We are currently developing climate change and health curriculum and online training resources for tribal communities. As resources become available, we will add them to this section of the website.
AVAILABLE TRAINING MATERIALS
Presentations at Conferences and Meetings
- 2018
- 2019
- Workshop on Tribal Climate and Health Adaptation at the National Adaptation Forum (April 24, 2019)
- Presentation on Climate & Health Tools for Tribal and Frontline Communities at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) 2019 Climate and Respiratory Health Summit (May 8, 2019)
- Workshop on Collaborative Climate Adaptation for Tribal Community Wellbeing at the National Tribal Public Health Summit (May 13, 2019)
- Presentation on Tribal Health Adaptation Capacity Building Resources at the Pacific Northwest Climate Change Network Call (May 15, 2019)
- Presentation on “Climate Changes Lives: Protecting Tribal Health and Wellbeing” at the New Mexico Tribal Public Health Emergency Preparedness Conference (May 22, 2019)
- Presentation on “National Tribal Climate Change and Health Adaptation Resources and Trainings” at the Tribes and First Nations Climate Summit in Spokane (July 30, 2019)
- Presentation on “Tribal and Health Adaptation: Tools and Resources for Efficient Fact-Finding” at the EPA Region 9 Tribal Conference in Phoenix, AZ (October 24, 2019)
- Presentations at the “Tribal Climate Change and Health Training” hosted by the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center in Norman, OK (Dec 11-12, 2019)
- 2020
- Webinar presentation on “Coping with Crisis: Building Psychosocial Resilience in the Face of Climate Change” hosted by the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (July 29, 2020)
- Webinar presentation on “Coping with Crisis: Building Psychosocial Resilience in the Face of Climate Change” during the “Air, Health & Well-being panel at the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC) (September 17, 2020)
- Webinar presentation on “Energy, Adaptation, and Community Resilience Resources, Opportunities and BMPs for Tribal Communities” at the EPA Region 9 Tribal Conference (October 13, 2020)
- Webinar presentation on “Climate Vulnerability And Adaptation: Training With The Tribal Climate Health Project” at the EPA Region 9 Tribal Conference (October 21, 2020)
- Webinar presentation on “Energy and Resilience Opportunities and resources for California Tribes” as part of a California Tribal Gap Analysis Webinar (November 10, 2020)
- Presentation on TCHP’s “Scalable San Diego Intertribal Resilience Data Development Project” at the Live Well San Diego Meeting (December 3, 2020)
- Webinar presentation on “The Health Effects of Climate Change” hosted by Health Affairs (December 8, 2020)
- 2021
- Cohost remarks during “Communities, Climate Action, and New U.S. Leadership: A Conversation with David Hayes, Special Assistant to President Biden on Climate Policy” (April 2, 2021)
- Panel presentation on “Climate Adaptation Planning with Pala’s Tribal Climate Health Project” at the ICARP Adaptation Planning Guide 2021 Workshop Series (April 28, 2021)
- Webinar presentation on “A Culture of Resilience: Climate Change Adaptation and California’s Tribal Nations” at the California Coastal Resilience Network (June 24, 2021)
- Tribal Climate Health Project Peer-to-peer roundtable discussion on “Protecting Tribal Health In Crisis: Translating COVID Lessons into Climate Preparation in Indian Country” (September 21, 2021)
- Webinar presentation on “Accessing Tribal Climate and Health Resilience Data” (Workshop and Roundtable) at the EPA Regional 9 Conference (October 20, 2021)
- Webinar presentation on “Tribal Climate and Health Adaptation Best Practices: What We’ve Learned after 5 Years of Capacity Building” at the National Adaptation Forum’s Tribal & Indigenous Climate Adaptation series (October 27, 2021)
- Presented on “Protecting Health and Safety through Transportation Resilience Planning in San Diego” at the National Adaptation Forum’s Tribal & Indigenous Climate Adaptation series (November 17, 2021)
- Presented on “An Overview of Impacts” at Victor Valley Community College’s Native American Communities and Climate Change event (November 18, 2021)
- Presentation on “Protecting Tribal Health in Crisis: Translating COVID Lessons into Climate Preparation in Indian Country” at the California Climate Action Team – Public Health Workgroup “COVID Lessons for the Climate Crisis” Meeting (November 30, 2021)
- 2022
- Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network, “Elevating Ancestral Knowledge and Practices in Alaska Climate Adaptation Planning” (March 16, 2022)
- Panelist at “Sounding the Alarm: Climate and Health” at the Wall Street Journal Health Forum (March 21, 2022)
- Presentation at “Climate Resilience Includes Health: Planning in Native American Communities” at the American Planning Association’s Planning Webcast Series (April 22, 2022)
