This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinate with social service providers to ensure that emergency shelters are available during extreme heat events, poor air quality days, severe weather and other highly hazardous conditions. Ensure | Air PollutionWindSevere Winter WeatherFire (Wildfire)Extreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | People | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Develop public health outreach strategies for vulnerable populations during heat waves. This effort could be in partnership with community organizations. | Extreme Heat | People | National | |
| Work with community organizations to conduct outreach to vulnerable populations during extreme heat events. | Extreme Heat | People | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 9) |
| Partner with community members to bring together technical information and social considerations to better inform flood management in historically underserved areas. | Flooding – General | People | Southeast | |
| Develop a climate preparedness outreach program focused on vulnerable populations. The program should provide information on staying healthy and safe during hazardous events. | Multiple or All Hazards | People | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Collaborate with partners to perform outreach to the community, particularly vulnerable populations. | Multiple or All HazardsFlooding – Rainfall-induced | People | Southeast | Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 187) |
| Create or expand a program to give out space heaters. Ensure the program educates recipients about space heaters' impact on utility bills. | Severe Winter WeatherExtreme Cold | People | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment |
| Develop outreach and resource programs that provide clothing and knowledge for homeless populations to deal with being outside in extreme cold, extreme heat and extreme weather events. | WindSevere Winter WeatherExtreme ColdExtreme Heat | People | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 199 (pdf p. 211)) |
| Partner with community groups to proactively reach out to vulnerable people before and during extreme weather. | WindSevere Winter WeatherExtreme ColdExtreme Heat | People | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment |
