed above?

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* 7. Are there other action areas not covered in the list above?

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* 8. Are there organizations you suggest we explore collaborating with?

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* 9. Would you like to receive updates about future climate and health projects?

If so, please provide your contact information below:

Name

Affiliation/Organization (if you would like to indicate any)

City/Town

Email Address

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* 10. Would you like to give us permission to use your responses in the Climate and Health Resilience Plan or other program materials?

NO. -No problem, your thoughts and ideas are still helpful in shaping the plan and the direction of the Oregon climate and health program.

YES, but I would like to remain anonymous.

YES, and I give you permission to possibly contact me to gather more information or explore future collaboration. - Thank you! Please make sure your contact information is entered above.

2020 Climate and Health in Oregon - Community Partner Survey

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* 1. We hope to hear from partners across Oregon who have different perspectives. Which of these partner groups best describes you?

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* 2. Communities on the “front lines” of climate change include those listed below. If you’d like, please indicate which of the following communities you work with, or identify with:

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* 3. The first section of the report discusses racial inequity and climate justice. Throughout the report we give examples of how Oregon’s public health system is working to achieve health equity. Which of these strategies would you like to see us prioritize in the coming years?

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* 6. Are there specific strategies you would like us to consider within any of the action areas listed above?

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* 7. Are there other action areas not covered in the list above?

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* 8. Are there organizations you suggest we explore collaborating with?

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* 9. Would you like to receive updates about future climate and health projects?If so, please provide your contact information below:

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* 10. Would you like to give us permission to use your responses in the Climate and Health Resilience Plan or other program materials?

* 1. We hope to hear from partners across Oregon who have different perspectives.

Which of these partner groups best describes you?

* 2. Communities on the “front lines” of climate change include those listed below.

If you’d like, please indicate which of the following communities you work with, or identify with:

* 3. The first section of the report discusses racial inequity and climate justice.

Throughout the report we give examples of how Oregon’s public health system is working to achieve health equity.

Which of these strategies would you like to see us prioritize in the coming years?

* 9. Would you like to receive updates about future climate and health projects?

If so, please provide your contact information below: