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Regional Climate Action Plan HIA
Steering Committee Meeting No. 4
December 17th 10:30-11:00 AM
Meeting Agenda
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V.
Introduction
Review of HIA Tasks
Assessment Steps and Update
Next Steps
Adjourn
Meeting Attendance
Present:
Absent:
Debora Kerr (DK)
Ephrat Yovel (EY)
Meredith Jagger (MJ)
Anamarie Garces (AG)
Don Burgess (DB)
Sally Pope (SP)
Keren Bolter (KB)
Jennifer Jurado (JJ)
Nicole Hernandez Hammer
(NH)
Sandra Whitehead (SaW)
Gino D. Marinucci (GM)
Vicki Boguszewski (VB)
Karen Hamilton (KH)
Introduction
10:32 AM
• DK: We are looking for more community members to fill out
the community survey online at FLPHI’s website at:
http://www.flphi.org/RCAPHIASupplementalinformationandS
urvey.
• SC members please distribute this survey to your networks
in the 4 counties (Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm
Beach).
Review of HIA Tasks
10:34 AM
Completed
• Screening
section
• Scoping
section
In Progress
• Stakeholder
Engagement
• Assessment:
– Literature
Review
– Existing
Conditions
Data
Collection
– CRA
Upcoming
• Recommendations
• Final report
Assessment Step 1:
Determine Health Effects of Recommendations
• Methodology:
– Cross analyze categorized RCAP recommendations with
potential health effects.
– Literature Review
• Status:
– Categorization completed.
– Latest literature review draft completed.
Assessment Step 2:
Determine Health Burden Attributed to Climate Change
Factors Proposed to be Mitigated by Recommendations
• Methodology:
– Comparative Risk Assessment
– Morbidity and mortality mapping
– Social equity mapping
• Status:
– Analysis in progress completed.
– Will be ready for SC review for the January meeting.
Assessment Step 3:
Determine QALYs of Climate Change Impacts Proposed to be
Mitigated by Recommendations
• Methodology:
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Meta-analysis of 5 most promising recommendations
Calculate risk ratios by County
Calculate QALYs
Conduct Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
• Status:
– In progress.
– Draft will be ready for SC review at the January meeting.
Assessment Update
10: 36 AM
• AG: We are finishing up Step 1, working on Step 2, and will
begin Step 3 soon.
• AG: Step 3- discussion on QALYs from Nov. SC meeting has
helped determine the best way to proceed with methodology.
• AG: Full draft of report will be within the next few weeks.
• DK: Important to note that HIA is currently on schedule.
Thanks the SC members for their great input in the process.
Next Steps
10:38 AM
• Next meeting Jan. 21st, 10:30AM-12:30 PM
– DK: Please everyone try and be at this meeting as it is an
important one.
– DK: FLPHI received a 2 year, $250,000 grant from Kresge
Foundation to look at the health impacts of sea level rise.
Updates possibly in January.
• Materials will be sent to SC on Jan. 14th for review:
1) Draft of the complete Assessment Plan.
2) 1st draft of the final report.
Adjourn
10:39 AM
Happy Holidays!