Between April and July 2024, NYSACHO, in collaboration with the NYSDOH, provided funding in the form of “mini grants” (up to $3,000) to ten (10) counties for their climate and health adaptation initiatives. This recap provides an overview of the 2024 funding program, and highlights each project, including successes and lessons learned.
Type: Presentation Slides
2024 Local Health Department Mini-Grant Program Recap
Advancing Climate Action in New York State
Leo Bachinger, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of Climate Change
Linking Climate and Health: A Call to Action
Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Medical Director, Center for Environmental Health
Worker Health: Heat Safety for Environmental Health Teams
Dr. Augusta Williams, Assistant Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection: Recreational Environmental Health & Healthy Neighborhoods (Part 2)
Tia Marks, Research Scientist, Housing Hygiene Section
Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection: Recreational Environmental Health & Healthy Neighborhoods (Part 1)
Eric Wiegert, Director, Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection
Amanda Tarrier, Section Chief, Recreational Environmental Health Section
Bureau of Water Supply Protection: Impacts of Climate Change on Source Water
Kristine Wheeler, Director, Bureau of Water Supply Protection
Emerging Pathogens: Impacts of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases
Bryon Backenson, Director, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
