In 2021, CHI formed the Acclimate Action Team, a convening of leaders from many disciplines and backgrounds to plot Colorado’s course for addressing the health effects of climate change with policy and programmatic solutions.
Many thanks to:
- Marjorie Connolly, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Climate Adaptation Plan Team
- James Crooks, Colorado School of Public Healthand National Jewish Health
- Dominique Gómez, Colorado Energy Office
- Marguerite Harden, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
- Grace Hood, Boulder County Public Health Department
- Pegah Jalali, Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Michael King, Colorado Department of Transportation
- Heidi Leathwood, 350 Colorado
- Juan Madrid, GreenLatinos
- Katy McLaren, City of Fort Collins
- Chris Menges, The Nature Conservancy
- Sabrina Pacha, Healthy Air and Water Colorado
- Amanda Rebel, Open Circle Counseling
- Collin Tomb, Boulder County Public Health Department
- Cate Townley, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
- Adrian Uzunian, San Juan Basin Public Health
- Dace West, The Denver Foundation
- Clinton Wilson, AgWell
Read Colorado's Health and Climate Policy Agenda or learn more about Acclimate Colorado. The 2022 Health and Climate Index provides county-level data analyzing risks in four areas: exposure to climate-related hazards, health outcomes and access to care, social factors that have been linked to climate vulnerability, and plans and perceptions related to climate change and health.