This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop and promote educational materials on the health impacts of air pollution, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, longer allergy seasons and vector-borne diseases. Focus on how to limit exposure to sensitive | Air PollutionVector-Borne DiseaseFire (Wildfire)Changing SeasonsExtreme Heat | People | Midwest | St Paul, MN Climate Action & Resilience Plan |
| Distribute or build on existing education programs related to asthma. Add information on the health risks from wildfire smoke, changing allergy seasons, extreme heat and air quality. Focus on how to limit | Air Pollution | People | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment |
| Promote wider communication on air quality alerts. | Air PollutionFire (Wildfire) | Critical FacilitiesPeople | Southeast | West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan |
| Educate residents about how vehicle emissions contribute to air quality and health outcomes, and how changing behaviors like unnecessary idling and trip linking can reduce impacts. | Air Pollution | Transportation and Mobility | Northwest | Boise's Climate Action Roadmap (p. 33) |
| Educate the community about how to respond to air pollution action days, or when the air has unhealthy levels of fine particulates, carbon monoxide or ozone. | Air Pollution | People | Midwest | Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region (p. 86) |
| Conduct an educational campaign about the health risks of wildfire smoke, the connection between smoke and heat and activity guidelines. | Air Pollution | People | Northwest | Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 41 (pdf p. 57)) |
| Coordinate education efforts about the best health practices during concurrent heat and smoke events. | Air Pollution | People | Northwest | Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 42 (pdf p. 58)) |
| Work with the state to communicate air quality to impacted communities. | Air Pollution | People | Northeast | (p. 54) |
| Use air quality information to empower residents to understand how forest fires in the U.S. affect local issues such as asthma and other health issues. | Air PollutionFire (Wildfire) | People | Northern Great Plains | Spearfish, SD Climate Resiliency Plan |
| Reduce carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning by creating or expanding education on the topic. Distribute CO detectors through education efforts. | Severe Winter WeatherExtreme Cold | People | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 195 (pdf p. 207)) |
| Develop outreach programs to educate residents about the potential increases in vector-borne diseases and how reducing stagnant water can help reduce the risk of vector-borne diseases. | Vector-Borne Disease | People | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