Podcasts and Publications
- “Chemşhúun Pe’ícháachuqeli (When our Hearts are Happy): A Tribal Psychosocial Climate Resilience Framework” (June 2019)
- Interview on “When Climate Change Impacts Indigenous Identities, Mental Health Suffers” for Health Affairs podcast (December 8, 2020)
- Contributor to “How Indigenous Communities are Adapting to Climate change: Insights From The Climate-Ready Tribes Initiative” in Health Affairs Issue focused on Climate and Health (December 2020)
- Interview on “Drought Impacts on Mental Health” in “Come Rain or Shine” podcast hosted by the USDA Southwest Climate Hub and the DOE Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (April 7, 2021)
- “Protecting Tribal Health in Crisis: Translating COVID Lessons into Climate Preparation in Indian Country” (June 2021)
- Status of Tribes and Climate Change Working Group (STACCWG). (2021). Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. [Marks-Marino, D. (ed.)] http://nau.edu/stacc2021
- “Accessing Tribal Climate and Health Resilience Data: A Step-by-Step Guide” (October 2022)
Full Trainings
- Two-day Tribal Climate Change and Health Adaptation Workshop at Pala (June 5-6, 2019)
- Tribal Climate Change and Health Adaptation Webinar Series (10 webinars, August – December 2019) – recorded webinars available at the bottom of the page
- Tribal Climate & Health Adaptation Regional Cohort Training Series (8 webinars plus regional discussions, January – August 2020) – recorded webinars available at the bottom of the page
- Coping with Crisis: Building Psychosocial Resilience in the Face of Climate Change, Part 1 – Leading in a Time of Crisis: Supporting Mental Wellness in Self and Others (June 17, 2020)
- Tribal Wellbeing Adaptation Webinar Mini-series (April -June 2021)
- Webinar 1: What Does Climate Stress and Trauma Look Like to Tribes (April 21, 2021)
- Webinar 2: Cascading Climate Disruptions, Collective Trauma, and Community-Based Approaches to Prevention and Healing (May 19, 2021)
- Webinar 3: Using the Community Resiliency Model to Enhance Wellbeing (June 16, 2021)
- Accessing Tribal Climate and Health Resilience Data (May 5, 2021)
- 2022 Tribal Climate and Health Adaptation Summit (July 13-14, 2022)
- Tribal Health and Adaptation Peer-Learning Roundtable Webinars: Monthly Advanced Training (November 2022 – October 2023)
- Tribes, Health, and Climate Change Short-Video Series (November 2022)
National Tribal Resilience Data Workgroup Meetings
Monthly meeting recordings can be found here.
Tools and Templates
Adaptation Planning Tool – Exposures, Impacts, and Strategies Inventory (EISI) tool (Updated July 14, 2022 BETA VERSION). This is a draft of a customizable companion tool that can support communities that are conducting adaptation planning. Information and data sources are compiled and organized to present information needed at several decision-making steps to help your community prepare to take the most effective actions. We are continuing to build functionality and improve information. The latest update includes more indicators and data sources (national and California specific), including those available from the California Tribal Epidemiology Center (CTEC). A step-by-step guide for using this tool and requesting CTEC data can be found here. Please send questions or comments to ahacker@prospersustainably.com.
Survey Template – Climate Vulnerability Experiences and Priorities Survey for gathering initial community input. If you have a Google account, you can use this link to create and save a copy of this template to customize for your tribe.
Sample Reports – Pala Band of Mission Indians Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation Plan. These reports incorporate health impacts and strategies. This Word version allows others to modify for their own community.
Fact Sheets – Pala Band of Mission Indians produced the following fact sheets to help their community understand high-risk climate exposures and how to recognize and prepare for climate threats:
- Extreme Heat (Elevated Temperatures)
- Wildfires
- Flooding and Storms
- Drought
Transportation, Climate Change, and Health Resources – The Pala Band of Mission Indians and the Jamul Indian Village of California (JIVoC) were funded by Caltrans’s 2019 Adaption Planning Grant (per Senate Bill 1) to complete the Tribal Transportation Climate Adaptation Project. A key goal of that project was to share learnings and resources for the benefit of other Tribes throughout the U.S.
Other Relevant Training Materials not Produced by the Tribal Climate Health Project
Tribal Resolution Template –ITEP’s Tribal Climate Change Resolution Template
Tribal Climate Adaptation Guidebook
Playlist – Check out Tribal Climate Health’s Youtube playlist of climate and health videos produced by other agencies