Summary / Key takeaways
The role of public health departments and practitioners in promoting health and wellbeing is long established, with the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion signed in 1986.
In addition to health promotion, public health systems are well positioned to help communities adapt to climate change, recognize the inequitably distributed impacts of climate change, and promote strategies that have health and environmental benefits.
Health Canada is also active in work on health system climate adaptation and resilience and co-chairs the ATACH Climate-Resilient Health Systems working group.
Report: Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate
Suggested Citation:
Berry, P., & Schnitter, R. (Eds.). (2022). Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada.
