Assessing Impact and Improving Resilience

Environmental conditions directly impact health, and hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations play a vital role in supporting environment-resilient communities.

Beyond the immediate impacts of weather events on the health of a community, ongoing environmental conditions can exacerbate acute and chronic health conditions, creating additional health disparities for the affected population. Protecting the health care workforce and their patients from environmental challenges requires tactical guidance and multisector coordination.

Hospitals and health systems have a vested interest in understanding the impacts of the environment on community health and in learning to help mitigate harm from the environment and extreme weather events.

Community Health and Environment

The AHA aims to offer resources to support hospitals’ efforts to assess, plan for and respond to the impacts of the environment on communities’ health.

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