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Adaptation through innovation.
The Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average and Alaska communities are on the front lines. Our health and well-being is directly affected by these changes.
What can be done?
We are committed to creating thriving communities through adaptation. We work with community, Tribal, state and federal partners to develop and implement healthy and resilient ways to adapt to our changing environment.
Services and Programs:
Center for Climate and Health
Community-specific support to meet the challenges of climate change.
ANTHC’s Center for Climate and Health (CCH) assists communities in understanding and adapting to climate change as it affects their community. We develop climate and health assessments, provide technical assistance and offer training to respond to climate-driven community health impacts so that your community can meet the challenges of climate change head-on.
Contact
907-729-1882
ceh@anthc.org
Publications
One Health Group
CCH hosts the One Health Group (OHG), which is an interagency forum focused on improving communication and coordination about emerging environmental, wildlife and public health threats. OHG was formed in 2013 in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Arctic Investigations Program. The group includes professionals from Canada, Alaska, and other parts of the United States. It is open to professionals in wildlife, environmental management and public health fields, among others.
The OHG meets quarterly to share information on activities, discuss emerging One Health issues, consider events that are indicative of environmental and climate change and to provide a forum for identifying areas of common interest and collaboration.
Click here to access One Health Group webinars and presentations
CCH Bulletin Archive
- Bulletin No. 6 | Nov. 30, 2010 Brucellosis – Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- Bulletin No. 5 | Nov. 30, 2010 Brucellosis – Understanding an Important Arctic Infectious Disease
- Bulletin No. 4 | May 7, 2010 Climate Change Effects on Traditional Food Cellars in Barrow, Alaska
- Bulletin No. 3 | April 14, 2010 Climate Change and Mental Health: Uncertainty and Vulnerability for Alaska Natives
- Bulletin No. 2 | Oct. 19, 2010 Source Drinking Water Challenges, Changes to an Arctic Tundra Lake
- Bulletin No. 1 | Oct. 19, 2010 Climate Change Effects on Traditional Inupiat Food Cellars
CCH Assessment Report Archives
- Yukon-Koyukuk Climate Adaptation Plan | 2023
- Middle Kuskokwim Climate Assessment and Adaptation Plan | 2020
- Oscarville Tribal Climate Adaptation Plan | February 2019
- Climate Change in Port Heiden, Alaska: Strategies for Community Health | October 2018
- Community Observations on Climate Change – Arctic Village, Fort Yukon and Venetie, Alaska | November 2016
- Climate Change in Bering Strait Communities, Alaska | March 2015
- Climate Change in Upper Nushagak River, Alaska | September 2014
- Climate Change in Atqasuk, Alaska | July 2014
- Climate Change in Nuiqsut, Alaska | July 2014
- Climate Change in Wainwright, Alaska | June 2014
- Climate Change in Bristol Bay Communities, Alaska | April 2014
- Climate Change in Levelock, Alaska | April 2014
- Climate Change in Nondalton, Alaska | November 2013
- Climate Change in Pilot Point, Alaska | September 2013
- Climate Change in Selawik, Alaska | May 2012
- Climate Change in Kiana, Alaska | October 2011
- Climate Change in Noatak, Alaska | June 2011
- Climate Change in Kivilina, Alaska| January 2011
- Climate Change in Point Hope, Alaska | August 2010
Center for Environmentally Threatened Communities
Climate change affects us all but for some communities, the life-changing effects are happening right now. We support communities facing climate and environmental threats by developing and implementing solutions. We continue to work towards an equitable delivery of climate adaptation resources and services.
Our work has helped nearly 100 communities. We collaborate with state and federal agencies, Tribal organizations, and Tribes to improve policies and programs and advocate for positive change.
Contact
907-729-4521
etc@anthc.org
What We Provide
- Hazard risk assessments
- Community planning
- Project development
- Grant writing and grant management
- Project management
- Contracting services for engineering design and construction
Unmet Needs Report
Resources
This video teaches of the recommended whole-of-government implementation framework for climate adaptation in Alaska.
Newsletter
Subscribe to the ANTHC Center for Environmentally Threatened Communities Newsletter for shared stories of successes and challenges in communities throughout rural Alaska as well as updates on our work, upcoming events, and relevant funding opportunities.
The newsletter reaches a large audience of Alaska Tribal community staff and leadership, state and federal agencies, researchers, national policymakers, funding organizations, and the general public.
Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network
You know your community best. We want to help put your knowledge into action.
The Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network is a network of local environmental observers and topic experts who apply traditional knowledge, western science and technology to document significant, unusual or unprecedented environmental events in their communities via web-accessible maps.
By understanding how changes in seasonality, plants and wildlife, weather conditions and natural hazards affect our communities, we can adapt in healthy ways.
Unmet Needs Report
The Unmet Needs of Environmentally Threatened Alaska Native Villages: Assessment and Recommendations Report seeks to help improve the effectiveness of federal and state governments’ support to Alaska communities. These communities are addressing climate and environmental threats to infrastructure from erosion, flooding and permafrost degradation.